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Home My WebLink About03-22-2004 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING AGENDA Monday, March 22, 2004 6:30 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL: President Linke, Vice President Stigney, Commissioner Quick, Commissioner Marty, Commissioner Gunn 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. February 23, 2004 EDA Minutes. 5. CONSENT AGENDA 6. EDA BUSINESS A. Consideration of EDA Resolution 04-EDA-182 Approving a Purchase and Redevelopment Agreement with Pro Craft Homes (Backman) 7. REPORTS A. Discussion on Potential “Service Fee” for Tax-Exempt Organization (Verbal report) - Backman 8. NEXT EDA MEETING: Monday, April 12, 2004 9. ADJOURNMENT PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW EDA 1 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2 RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3 4 Regular Meeting 5 February 23, 2004 6 Mounds View City Hall 7 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 8 6:33 P.M. 9 10 11 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 12 13 2. ROLL CALL: Stigney, Gunn, Quick, Marty and Linke 14 15 NOT PRESENT: None. 16 17 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 18 19 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Marty. To Approve the February 23, 2004 Agenda as Presented. 20 21 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 22 23 4. APPROVAL OF EDA MINUTES 24 25 A. February 9, 2004 Minutes 26 27 MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Gunn. To Approve the Minutes of February 9, 2004 as Presented. 28 29 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 30 31 5. CONSENT AGENDA 32 33 A. Consideration of Resolution 04-EDA-180, Appointing EDA Vice President 34 and EDC Liaison Appointments. 35 36 The Authority recommended that the Vice President be Stigney and the EDC Liaison remain Mr. 37 Backman. 38 39 MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To Approve Resolution 04-EDA-180, a Resolution 40 Appointing EDA Vice President and EDC Liaison Appointments. 41 42 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 43 Mounds View EDA February 23, 2004 Regular Meeting Page 2 44 B. Consideration of Resolution 04-EDA-181, Approving the Appointment of the 45 EDC-Elected Chairperson. 46 47 MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To Approve Resolution 04-EDA-181, Approving the 48 Appointment of the EDC-Elected Chairperson. 49 50 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 51 52 6. EDA BUSINESS 53 54 A. Update regarding Pro Craft Homes and The Woods of Mounds View (Co. 55 Road H2 Residential Project) 56 57 Economic Development Coordinator Backman indicated that Pro Craft Homes has entered into a 58 purchase agreement for the Fyksen property and the project will now have 17 units as proposed 59 on Plan B. 60 61 Coordinator Backman indicated that on June 9, 2003, the Mounds View City Council selected 62 Pro Craft Homes as the developer of County Road H2 residential project, also referred to as The 63 Woods of Mounds View. Subsequently, the City contracted with Stork Twin City Testing to 64 undertake nine soil borings during the second half of June. The soils report results came back 65 satisfactory. 66 67 On July 22, 2003 the City of Mounds View and Pro Craft Homes signed a pre-development 68 agreement for the single-family residential project. The City processed and forwarded to Ramsey 69 County a hold harmless form that allows the City to undertake soil testing and other engineering 70 activities on the use-deeded property (Lot 36). Per the Pre-Development Agreement the 71 developer reimbursed the City for the soil borings. 72 73 The developer hired Sunde Engineering to undertake a wetland delineation of the development 74 area. Two type 2 wetlands were delineated (each being less than a tenth of an acre). The wetland 75 delineation maps were presented to the City on September 17, 2003. 76 77 During the past five months Pro Craft conducted negotiations with the private landowners 78 adjacent to the City’s property. On February 4, 2004 a purchase agreement was signed by the 79 Fyksens and Pro Craft. Pro Craft wishes to move forward with the project based upon Concept 80 Plan B. This necessitates the City acquisition of Lot 36 from Ramsey County. 81 82 During the past seven years the Mounds View EDA has acquired three parcels along County 83 Road H2. In 1996, two tax-forfeited parcels were acquired at a cost of $44,324.90. In 2001, one 84 parcel was acquired at a cost of $155,00. 85 Mounds View EDA February 23, 2004 Regular Meeting Page 3 86 The City has purchased and owns the property of 3016, the lot behind 3000 and lot 2946 along 87 County Road H2. The lot between 3016 and 3000 is a tax-forfeited property with Ramsey 88 County, and is controlled by the City through a use deed. The use deed specifies that it must be 89 used for utilities and/or park purposes. The use deed does not allow the City to install a road or 90 to have it developed for these homes. Therefore, to address the issue of public purpose and to 91 control the area for appropriate development, Backman requested a purchase price for the 1.5 92 acre lot. The City has received the calculation statement from Ramsey County with a total 93 amount of $68,901.14. Given the central location of the lot to the proposed project, the results of 94 the soil borings, and that the City has invested about $200,000 into acquiring the other adjacent 95 lots, the acquisition of Lot 36 appears to be reasonable and prudent. 96 97 Coordinator Backman indicated that Staff recommends that the City approve the purchase and 98 that matter will be heard during the upcoming Council meeting. 99 100 Gary Nordness handed out a drawing of the proposed development. 101 102 Mr. Nordness indicated that they have completed the topographical surveys and signed a contract 103 with an engineering firm for laying out the infrastructure in preparation for the preliminary plat 104 process. He then reviewed the plan with the Authority and indicated that they would like to 105 retain as many trees on the property as is possible. He also indicated that they would like to 106 retain the water within the boundaries of the project, if possible. 107 108 Mr. Nordness indicated that substantial fill will be necessary to bring the grade up in some areas 109 and allow for the walk out lots. 110 111 Commissioner Marty asked where Lot 36 is located on the plat. 112 113 Coordinator Backman indicated that Lot 36 is located where the road comes in off of County 114 Road H2. 115 116 Mr. Melcher indicated that they have a Parade of Homes model in White Bear Lake and have 117 been directing those interested in homes in Mounds View to that model. He also indicated that 118 he has received two deposit checks and talked to at least six more interested parties all of whom 119 are current Mounds View residents wishing to upgrade their homes. 120 121 Mr. Nordness indicated that they are at $116,596.47 for costs to develop the lots and that will go 122 up or down depending on the real costs of the public improvements. 123 124 Vice President Stigney asked whether the Resolution scheduled to be before Council should be 125 heard by the Authority. 126 127 Mounds View EDA February 23, 2004 Regular Meeting Page 4 Coordinator Backman indicated that the funding source necessitates that the Resolution be 128 considered by Council. 129 130 B. Discussion of Request from Tim Nelson, Redhorse Real Estate, Inc. for a 131 Revised Development Agreement & TIF Revenue Note for the Building N 132 Project. 133 134 Economic Development Coordinator Backman indicated that Staff had received a request to table 135 this matter as there is a signed purchase agreement on Building N with a nonprofit organization 136 and they would like to close by April 30, 2004. This would necessitate an amendment to the 137 PUD and that will be before the Planning Commission for consideration on March 3, 2004. 138 139 7. REPORTS 140 141 None. 142 143 8. NEXT EDA MEETING: March 8, 2004 144 145 9. ADJOURNMENT 146 147 President Linke adjourned the meeting at 6:55 p.m. 148 149 Respectfully submitted, 150 151 Recorded and transcribed by: 152 153 Joan Lenzmeier 154 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 155