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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-27-2004PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW EDA CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting September 27, 2004 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 6:30 P.M. 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL: Stigney, Gunn, Quick, and Linke NOT PRESENT: (Marty arrived late). 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Quick. To Approve the September 27, 2004 Agenda as Presented. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 4. APPROVAL OF EDA MINUTES A. September 13, 2004 Minutes MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Gunn. To Approve the Minutes of September 13, 2004 as Presented. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 5. CONSENT AGENDA None. 6. EDA BUSINESS A. Resolution 04-EDA-196 Authorizing the Selection of a Land Surveyor to Conduct a Boundary Survey and Elevations for the Bridges Golf Course Redevelopment Project. Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated that the City has taken several steps that are important to gather information critical for any potential redevelopment to occur, including the title commitment research, the wetland delineation study, the AUAR, and the appraisal. He Mounds View EDA September 27, 2004 Regular Meeting Page 2 stated that an accurate location of the parcel boundaries and topography is necessary to assure the end user that there are no gaps in ownership or encroachments. He stated the City Attorney in his September 7, 2004, Memo strongly recommended the City conduct a survey of all the property. Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated that five proposals have been received from qualified firms, ranging from $7,900 to $29,000, with E. G. Rud and Sons of Circle Pines submitting the lowest bid. He stated that Staff recommends authorizing them to conduct the boundary survey and elevations at a cost not to exceed $8,300. Commissioner Quick asked whether this wasn’t done when the golf course was developed. President Linke stated that he believed that it was, but that it was quite old, if it was. Director Ericson stated that an exhaustive search had been conducted, and they had been unable to find any survey of the golf course. Commissioner Quick asked why they didn’t have it. He stated that nobody has cared to put any money into a filing program so that everything could be kept track of. Commissioner Stigney asked why they were recommending that it not exceed $8,300 instead of the$7,900 that had been quoted. Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated that an additional amount is typically added in case there are additional costs that weren’t anticipated. He stated that he expects they will come in on budget, but if there is an unanticipated cost, it will be covered, and they generally add a couple of percent more to the figure. Commissioner Quick asked whether they could sell that land, and that he was referring to the MnDOT property. City Attorney Riggs stated that the City Staff is working on dealing with the right of reverter deed restriction. He stated that you can always quit claim deed something away, but whether somebody can develop it is another issue, and that to have clean title, there are obviously some steps that need to occur. Commissioner Quick asked if there weren’t some strings attached to that piece from MnDOT. City Attorney Riggs stated that that deed restriction was what he was referring to. Commissioner Quick asked whether MnDOT has some say in whether they can sell that property or not. Mounds View EDA September 27, 2004 Regular Meeting Page 3 (Commissioner Marty arrived at the meeting.) City Attorney Riggs stated that it has been 15 years since the deed was originally executed, and the question at this point is who is the appropriate entity to deal with, but that it was likely MnDOT. He stated that it had been a situation where they had not needed the land. He stated there was typically a procedure that they follow for private entities, and it’s a bidding process, but for municipalities like the City, there is an ability to get that land for certain purposes, and that the City had acquired it via special legislation. President Linke stated that an opinion had been requested from the Attorney General’s Office. Commissioner Quick asked if that had been received yet. President Linke stated that he doubted it because it’s only been there about a week. City Attorney Riggs stated he and the City Administrator had discussed it today, and they are working on it. President Linke asked whether it had gone in yet. City Attorney Riggs stated that it hadn’t, and that they may not get an opinion on a question such as that because he had opined what it is, and they typically will say that the City has a City Attorney who can opine on that, and that there is a case pretty directly on point, and that had been in his original Memorandum to the City Council. He stated that it would likely be MnDOT that they would be dealing with ultimately on that parcel. Commissioner Quick asked if they have a buyer. Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated that they have been working with CRESA Partners, but that they don’t have a purchase agreement. He stated there was strong interest on the part of the end user. He stated that on Friday they had received a site plan showing where the buildings would go, so they are making progress. President Linke stated that the EDA has not decided to sell that property yet either. MOTION/SECOND. Marty/Gunn. To adopt Resolution 04-EDA-196, Authorizing the Selection of a Land Surveyor to Conduct a Boundary Survey and Elevations for the Bridges Golf Course Redevelopment Project, at a cost not to exceed $8,300. Commissioner Quick stated that they didn’t know whether they could sell it, and they didn’t know if the constituency wants them to sell it. He stated that there had been a 90 percent Mounds View EDA September 27, 2004 Regular Meeting Page 4 approval when they had bought it, and he would like to know what the residents want done with the property. He stated he had done some sampling and received some frowns when he talked about selling the golf course. He stated he couldn’t see spending this money without knowing whether it was being spent wisely. Commissioner Stigney stated he thought it was money well spent, and that it would offer a big advantage to the tax base rather than draining it at a loss, and that that was one of the things that they are there to look at, and he is all for proceeding with this. Commissioner Marty stated that unless they move forward with this, they will not know what the possibilities or ramifications are, and that he felt it was their responsibility to at least explore the options available. Commissioner Gunn stated she agreed with Commissioners Stigney and Marty. President Linke stated that he was of the same mind as Commissioner Quick; however, he was looking at the cost, and since they didn’t have a survey of that property, it would be a good idea to get it anyway. He stated he had let everybody know how he felt about the other expenditures, but he would be voting for this one. Ayes-4 Nays-1 (Quick) Motion carried. 7. REPORTS A. Update of the Status of the AUAR being undertaken by RLK (verbal report.) Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated that the RLK team has been moving forward with different aspects of the review or assessment process. He stated a traffic count is ongoing for the different areas along County Road J., etc. He stated a meeting is being setting up for all parties that would be interested in the potential improvements pertaining to the areas including Coral Sea, County Road J, and the interchange of County Road J and 35W. Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated he had just received the commercial appraisal, and that it would be copied for the Commissioners. He stated that the appraisal for the developed area of the golf course was just shy of $11 million. 8. NEXT EDA MEETING: Monday, October 11, 2004, 6:30 p.m. 9. ADJOURNMENT. President Linke adjourned the meeting at 6:47 p.m. Mounds View EDA September 27, 2004 Regular Meeting Page 5 Respectfully submitted, Recorded and transcribed by: Sheree Theobald TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.