HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-28-2002PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW EDA
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Regular Meeting
January 28, 2002
Mounds View City Hall
2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112
11:00 P.M.
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL: Sonterre, Stigney, Marty, Thomas.
NOT PRESENT: Quick.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
President Sonterre requested that the appointment of Jason Helgemoe and David Fox to the
Economic Development Commission be added under Special Orders of Business.
City Administrator Miller asked that the Minutes from February 9, 1999 be removed from the
agenda.
MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Thomas. To Approve the Agenda for January 28, 2002 as amended.
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried.
4. APPROVAL OF EDA MINUTES
A. Approve Minutes of January 7, 2002.
MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To Approve the Minutes of the EDA for January 7, 2002
as presented.
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried.
5. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
President Sonterre noted Jason Helgemoe is employed by Western Bank and is fairly in tune with
the workings of the EDC. He then explained that Cindy Carlson, a long time member of the
Commission, had recommended Jason’s appointment.
MOTION/SECOND: Sonterre/Marty. To Appoint Jason Helgemoe to the Economic
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Development Commission.
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried.
President Sonterre indicated that David Fox is doing business in the City and had expressed a
strong desire to be civically involved with the workings of the community.
MOTION/SECOND: Sonterre/Marty. To Appoint David Fox to the Economic Development
Commission.
Vice President Stigney asked what business Mr. Fox was in.
President Sonterre indicated the name of his company is Water Jet Technologies.
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried.
President Sonterre noted for the record that Tori Johnson had been incorrectly listed as a business
member of the EDC and that has been corrected to reflect that she is a resident of Mounds View.
6. REPORTS
A. Update Regarding Developer Payments for C.G. Hill & Building N Projects.
Finance Director Hansen explained that one of the main functions is to promote development
within the City and, back in the earlier days, this was done by the City selling bonds and paying
for infrastructure and improvements to facilitate the re-development of properties. He then noted
that the City has five pay as you go agreements in place and the payments are due February 1,
2002.
Economic Development Coordinator Backman indicated that Staff had been reviewing the
projects to ensure that the payments have been properly calculated and has found that two of the
five are correct. The other projects have errors in calculation going all the way back to 1996.
Commissioner Marty asked if these errors were for the good or bad for the City.
Economic Development Coordinator Backman indicated that he and Ellers had been evaluating
the numbers and he believes the City has been overpaying the developers.
President Sonterre asked for a timeline on an update on the errors.
Economic Development Coordinator Backman indicated that Staff is working on putting together
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spreadsheets and should be able to provide information within a week or so.
Vice President Stigney thanked Staff for identifying the error.
Economic Development Coordinator Backman commented that the amounts could total more
than $30,000.
City Administrator Miller noted that Mr. Backman has not been on Staff for very long and said
she appreciates his efforts.
MOTION/SECOND: Thomas/Stigney. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 02-
EDA-157 as Presented.
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried.
7. CONSENT AGENDA
None.
8. EDA BUSINESS
A. Mounds View Animal Hospital Subordination Agreement
Community Development Director Ericson explained that the City Attorney had recommended
approval of the Subordination Agreement to assist Mounds View Animal Hospital in receiving
financing for the project.
City Attorney Riggs explained that the folks at Mounds View Animal Hospital had run into an
issue with the financing because the City has a right of reverter in place on the property and the
Subordination Agreement would satisfy the financial institution.
MOTION/SECOND: Thomas/Stigney. To Approve the Subordination Agreement as Presented
and Recommended by the City Attorney.
Commissioner Marty indicated that everything sounds like it is in order and noted the only
reason he did not make the motion is because he did not have time to read the document.
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried.
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9. ADJOURNMENT
President Sonterre adjourned the meeting at 11:16 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Recorded and transcribed by:
Joan Lenzmeier
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.