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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.a. Approval of October 16, 2018, Meeting MinutesROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS OCTOBER 16, 2018 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority was held on October 16, 2018, at 6:03 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 2875 145th Street West, Rosemount. Acting Chair Freske called the meeting to order with Commissioners Droste, Wolf, Ober, Smith and Debettignies in attendance. Staff present included City Administrator Martin, Community Development Director Lindquist and City Clerk Fasbender. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA Community Development Direction Lindquist made mention of the email Lindquist sent to commissioners earlier today regarding the second amendment to purchase agreement for Canada Circle. All other items on the agenda remained as is. Motion by Freske Second by Wolf Motion to Adopt the Agenda. Ayes: 6. Nays: 0. Motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA Motion by DeBettignies Second by Droste Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda. a. Approval of September 18, 2018, Meeting Minutes Ayes: 6. Nays: 0. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS 4.a. Business Visit Program Community Development Director Lindquist provided an update regarding the business visits and asked for any feedback on the upcoming scheduled visits at Crown Rental and Proto Labs. Commissioner Freske questioned the strategy for which businesses staff targets and how we are targeting these businesses, which Lindquist indicated that we started with businesses that were newer to the community or had a ribbon cutting within the last 5 years. Now staff have begun approaching all businesses; and staff looks to see who is responsive and available. Commissioner Freske also suggested staff schedule visits with Carbone’s and Celts to see how business is going, discuss future community development activities, etc. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS OCTOBER 16, 2018 4.b. Project Updates Ms. Lindquist updated the Port on various topics; Retail Strategies attachment, Applebee’s property, Merchants Bank Property, MGM Property, and others. Commissioner Freske questioned how Port Authority is measuring the success of our partnership with Retail Strategies. Lindquist mentioned Retail Strategies will soon have a website available for staff to utilize for business attraction. Commissioners are requesting for a quicker turnaround from Retail Strategies in terms of identified outcomes. 4.c. Canada Circle Purchase Agreement Amendment Ms. Lindquist is requesting to take action on the amended Purchase Agreement between the Rosemount Port Authority and Symnabdre Properties LLC for the property at Canada Circle. The amendment modifies the total purchase price as the lot size has been decreased slightly to remove the land where the gas station was previously located. The amendment would not change the other terms of the approved Purchase Agreement. Lindquist stated staff should have an update regarding the contamination issue at the December meeting. Motion by Debettignies Second by Wolf Motion to Approve the Purchase Agreement Amendment Ayes: Droste, Wolf, Ober, Freske, Smith, Debettignies Nays: None. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS 5.a. Calendar of Events Ms. Lindquist updated commissioners on the following upcoming events:  Commissioner Appreciation Dinner: November 15, 2018  Business Appreciation Lunch: February 7, 2019  Rosemount Home and Business Expo: March 16, 2019 Staff also asked if commissioners had any ideas for a guest speaker for the Business Appreciation Lunch. A request was made to have someone from Newland Communities to discuss their plan for residential development on UMore land. CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT DIRECTOR’S REPORT REPORTS FROM PORT AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS COMMUNITY/AUDIENCE RECOGNITION ADJOURNMENT ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS OCTOBER 16, 2018 There being no further business to come before the Port Authority and upon a motion by Freske, second by Debettignies, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 6:53 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Erin Fasbender, City Clerk