HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-13-1995 UNAPPROVED
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
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5 Meeting No. 12
6 February 13, 1995
7 Mounds View City Hall
8 2401 Hwy. 10, Mounds View, MN 55112
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12 CALL TO ORDER
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14 The Economic Development Authority was called to order by President
15 Linke on February 13, 1995 at 7:45 p.m.
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17 ROLL CALL
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19 MEMBERS PRESENT: President, Jerry Linke; Vice President, Phyllis
20 Blanchard; Secretary, Julie Trude; Commissioners Gary Quick and Sue
21 Hankner; and Executive Director, Samantha Orduno
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23 MEMBERS ABSENT: None
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OTHERS PRESENT: Economic Development Coordinator, Cathy Bennett
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
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29 MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Hankner to Approve EDA Agenda
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31 VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried
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33 APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
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35 MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Blanchard to Approve Minutes of the
36 November 14, 1994 EDA Meeting
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38 VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays 1 abstention Motion Carried
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40 MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Hankner to Approve Minutes of the
41 January 9, 1995 EDA Meeting
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43 VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried
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45 MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Hankner to Approve Minutes of the
46 January 23 , 1995 EDA Meeting
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48 VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried
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50 CONSENT AGENDA:
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1 PUBLIC HEARINGS :
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3 There were no public hearings scheduled for this meeting.
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5 EDA BUSINESS :
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7 A. Consideration of Resolution No. 95-EDA21 Supporting
8 Application for the State of Minnesota Economic Recovery Grant
9 to Provide a Loan to Dynex Industries for Expansion of Local
10 Headquarters Facility
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12 Cathy Bennett, Economic Development Coordinator, reported that
13 Dynex Industries has been a local business since 1981. They
14 approached the City a few months ago with regards to expansion
15 of their current headquarters facility located at Mustang
16 Circle. Dynex Industries is an environmental and electrical
17 service company and recently began manufacturing a unique
18 machine that recycles fluorescent lamps .
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20 A typical development agreement would not be feasible because
21 Dynex is not located in a current Tax Increment District. The
22 Economic Development Commission is in support of taking
23 necessary measures to assist in the retention of Dynex and has •
24 passed Resolution No. 95-EDC3 in support of an application for
25 an Economic Recovery Grant from the Minnesota Department of
26 Trade and Economic Development. These grant funds are very
27 limited so it ' s imperative that a broad spectrum of support is
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30 MOTION/SECOND: Hankner/Blanchard to Approve Resolution No.
31 95-EDA21 Supporting Application for the State of Minnesota
32 Economic Recovery Grant to Provide a Loan to Dynex Industries
33 for Expansion of Local Headquarters Facility
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35 Secretary Trude explained that this company employs
36 approximately 45 people in Mounds View and they hope to grow
37 by, perhaps, 25 jobs with this expansion.
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39 Commissioner Hankner noted that the business of recycling
40 fluorescent lamps will grow in the near future because the
41 legislature has prohibited the disposal of fluorescent lamps
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44 VOTE : 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried
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46 B. Consideration of Acceptance of Economic Development Commission
47 1995 Calendar, Bylaws , and Work Plan
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49 Cathy Bennett, Economic Development Coordinator, reported that
50 at the first regular meeting of the Economic Development
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Commission on January 26, 1995 , the members unanimously
2 approved the 1995 Calendar of Regular Meetings , Work Plan and
3 Bylaws for the governance and direction of the Commission.
4 Regular EDC meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of every
5 month with the exception of November and December which are
6 scheduled for the third Thursdays due to holiday conflicts .
7 The Bylaws include minor revisions .
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9 Since the EDC only had four meetings in 1994, several of the
10 work plan items have been carried over for 1995 .
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12 Secretary Trude requested clarification on certain items of
13 the Bylaws.
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15 MOTION/SECOND: Hankner/Blanchard to Approve Economic
16 Development Commission 1995 Calendar, Bylaws , and Work Plan
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18 VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried
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20 C. Consideration of Resolution No. 95-EDA20 Approving the
21 Appointment of Phil Seipp as Economic Development Commission
22 Chairperson
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Cathy Bennett, Economic Development Coordinator, reported that
the Economic Development Commission is required to appoint a
chairperson at the first regular meeting of the year. At the
27 January 26, 1995 meeting, the members unanimously elected Phil
28 Seipp, President and CEO of SYSCO Minnesota, as Chairperson of
29 the Commission. It is noted that Dan Nelson, a resident of
30 Mounds View, was elected as the Vice-Chair for 1995 .
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32 MOTION/SECOND: Hankner/Trude to Adopt Resolution No. 95-EDA20
33 Approving Appointment of Phil Seipp Economic Development
34 Commission Chairperson
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36 VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried
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38 D. Consideration of Resolution No. 95-EDA22 Approving the Vision
39 Statement for Highway 10 Corridor in Mounds View
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41 Cathy Bennett explained that Ron Schmidt, a member of the EDC
42 and Highway 10 Subcommittee, presented a draft Vision
43 Statement for Mounds View' s Highway 10 Corridor at the Work
44 Session on February 6. The Vision Statement is the first step
45 in the long term planning for the redevelopment of Highway 10 .
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47 Developing a plan is in response to the Focus 2000
48 recommendation to improve the aesthetics and accessibility of
49 Highway 10 . As a result, the EDC established a subcommittee
to research and evaluate opportunities along Highway 10 . The
subcommittee currently consists of three members of the EDC,
a member of the Planning Commission and a member of the Parks
53 and Recreation Commission. This will provide a framework for
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2 for the corridor.
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4 Ms . Bennett read the Vision Statement portion of Resolution
5 No. 95-EDA22 .
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7 MOTION/SECOND: Hankner/Trude to Adopt Resolution No. 95-EDA22
8 Approving the Vision Statement for Highway 10 Corridor in
9 Mounds View
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11 VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried
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13 Secretary Trude said she felt the Highway 10 Corridor would be
14 a more attractive area as a result of this Vision Statement
15 and was pleased with the progress the Economic Development
16 Commission has made on the project.
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18 E. Consideration of Resolution No. 95-EDA23 Supporting the
19 Pursuit of a Small Business Loan Program for Mounds View
20 Businesses as Recommended by the Economic Development
21 Commission
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23 Cathy Bennett related that Mark Malone, a member of the
24 Economic Development Commission, gave an overview of the Small
25 Business Loan Program for Mounds View businesses at the Work •
26 Session on February 6. This recommendation was made as the
27 result of reviewing current incentive programs available to
28 local businesses and evaluating loan programs implemented in
29 other metro cities .
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31 This program fulfills one of the action steps of the Focus
32 2000 Implementation Plan for economic development. The basic
33 parameters of the proposed program include ' the goals,
34 eligibility requirements , qualifying improvements , and the
35 terms of the loan. This would be a matching loan that the
36 City would provide with a participating bank.
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38 This Resolution would allow the Economic Development
39 Commission to pursue the legal and financial structuring of
40 the program. Once those documents have been prepared, the
41 program will be brought back to the EDA for final approval.
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43 MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Hankner to Adopt Resolution No. 95-
44 EDA23 Supporting the Pursuit of a Small Business Loan Program
45 for Mounds View Businesses as Recommended by the Economic
46 Development Commission
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48 VOTE : 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried
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50 REPORTS .
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52 1. Report of President Linke : Thanked Sgt. Johnson of the Police
53 Department for allowing him to ride along last Saturday night.
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1 2. Report of Vice President Blanchard: No report.
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3 3 . Report of Secretary Trude: No report.
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6 4. a. Report of Commissioner Quick: No report.
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8 b. Report of Commissioner Hankner: No report.
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10 5 . Report of Executive Director Orduno : No report.
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13 ADJOURNMENT
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15 There being no further business before this Authority, President
16 Linke adjourned the meeting at 8 : 06 p.m.
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18 Respectfully submitted,
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21 Judy Rider
22 Recording Secretary
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