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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1- January 15, 2019, Meeting MinutesROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS JANUARY 15, 2019 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority was held on January 15, 2019, at 6:02 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, Essler, Block, Freske and Ober in attendance. Staff present included Executive Director Martin, Deputy Director Lindquist, and City Clerk Fasbender. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. OATH OF OFFICE TO NEW COMMISSIONER Port Authority Members, Paul Essler, Tammy Block and William Droste were sworn in. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA Deputy Director Lindquist stated there were no changes to the agenda. Motion by Weisensel Second by Wolf Motion to Adopt the Agenda. Ayes: 7. Nays: 0. Motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Wolf Second by Droste Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda. a. Approval of November 20, 2018, Meeting Minutes Ayes: Droste, Block, Ober, Weisensel, Essler, Freske, Wolf Nays: 0. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS 5.a. Symnabdre Purchase Agreement Amendment-Canada Circle Deputy Director Lindquist discussed the latest amendment to the Canada Circle purchase agreement. An amendment to the purchase agreement was approved in July 2018 to give the City more time to address potential environmental concerns, and another amendment occurred in October. The final testing was conducted in November which concluded the only clean up necessary is the oil spill from the prior gas station use. The developer has indicated the delay in construction will affect him financially and has requested assistance in order to start construction this spring.. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS JANUARY 15, 2019 Motion by Wolf Second by Block Motion to Approve the Purchase Agreement Amendment Ayes: Block, Ober, Weisensel, Essler, Freske, Wolf, Droste Nays: 0. Motion carried. 5.b. Port Authority Sponsored Events Deputy Director Lindquist highlighted two events sponsored by Port Authority in the coming months; Business Appreciation Luncheon on February 7th, 2019 and the 2019 Home and Business Expo on March 16th, 2019. Ms. Lindquist updated Port Authority on the current status of the attendee list, overview of the schedule, marketing plan, and other updates from previous years. Commissioner Freske suggested focusing on a message on why people should attend the Expo. Ideas suggested included, i.e. additional presentations, smart home item raffle, Gold Sponsor classroom activities, etc. Chair Weisensel suggested staff review recent resident surveys to determine what is of interest to our residents and attempt to meet those needs. 5.c. Project Updates Ms. Lindquist updated the Port on various topics; Multi-tenant Retail and OPUS/UMore meeting. The newest update regarding OPUS/UMore is there is some interest from new users for the site and advised the city needs to be prepared for potential large investments to this area. REPORTS FROM PORT AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Freske questioned if Commissioners will continue with the business visit program for 2019 and Ms. Lindquist confirmed staff will continue to work with businesses to setup meetings. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Port Authority and upon a motion by Ober, second by Freske the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 6:45 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Erin Fasbender, City Clerk