01-26-00Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 2G, 2000 The Administrator pointed out that it will take approximately 30,000 square feet to make the site work. With the soil corrections, the ideal would be a two-story building with a 15,000 square foot footprint. Hotzler and Grootwassink discussed the efforts they make in marketing and/or leasing a property. Hotzler felt that the developer that would be interested in this site would be someone north of St. Paul within a 3 to 5 mile radius. Fahey felt that the property should be listed with a firm. He suggested the sales associate from Colliers Towle who submitted the proposal should be contacted and informed that the City in interested in her proposal without the monthly retainer fee, and that the City would pay some of the up front costs. It was estimated that those up front costs could be about $3,000. The Administrator felt that the Rice/Little Canada Road sites will be easier to market once Little Canada Road is improved. Pedersen asked how soon construction of a new Snyders would commence. Grootwassink replied that they would begin as soon as they could, possibly in the spring. Grootwassink asked the City's plans for Rice Street south of Little Canada Road. Fahey reported that he is not interested in purchasing any of the properties, and suggested that the properties would redevelop as developers step forward. The City Administrator reported that he met with Sherman Rutzick today regarding the potential of a senior housing project on his property. The Administrator suggested that there may be difficulty in generating enough increment for a housing project. The Administrator further reported that he had previously been contacted regarding an assisted-living housing project. However, the entity interested in doing a project like this would be non-tax-paying and was told the project would not work. There being no further business, the workshop meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.