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Home My WebLink About09-13-2004 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING AGENDA Monday, September 13, 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. EDA Minutes August 23, 2004. 5. CONSENT AGENDA 6. EDA BUSINESS A. Resolution 04-EDA-194 Authorizing Staff to Arrange for a Commercial Appraisal of the Bridges of Mounds View Golf Course Site. B. Resolution 04-EDA-195 Authorizing the Selection of a Professional Services Firm to undertake an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) for the Bridges Golf Course Redevelopment Project. C. Discussion of the City Attorney’s Recommendations regarding the Title Work completed by Old Republic pertaining to the Bridges Golf Course. (Verbal input from the City Attorney, Scott Riggs) 7. REPORTS 8. NEXT EDA MEETING: September 27, 2004 9. ADJOURNMENT PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW EDA 1 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2 RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3 4 Regular Meeting 5 August 23, 2004 6 Mounds View City Hall 7 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 8 10:15 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: Marty/Stigney. To Approve the August 23, 2004 Agenda as Presented. 20 21 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 22 23 4. APPROVAL OF EDA MINUTES 24 25 A. August 9, 2004 Minutes 26 27 MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To Approve the Minutes of August 9, 2004 as Presented. 28 29 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 30 31 5. CONSENT AGENDA 32 33 None. 34 35 6. EDA BUSINESS 36 37 A. Resolution 04-EDA-193 Approving a Contract Award for Undertaking a 38 Wetlands Delineation of The Bridges of Mounds View Golf Course. 39 40 Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated that prior to construction of the golf course 41 in 1993 the City had had a wetlands analysis done. He stated that the real estate advisor they 42 have been working with had indicated that an updated wetlands delineation would be helpful in 43 the site selection process. He stated that five proposals had been received to conduct the 44 wetlands delineation. He stated that the low bid was received by SEH in the amount of $1,880, 45 Mounds View EDA August 23, 2004 Regular Meeting Page 2 and Staff was recommending the project be awarded to them. 46 47 Council Member Marty asked if the wetland delineation study that had been done in 2000 48 included the golf course, and Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated that it did 49 not. 50 51 Council Member Quick asked if the hydrology study had included a wetlands delineation, and 52 Director Ericson stated that it had not. 53 54 MOTION/SECOND. Marty/Stigney. To adopt Resolution 04-EDA-193, Approving a Contract 55 Award for Undertaking a Wetlands Delineation of The Bridges of Mounds View Golf Course, 56 not to exceed $2,000. 57 58 Ayes-5 Nays-0 Motion carried. 59 60 7. REPORTS 61 62 None. 63 64 8. NEXT EDA MEETING: Monday, September 13, 2004. 65 66 9. ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION 67 68 President Linke adjourned the meeting at 10:23 p.m. 69 70 Respectfully submitted, 71 72 Recorded and transcribed by: 73 74 Sheree Theobald 75 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 76 77 78 79 Comment [JE1]: Coordinator Comment [JE2]: The meeting was adjourned— it did NOT go to the executive session. (Verify with Kurt, of course.) Item No: 6B Meeting Date: Sept. 13, 2004 Type of Business: EDA Business Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Economic Development Authority From: Aaron Backman, Economic Development Coordinator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 04-EDA-195 Authorizing the Selection of a Professional Services Firm to undertake an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) for the Bridges Golf Course Redevelopment Site Date of Report: September 13, 2004 Introduction: The Mounds View Economic Development Authority (the “Authority”) and the City Council have directed staff to explore all potential options relating to the operation of the Bridges of Mounds View Golf Course (the “Bridges”), including the possible redevelopment of the course. Discussion: On July 26, 2004 the Mounds View EDA authorized staff to pursue title commitment research of The Bridges Golf Course. Schedules A & B were completed the last week of August and a legal opinion by Scott Riggs of Kennedy & Graven on September 7, 2004. On August 23rd, the M.V. EDA authorized SEH (the lowest bidder) to conduct a wetland delineation study of the developed portion of the Bridges Golf Course at a cost not to exceed $2,000. This is currently in process and should be completed on September 15th. Also the last week of August, CRESA Partners authorized that an updated Phase I Environmental Assessment be completed by the end of September. This will replace the one that was prepared in 1993 and is being paid for by CRESA, on behalf of the End User. The City Administrator and Backman met with CRESA Partners on August 10th and August 25th. The End User is very interested in the site and is carefully considering various elements of locating in Mounds View. What is being proposed is a corporate office campus. City Staff has been providing as much information as possible to CRESA. The End User has requested that an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) be undertaken by the City so that transportation, public services, environmental, and other parameters are understood. Environmental reviews are required for specific-sized projects. An AUAR is a midsized environmental review process that is more timely and economical than an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). On September 7, 2004, Joe Rhein from Bonestroo made a presentation at the City Council Work Session. Staff asked for and received three proposals from qualified firms specializing in master planning and environmental assessments for undertaking an AUAR. The proposals range in cost from $50,300 to over $75,000+. Staff received all the proposals on Thursday, September 9th, and will review them prior to the EDA meeting. Recommendation: If the EDA supports the continued investigation of the redevelopment option of the golf course, then staff recommends the Authority adopt Resolution 04-EDA-195 which authorizes the selection of a Professional Services Firm to undertake an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) for the Bridges Golf Course Redevelopment Project at a cost not to exceed $60,000. Respectfully submitted, ________________________ Aaron A. Backman Economic Development Coordinator \\Trout\CommDev\Economic Development\EDA\Staff Reports\Staff 04\Staff Report 9-13-04 EDA Item #6B.doc BRIDGES GOLF COURSE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT COSTS (ACTUAL/PROJECTED COSTS TO 9/13/04) 1) Undertaking AUAR (Proj.) $55,000.00 2) Property Survey (Proj.) $21,000.00 3) Kennedy & Graven/Old Republic $ 8,567.90 Title Commitment Work ($7,497.75 +$1,070.15) 4) Commercial Appraisal (Proj.) $ 2,200.00 5) SEH--Wetland Delineation (Proj.) $ 1,880.00 Total to Date (from EDA funds) $88,647.00 Items to be Negotiated: Sale Price to the Property Buyout of the Outdoor Signs Infrastructure to be Required by End User EDA RESOLUTION NO. 04-EDA-195 MOUNDS VIEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SELECTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRM TO UNDERTAKE AN ALTERNATIVE URBAN AREAWIDE REVIEW (AUAR) FOR THE BRIDGES GOLF COURSE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT WHEREAS, the Mounds View Economic Development Authority (the “Authority”) has directed staff to explore all potential options relating to the Bridges of Mounds View Golf Course (the “Bridges”), including the redevelopment of the course; and WHEREAS, the Authority has become aware through CRESA Partners of Minneapolis of significant interest in The Bridges for a potential corporate office campus redevelopment and that the potential end user has requested that the City of Mounds View undertake an assessment process; and WHEREAS, the proposed development triggers mandatory assessments as indicated in the Minnesota Environmental Review Rules adopted by the Environmental Quality Board, and that the Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) is the most economical and flexible assessment process; and WHEREAS, to effectively determine and assess the transportation, public services, environmental and other parameters of the potential development, the Authority recognizes the need to undertake an assessment by a professional firm specializing in master planning and environmental assessments for the whole property; and WHEREAS, staff has received three proposals from qualified architectural/engineering firms to undertake conduct the proposed AUAR in accordance with all regulatory guidelines and standards; and WHEREAS, the consulting firm RLK-Kuusisto LTD submitted an acceptable proposal to conduct an Alternative Urban Areawide Review of the Bridges Golf Course site. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Mounds View Economic Development Authority hereby authorizes the consulting firm of RLK-Kuusisto LTD to undertake an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) for the Bridges Golf Course Redevelopment Project in accordance with their proposal dated September 9, 2004, at a cost not to exceed $60,000. Adopted this 13th day of September, 2004 by the Mounds View Economic Development Authority ________________________________ Jerry Linke, President ATTEST: ________________________________ Kurt Ulrich, Executive Director