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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-11-2004 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING AGENDA Monday, October 11, 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: 5. CONSENT AGENDA 6. EDA BUSINESS A. Resolution 04-EDA-197 Authorizing an Appraisal be Conducted on the Property Located at 8217 Long Lake Road 7. REPORTS 8. NEXT EDA MEETING: Monday, October 25, 2004. 9. ADJOURNMENT PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW EDA 1 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2 RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3 4 Regular Meeting 5 September 27, 2004 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: Stigney, Gunn, Quick, and Linke 14 15 NOT PRESENT: (Marty arrived late). 16 17 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 18 19 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Quick. To Approve the September 27, 2004 Agenda as Presented. 20 21 Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 22 23 4. APPROVAL OF EDA MINUTES 24 25 A. September 14, 2004 Minutes 26 27 MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Gunn. To Approve the Minutes of September 14, 2004 as 28 Presented. 29 30 Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 31 32 5. CONSENT AGENDA 33 34 None. 35 36 6. EDA BUSINESS 37 38 A. Resolution 04-EDA-196 Authorizing the Selection of a Land Surveyor to 39 Conduct a Boundary Survey and Elevations for the Bridges Golf Course 40 Redevelopment Project. 41 42 Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated that the City has taken several steps that 43 are important to gather information critical for any potential redevelopment to occur, including 44 the title commitment research, the wetland delineation study, the AUAR, and the appraisal. He 45 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 46 end user that there are no gaps in ownership or encroachments. He stated the City Attorney in his 47 September 7, 2004, Memo strongly recommended the City conduct a survey of all the property. 48 49 50 Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated that five proposals have been received 51 from qualified firms, ranging from $7,900 to $29,000, with E. G. Rud and Sons of Circle Pines 52 submitting the lowest bid. He stated that Staff recommends authorizing them to conduct the 53 boundary survey and elevations at a cost not to exceed $8,300. 54 55 Commissioner Quick asked whether this wasn’t done when the golf course was developed. 56 57 President Linke stated that he believed that it was, but that it was quite old, if it was. 58 59 Director Ericson stated that an exhaustive search had been conducted, and they had been unable 60 to find any survey of the golf course. 61 62 Commissioner Quick asked why they didn’t have it. He stated that nobody has cared to put any 63 money into a filing program so that everything could be kept track of. 64 65 Commissioner Stigney asked why they were recommending that it not exceed $8,300 instead of 66 the$7,900 that had been quoted. 67 68 Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated that an additional amount is typically 69 added in case there are additional costs that weren’t anticipated. He stated that he expects they 70 will come in on budget, but if there is an unanticipated cost, it will be covered, and they generally 71 add a couple of percent more to the figure. 72 73 Commissioner Quick asked whether they could sell that land, and that he was referring to the 74 MnDOT property. 75 76 City Attorney Riggs stated that the City Staff is working on dealing with the right of reverter 77 deed restriction. He stated that you can always quit claim deed something away, but whether 78 somebody can develop it is another issue, and that to have clean title, there are obviously some 79 steps that need to occur. 80 81 Commissioner Quick asked if there weren’t some strings attached to that piece from MnDOT. 82 83 City Attorney Riggs stated that that deed restriction was what he was referring to. 84 85 Commissioner Quick asked whether MnDOT has some say in whether they can sell that property 86 or not. 87 Mounds View EDA September 27, 2004 Regular Meeting Page 3 88 (Commissioner Marty arrived at the meeting.) 89 90 City Attorney Riggs stated that it has been 15 years since the deed was originally executed, and 91 the question at this point is who is the appropriate entity to deal with, but that it was likely 92 MnDOT. He stated that it had been a situation where they had not needed the land. He stated 93 there was typically a procedure that they follow for private entities, and it’s a bidding process, but 94 for municipalities like the City, there is an ability to get that land for certain purposes, and that 95 the City had acquired it via special legislation. 96 97 President Linke stated that an opinion had been requested from the Attorney General’s Office. 98 99 Commissioner Quick asked if that had been received yet. 100 101 President Linke stated that he doubted it because it’s only been there about a week. 102 103 City Attorney Riggs stated he and the City Administrator had discussed it today, and they are 104 working on it. 105 106 President Linke asked whether it had gone in yet. 107 108 City Attorney Riggs stated that it hadn’t, and that they may not get an opinion on a question such 109 as that because he had opined what it is, and they typically will say that the City has a City 110 Attorney who can opine on that, and that there is a case pretty directly on point, and that had been 111 in his original Memorandum to the City Council. He stated that it would likely be MnDOT that 112 they would be dealing with ultimately on that parcel. 113 114 Commissioner Quick asked if they have a buyer. 115 116 Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated that they have been working with CRESA 117 Partners, but that they don’t have a purchase agreement. He stated there was strong interest on 118 the part of the end user. He stated that on Friday they had received a site plan showing where the 119 buildings would go, so they are making progress. 120 121 President Linke stated that the EDA has not decided to sell that property yet either. 122 123 MOTION/SECOND. Marty/Gunn. To adopt Resolution 04-EDA-196, Authorizing the 124 Selection of a Land Surveyor to Conduct a Boundary Survey and Elevations for the Bridges Golf 125 Course Redevelopment Project, at a cost not to exceed $8,300. 126 127 Commissioner Quick stated that they didn’t know whether they could sell it, and they didn’t 128 know if the constituency wants them to sell it. He stated that there had been a 90 percent 129 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 130 the property. He stated he had done some sampling and received some frowns when he talked 131 about selling the golf course. He stated he couldn’t see spending this money without knowing 132 whether it was being spent wisely. 133 134 Commissioner Stigney stated he thought it was money well spent, and that it would offer a big 135 advantage to the tax base rather than draining it at a loss, and that that was one of the things that 136 they are there to look at, and he is all for proceeding with this. 137 138 Commissioner Marty stated that unless they move forward with this, they will not know what the 139 possibilities or ramifications are, and that he felt it was their responsibility to at least explore the 140 options available. 141 142 Commissioner Gunn stated she agreed with Commissioners Stigney and Marty. 143 144 President Linke stated that he was of the same mind as Commissioner Quick; however, he was 145 looking at the cost, and since they didn’t have a survey of that property, it would be a good idea 146 to get it anyway. He stated he had let everybody know how he felt about the other expenditures, 147 but he would be voting for this one. 148 149 Ayes-4 Nays-1 (Quick) Motion carried. 150 151 7. REPORTS 152 153 A. Update of the Status of the AUAR being undertaken by RLK (verbal report.) 154 155 Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated that the RLK team has been moving 156 forward with different aspects of the review or assessment process. He stated a traffic count is 157 ongoing for the different areas along County Road J., etc. He stated a meeting is being setting up 158 for all parties that would be interested in the potential improvements pertaining to the areas 159 including Coral Sea, County Road J, and the interchange of County Road J and 35W. 160 161 Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated he had just received the commercial 162 appraisal, and that it would be copied for the Commissioners. He stated that the appraisal for the 163 developed area of the golf course was just shy of $11 million. 164 165 8. NEXT EDA MEETING: Monday, October 11, 2004, 6:30 p.m. 166 167 9. ADJOURNMENT. 168 169 President Linke adjourned the meeting at 6:47 p.m. 170 171 Mounds View EDA September 27, 2004 Regular Meeting Page 5 Respectfully submitted, 172 173 Recorded and transcribed by: 174 175 Sheree Theobald 176 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 177 178