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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-14-2003PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW EDA CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting April 14, 2003 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 6:30 P.M. 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL: Stigney, Quick, Marty, Gunn, and Linke NOT PRESENT: None. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Marty noted that the minutes were not available and asked that approval be removed from the agenda. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Gunn. To Approve the Agenda for Monday, April 14, 2003 as Presented. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 4. APPROVAL OF EDA MINUTES A. April 14, 2003 Minutes Removed from agenda. 5. CONSENT AGENDA None. 6. EDA BUSINESS A. Resolution 03-EDA-173 Setting Public Hearing for Revising the City’s Business Subsidy Policy. Economic Development Coordinator Backman indicated that in 1999 the state legislature adopted regulations for the granting of business subsidies by state and local governments that requires each grantor to adopt criteria for awarding the subsidies. He then defined what a Mounds View EDA April 14, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 2 business subsidy would be and listed the exclusions. Economic Development Coordinator Backman indicated that the 2000 amendments to the law indicate that the criteria cannot be adopted on a case by case basis and that the City must set out minimum requirements to receive a subsidy as well as setting a wage floor. He then indicated that the City needed to update its policy by May 2003 to comply with the required changes. Economic Development Coordinator Backman recommended setting a joint public hearing on Monday, April 28, 2003 for revising the business subsidy policy. Economic Development Coordinator Backman reviewed the current policy with the authority and the proposed changes to it. Economic Development Coordinator Backman explained tax rebate financing and indicated that the EDC is working on the tax abatement policy but that policy references the business subsidy policy and that must be changed as well. Economic Development Coordinator Backman reviewed the public purpose objectives that need to be met. Economic Development Coordinator Backman reviewed the priorities and general policies for the City. Economic Development Coordinator Backman reviewed the commercial retail requirements and the industrial requirements and compared the differences. Economic Development Coordinator Backman reviewed the wage floor for commercial/residential and industrial. He then provided research on how the City compares to other communities. Economic Development Coordinator Backman reviewed the wage survey information with the Authority. Vice President Stigney indicated he would like to see the wage tied in more closely to what is in the region rather than the federal wage. Economic Development Coordinator Backman indicated that different percentages could be reviewed but his recommendation would be an easy calculation that is the minimum requirement. He then noted that the minimum can be exceeded. President Linke indicated the minimum wage covers everyone and minimum wage floor for this is higher than the federal minimum wage. Mounds View EDA April 14, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 3 Vice President Stigney indicated he felt that the City should be competitive with the surrounding area otherwise the City is establishing a low minimum and he thinks the goal should be to raise the bar a little bit to make it more competitive. Economic Development Coordinator Backman indicated that Big Lake put the wage floor at 160% of the federal minimum wage and they are in the same region as the City. President Linke asked where the 125% and 140% came from. Economic Development Coordinator Backman indicated that the figures were discussed at the EDC meeting and the consensus was 125% and 140% to provide maximum flexibility but the expectations are higher than that. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Gunn. To Approve Resolution 03-EDA-173, a Resolution Setting a Public Hearing to Revise the City’s Business Subsidy Policy. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 7. REPORTS Economic Development Coordinator Backman updated the Authority on potential residential development off of the SW corner of County Road H2 including the City’s property. Commissioner Quick asked how this would fit into the City’s need for higher density housing in the area. Economic Development Coordinator Backman indicated that residents in the area were surveyed two years ago and did not want higher density housing. He then indicated that there is over 10 acres of land proposed for redevelopment and that would equate to 12 to 14 higher end homes. Interim City Administrator Ericson asked for clarification of the Resolution just adopted as it seemed that it was for more than just setting the public hearing. The Authority reviewed the Resolution and determined that the Resolution did not set a public hearing as was originally thought. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Gunn. To Rescind Resolution 03-EDA-173. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Gunn. To Set a Public Hearing at a Joint Meeting of EDA and Mounds View EDA April 14, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 4 Council on April 28, 2003 at 6:35 p.m. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 8. NEXT EDA MEETING: April 28, 2003 9. ADJOURNMENT President Linke adjourned the meeting at 6:54 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Recorded and transcribed by: Joan Lenzmeier TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.