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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5- June 18, 2019 Meeting MinutesROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS JUNE 18, 2019 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority was held on June 18, 2019, 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, Essler, Block, Freske, Wolf and Ober in attendance. Staff present included Executive Director Martin, Deputy Director Lindquist, and City Clerk Fasbender. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA Executive Director Martin stated there were no changes to the agenda. Motion by Weisensel Second by Essler Motion to Adopt the Agenda. Ayes: 7. Nays: 0. Motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Wolf Second by Freske Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda. a. Approval of April 16, 2019, Meeting Minutes Ayes: Droste, Block, Ober, Weisensel, Essler, Freske, Wolf Nays: 0. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS 4.a. Project Update Deputy Director Lindquist discussed; Park Dental will be the tenant of the old Applebee’s Building and closed last week, the plans for Warren’s property are likely to be submitted to the city June or July, Merchant’s Bank is working through a few items with a potential purchaser, City staff has a meeting next week to discuss Akron Avenue and potential location of Rec Center and commercial development. NEW BUSINESS 5.a. Approval of Port Authority Budget Deputy Director Lindquist discussed the budget development process and highlighted a few updates from last year regarding retail strategies, marketing, revenues, etc. Port Authority discussed a matrix needs to be created to measure the success of Retail Strategies to determine whether or not to move forward with Retail Strategies in the future. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS JUNE 18, 2019 The budget is at the preliminary state right now and Port Authority will formerly approve the final budget in December. Motion by Block Second by Droste Motion to Approve the 2020 Port Authority Budget Ayes: Block, Ober, Weisensel, Essler, Freske, Wolf, Droste Nays: 0. Motion carried. 5.b. Economic Development Coordinator Update Deputy Director Lindquist provided an update on the candidates interviewed for the Economic Development Coordinator position. Ms. Lindquist noted a variety of applicants were interviewed and asked Port Authority for their input in the final stages of the interview process. 5.c. Downtown Redevelopment Update (Verbal) Deputy Director Lindquist provided an update regarding the downtown redevelopment. Ms. Lindquist mentioned the developer is the one handling the negotiations and any purchase agreements with the property owners, not the city. 5.d. Review Goals and Initiatives Executive Director Martin discussed the current goals and initiatives of the group and asked for feedback. Commissioner Block suggested adding in measurement/numbers where applicable as a way to measure success as well as hold the Commission accountable. Commissioner Freske suggested adding in a list in the “Objectives” section under the second bullet to outline what the Commission has done and to measure against what will be further worked on. CHAIRSPERSON’S REPORT Chair Weisensel mentioned the Greater MSP meeting will be held next Monday. Rosemount Area Arts Council (RAAC) is looking for support for a grant from Port Authority which will be used for an economic analysis. Chair Weisensel mentioned some of the beneficial things RAAC has done for Rosemount and by supporting RAAC, Port Authority would gain the benefit of the information to share relating to the study supported by the grant. Port Authority members had no objections in financially supporting the RAAC grant request. DIRECTOR’S REPORT None REPORTS FROM PORT AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS None COMMUNITY/AUDIENCE RECOGNITION None ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS JUNE 18, 2019 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Port Authority and upon a motion by Weisensel meeting was unanimously adjourned at 6:52p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Erin Fasbender, City Clerk