HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-10-2008PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW EDA 1
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3
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Regular Meeting 5
March 10, 2008 6
Mounds View City Hall 7
2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 8
6:02 P.M. 9
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1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 12
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2. ROLL CALL: President Marty, Vice President Stigney, Commissioner Hull, 14
Commissioner Flaherty, Commissioner Mueller, and Interim Executive Director Ericson. 15
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NOT PRESENT: None. 17
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3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 19
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MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve the Monday, March 10, 2008 Agenda as 21
Amended. 22
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Ayes - 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 24
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4. PUBLIC INPUT 26
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None. 28
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5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 30
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A. February 25, 2008 EDA Minutes 32
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Commissioner Mueller, on Page 3, Line 117, she read information that she would like added. 34
Staff will enter. 35
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Commissioner Mueller, on Page 5, Line 207, she added wording. 37
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Commissioner Flaherty, Page 3, Line 83, should state asked what takes precedence, the Charter 39
or State Statute. 40
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Vice President Stigney, Page 4, Line 139, should state big box stores. 42
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MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Stigney. To Approve the EDA Minutes of February 25, 2008, as 44
Amended. 45
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 47
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6. CONSENT AGENDA 49
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None. 51
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7. EDA BUSINESS 53
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A. Resolution 08-EDA-244, Approve Mounds View Business Toolbox 55
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Economic Development Specialist Steinmetz reviewed the Mounds View Business Toolbox, 57
noting that this is an internal document only. 58
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Vice President Stigney commented that in the first paragraph in the Toolbox document he would 60
like to add a sentence. The sentence he would like to add is as follows: “It is intended to serve 61
as a summary document listing financial and technical resources available for economic 62
development and redevelopment for business retention.” 63
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Vice President Stigney requested that Staff review the document to ensure it is updated. 65
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Economic Development Specialist Steinmetz noted that the EDA did not adopt the recent policy. 67
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MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Mueller. To Approve Resolution 08-EDA-244, Approve Mounds 69
View Business Toolbox as Amended by Vice President Stigney. 70
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MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Marty. To List the EDA Priority as the Overriding Goal. 72
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Amendment carried. 74
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Commissioner Mueller asked for a reminder on the TRF, TIF, and Business Subsidy documents 76
for future reference that you revert to this document and update it as well. 77
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried as amended. 79
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8. REPORTS 81
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A. Premium Stop Redevelopment Area Update 83
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Economic Development Specialist Steinmetz explained that 11 properties in a contiguous area 85
are for sale and Staff recommends that the City look at redeveloping the site because this is not 86
something that happens very often within a community. 87
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Interim Executive Director Ericson indicated that he has discussed this with the City Attorney 89
and, if there is a vision of the City to redevelop the area, then the City should consider a 90
moratorium until there is time to determine if the DEED grant is awarded. 91
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The EDA discussed the potential to adopt a moratorium to control redevelopment of the area. 93
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Commissioner Mueller said that if her City slapped a moratorium on her property that could 95
affect the sale that could lead to a legal issue. 96
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Commissioner said that if the City wishes to purchase the property that would be fine. However, 98
he does not think that it is at all fair to institute a moratorium to control the property and 99
negatively impact the property owner without laying out any cash to purchase the property. 100
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Commissioner Hull said that there are City funds tied up in the Premium Stop site, there are 11 102
properties along the corridor available, and he would like to move forward with a moratorium 103
because reopening Roberts as a bar again would interfere with the redevelopment plans. 104
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Vice President Stigney said that he would not agree to a moratorium. He then said that Staff 106
could discuss the City’s plans with the developer interested in Robert’s, but he does not believe 107
in a moratorium at this time. 108
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Economic Development Specialist Steinmetz suggested an economic development roundtable 110
discussion. 111
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Commissioner Flaherty indicated that he is willing to sit down with Master’s Development to 113
discuss the situation but he is not willing to institute a moratorium. 114
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Valerie Amundson asked whether the City needs to look into code violations with the Robert’s 116
property to inform them that they could not purchase the property and just operate it with a new 117
name. She then said that she could agree to a very short moratorium but feels that one year 118
would not be appropriate. 119
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9. NEXT EDA MEETING: Monday, March 24, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. 121
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10. ADJOURNMENT 123
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President Marty adjourned the meeting at 7:00 p.m. 125
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Respectfully submitted, 127
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Recorded and transcribed by: 129
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Joan Lenzmeier, Recording Clerk 133
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 134