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Home My WebLink About08-13-2012 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING AGENDA MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL Monday, August 13, 2012 6:30 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL: President Flaherty, Vice President Stigney, Commissioner Hull, Commissioner Mueller, Commissioner Gunn 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 4. PUBLIC INPUT: Citizens may speak to issues not on tonight’s agenda. Before speaking, please give your full name and address for the minutes. Also, please limit your comments to three minutes. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. May 29, 2012, EDA Minutes 6. CONSENT AGENDA 7. EDA BUSINESS A. Resolution 12-EDA-271 Requesting the City Council of the City of Mounds View Call For a Public Hearing on a Modification to the Project Plan for the Mounds View Economic Development Project and the Modification to the Tax Increment Financing Plans for Tax Increment Financing Districts Nos. 1, 2 and 3 (All Redevelopment Districts). 8. REPORTS 9. NEXT EDA MEETING: Monday, August 27, 2012, at 6:30pm 10. ADJOURNMENT PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW EDA 1 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2 RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3 4 Regular Meeting 5 May 29, 2012 6 Mounds View City Hall 7 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 8 6:30 P.M. 9 10 11 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 12 13 2. ROLL CALL: President Flaherty, Vice President Stigney, Commissioner Hull, 14 Commissioner Mueller, Commissioner Gunn, and Executive Director Ericson. 15 16 NOT PRESENT: None. 17 18 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 19 20 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Approve the May 29, 2012, Agenda as presented. 21 22 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 23 24 4. PUBLIC INPUT 25 26 None. 27 28 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 29 30 A. March 12, 2012, EDA Minutes. 31 32 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Approve the March 12, 2012, Minutes as presented. 33 34 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 35 36 B. March 26, 2012, EDA Minutes. 37 38 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve the March 26, 2012, Minutes as presented. 39 40 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 41 42 6. CONSENT AGENDA 43 44 None. 45 46 Mounds View EDA May 29, 2012 Regular Meeting Page 2 7. EDA BUSINESS 47 48 A. Resolution 12-EDA-270, Authorizing the Purchase of Banners & Bracket 49 Sets for the Light Poles Located along the County Road 10 Trailways. 50 51 Economic Development Specialist Steinmetz stated back in April at a Council work session, the 52 Council discussed various beautification items for the County Road 10 corridor. The Council 53 wished to explore purchasing banners and brackets for the light poles along County Road 10 54 trailways. She reviewed several quotes with the Council stating the bids were extremely 55 competitive. She requested the EDA review the proposals and discuss how to proceed with this 56 item. Staff indicated the EDC was in favor of installing decorative banners as well. At this time, 57 given the expense of the banners and brackets, Staff was recommending the EDA not proceed 58 with the purchase. 59 60 Commissioner Hull questioned why Staff was not recommending the purchase. Economic 61 Development Specialist Steinmetz commented there were other beautification items that could 62 be completed with the $6,500, as the banners may not be the highest and best use of the EDA’s 63 funds. She stated this item was lower on the EDC’s list noting property acquisition and 64 demolition was higher on their list along with additional mowing and painting of the 65 semaphores. 66 67 President Flaherty agreed that only half of the light poles should have banners and asked if the 68 light poles were evenly spaced on both sides of the highway. Executive Director Ericson was 69 uncertain and indicated the intent was not to align the banners evenly on both sides of the 70 roadway. 71 72 President Flaherty questioned what type of material the banners would be made from. Economic 73 Development Specialist Steinmetz indicated the banners would be made from a Weatherguard 74 material and were highly weather resistant. She commented the banners would be double sided. 75 76 Commissioner Mueller inquired if the banner design could be altered. Economic Development 77 Specialist Steinmetz stated this was up for discussion by the EDA. Executive Director Ericson 78 stated Staff did have a recommended design. 79 80 Commissioner Mueller asked how long it would take for the City to receive the brackets if the 81 EDA were to proceed. Economic Development Specialist Steinmetz explained it would take at 82 least a month or longer depending on the vendor chosen. 83 84 President Flaherty was in favor of proceeding with the banner and bracket purchase as the EDA 85 had funds available for the expense, in addition to funds from Bethlehem Baptist. 86 87 Commissioner Mueller was in favor of Option 2, with the funding recommended under Option 1. 88 89 Vice Chair Stigney questioned the size of the New Brighton banners. Economic Development 90 Mounds View EDA May 29, 2012 Regular Meeting Page 3 Specialist Steinmetz did not have those exact dimensions. 91 92 Commissioner Gunn was in favor of Option 2 for the signs and Option 1 for the financing. 93 94 Commissioner Hull agreed. 95 96 Vice Chair Stigney approved of Option 1 for the banners and Option 1 for the funding. 97 98 Economic Development Specialist Steinmetz commented that sales tax would be added to the 99 quoted prices in addition to Public Works Staff time to install the banners and brackets. 100 101 MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Stigney. To Approve Resolution 12-EDA-270, Authorizing the 102 Purchase of Banners & Bracket Sets for the Light Poles Located along the County Road 10 103 Trailways, with Option 1 for the banners and Option 1 for the financing. 104 105 Vice Chair Stigney questioned what was Staff’s preference on the banners. Economic 106 Development Specialist Steinmetz indicated she and Executive Director Ericson were in 107 supported Option 2 for the banner design. 108 109 Ayes – 2 Nays – 3 (Hull, Mueller and Gunn) Motion failed. 110 111 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Approve Resolution 12-EDA-270, Authorizing the 112 Purchase of Banners & Bracket Sets for the Light Poles Located along the County Road 10 113 Trailways, with Option 2 for the banners and Option 1 for the financing. 114 115 Ayes – 3 Nays – 2 (Stigney and Flaherty) Motion passed. 116 117 8. REPORTS 118 119 Economic Development Specialist Steinmetz discussed a letter from Ramsey County noting the 120 EDA received a $100,000 CDBG grant that would be available as early as August. This grant 121 would assist the City in purchasing and demolishing a blighted property in the City of Mounds 122 View. The chosen house would be demolished and the lot would be handed over to Habitat for 123 Humanity. This would be the third project taken on by Habitat for Humanity in the City. 124 125 President Flaherty questioned how a property would be selected for this grant. Economic 126 Development Specialist Steinmetz stated her grant application included eight properties 127 recommended as candidates and the EDA could review these options. This would allow for the 128 EDA to discuss the options and make a recommendation. 129 130 Commissioner Mueller questioned if there was a timeline on the grant funding. Economic 131 Development Specialist Steinmetz stated she had provided a timeline for the proposed project 132 but noted she would investigate this further to ensure the City would not lose the funds. 133 134 Mounds View EDA May 29, 2012 Regular Meeting Page 4 9. NEXT EDA MEETING: Monday, June 11, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. 135 136 10. ADJOURNMENT 137 138 President Flaherty adjourned the meeting at 6:55 p.m. 139 140 Respectfully submitted, 141 142 143 Recorded and transcribed by: 144 Heidi Guenther 145 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 146 RESOLUTION NO. 12-EDA-271 MOUNDS VIEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON A MODIFICATION TO THE PROJECT PLAN FOR THE MOUNDS VIEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND THE MODIFICATION TO THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLANS FOR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICTS NOS. 1, 2, AND 3 (ALL REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS). BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners (the "Board") of the Mounds View Economic Development Authority (the "EDA") as follows: WHEREAS, the City Council (the "Council") of the City of Mounds View, Minnesota (the "City") established the Mounds View Economic Development Project pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.174 to 469.1799, inclusive, as amended, in an effort to encourage the development and redevelopment of certain designated areas within the City; and WHEREAS, the EDA is proposing a Modification to the Project Plan for the Mounds View Economic Development Project and a modification to the Tax Increment Financing Plans for Tax Increment Financing District Nos. 1, 2, and 3, all pursuant to, and in accordance with, Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.174 to 469.1799 and Sections 469.090 to 469.1082, inclusive, as amended; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board as follows: 1. The EDA hereby requests that the Council call for a public hearing on October 8, 2012, to consider the proposed adoption of a Modification to the Project Plan for the Mounds View Economic Development Project (the "Project Plan Modification") and the proposed adoption of a Modification to the Tax Increment Financing Plans (the "TIF Plans") for Tax Increment Financing District Nos. 1, 2, and 3 ("TIF Districts"), all redevelopment tax increment financing districts, (the Project plan Modification and the TIF Plans are referred to collectively herein as the " Modifications") and cause notice of said public hearing to be given as required by law. 2. The EDA directs the Executive Director to transmit copies of the Modifications to the Planning Commission of the City and requests the Planning Commission's written opinion indicating whether the proposed Modifications are in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan of the City, prior to the date of the public hearing. 3. The Executive Director of the EDA is hereby directed to submit a copy of the Modifications to the Council for its approval. 4. The EDA directs the Executive Director to transmit the Modifications to the county and the school district in which TIF District Nos. 1, 2, and 3 are located not later than September 7, 2012. 5. Staff and consultants are authorized and directed to take all steps necessary to prepare the Modifications and related documents and to undertake other actions necessary to bring the Modifications before the Council. Item 07A Resolution 12-EDA-271 Page 2 Approved by the Board on August 13, 2012. _______________________________ Joe Flaherty, President ATTEST: ______________________________ James Ericson, Executive Director (seal)