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HomeMy WebLinkAbout November 20, 2018, Meeting MinutesROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS NOVEMBER 20, 2018 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority was held on November 20, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 2875 145th Street West, Rosemount. Chair Weisensel called the meeting to order with Commissioners Droste, Wolf, Ober, Freske 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 No corrections or additions. Motion by Weisensel Second by Freske Motion to Adopt the Agenda. Ayes: 6. Nays: 0. Motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA Motion by DeBettignies Second by Wolf Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda. a. Approval of October 16, 2018, Meeting Minutes Ayes: Droste, Wolf, Ober, Weisensel, Freske, DeBettignies Nays: None. 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. Lindquist mentioned this time of year is the busy season for many businesses so it will likely be a challenge to set up any meetings during this busy time. Staff will start to be more active in scheduling more meetings the first of the year. Commissioner Wolf discussed his recent visit with Crown Rental and how it was a great conversation and Droste commented on his visit with ProtoLabs regarding where most of the employees live, potential new building sites, future staffing plans, etc. Commissioners made mention of the success of the Night on the Town event held in Downtown Rosemount on November 8, 2018. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS NOVEMBER 20, 2018 4.b. Project Updates Ms. Lindquist updated the Port on various topics; Retail Strategies update, MGM site, Applebee’s Buildings, and the Site Plan for the old Pizza Hut Site. Chair Weisensel discussed his recent conference he attended in Los Angeles, CA and discussed his conversation he had with Retail Strategies. Weisensel expressed his concerns to Retail Strategies regarding the communication with staff, status updates, etc. NEW BUSINESS 5.a. Presentation from Joel Akason, Senior VP, Business Investment and Research, Greater MSP Ms. Lindquist invited Joel Akason to discuss and present the Greater MSP 2.0 revamp and the direction the organization will be taking in the future. Akson also discussed; future MSP airline routes, Rosemount in comparison to other metro cities, and provided tips for Rosemount to attract businesses. CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT Chair Weisensel is requesting staff to look into the 2019 budget to see if the city can help subsidize the trolley for the Night Out on the Town Event in 2019. DIRECTOR’S REPORT REPORTS FROM PORT AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS COMMUNITY/AUDIENCE RECOGNITION ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Port Authority and upon a motion by Weisensel, second by Debettignies, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 6:56 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Erin Fasbender, City Clerk