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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220215 PA RM Meeting MinutesROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS FEBRUARY 15, 202 2 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority meeting held on February 15, 2022, at 6:01 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 2875 145th Street West and virtually via Zoom. Chair Freske called the meeting to order with Port Authority Commissioners Droste, Ober, Essler, Weisensel, Wolf in attendance. Commissioner Essler attending virtually via Zoom due to remote location. Commissioner Block was absent. Staff present included Executive Director Martin, Deputy Director Kienberger, Economic Development Coordinator Van Oss and Deputy City Clerk Paque. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA Motion by Weisensel Second by Droste Motion to Adopt the Agenda. Ayes: 5. Nays: 0. Motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Weisensel Second by Droste Motion to Approve Consent Agenda a. Approval of the January 18, 2022, Regular Meeting Minutes Ayes: Weisensel, Ober, Freske, Essler, Droste, Wolf Nays: 0. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS 4.a. Project Updates Economic Development Coordinator Eric Van Oss briefly noted a few project updates. Omni Orchards’ opening timeline has been pushed back to Fall 2022 due to supply chain issues. Omni plans to host events throughout the summer to introduce residents to their products. Super America’s receivership court case was brought to a resolution last week. The new property manager will be meeting with staff to go over property maintenance/clean-up as well as future plans for the property. The planning of Rosemount’s Home and Business Expo is underway for the event on March 5, 2022. The expo will be at the Rosemount Community Center from 9AM to 3:30PM. Staff has secured food truck vendors and is working on children activities. Community Development Director Kienberger updated the commission on a potential new restaurant/café in the Rosemount Market Square. The business will be the first applicant for the Sewer Availability Charge (SAC) grant program for restaurants. The program was implemented to help share the costs on city fees that get collected when there is an additional SAC determination. Commissioners discussed the delays of the upcoming projects and what has been causing the delays. Due to the supply chain impacts and the challenges in the construction industry, new businesses have delayed their timelines. Staff briefly noted restraints related to increased traffic on roadways within Rosemount. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS FEBRUARY 15, 202 2 NEW BUSINESS 5.a. Business Subsidy Policy Discussion Eric Van Oss, Economic Development Coordinator, presented a brief overview of the policy and explained that City Council recently identified revising the policy as one of their 2022/2023 goals. Commissioners were in favor of updating the policy to prioritize issues related to economic development goals. Staff will draft a policy and bring the draft back to the commission for review and comments. CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT None DIRECTOR’S REPORT None REPORTS FROM PORT AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS None COMMUNITY/AUDIENCE RECOGNITION None ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Port Authority and upon a motion the meetingby Wolf second Ober was unanimously adjourned at 6:48 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Jessie Paque Deputy City Clerk