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1 <br /> 1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY --- <br /> 2 HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES <br /> • 3 October 24, 2000 <br /> 4 I. CALL TO ORDER. <br /> 5 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Cavanaugh at 8:16 p.m. <br /> 6 II. ROLL CALL. <br /> 7 Commissioners present: Chairman Cavanaugh,Vice Chair Thuesen, Commissioners Sparks <br /> 8 Horst, and Hodson. <br /> 9 Commissioners absent: None. <br /> 10 Also present: Executive Director Michael Morrison <br /> 11 III. APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 24,2000 H.R.A. AGENDA. <br /> 12 Motion by Horst to approve the October 24, 2000 H.R.A. Agenda as presented. <br /> 13 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 14 IV. CONSENT AGENDA. <br /> 15 Motion by Sparks to approve the Consent Agenda, which included: <br /> 16 . 1. Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting Minutes of September 26, 2000 as <br /> 17 presented; and <br /> 18 2. Claims for the H.R.A. <br /> 19 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 20 V. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE H.R.A. <br /> 21 A. Discuss Walgreen's TIF Request. <br /> 22 City Manager Michael Morrison reported that Mike Kalscheur of TOLD Development was pres- <br /> 23 ent to discuss the concept review for a new Walgreen's store. In the interim, Morrison explained <br /> 24 the background of the Walgreen's request. TOLD Development is proposing a Walgreens devel- <br /> 25 opment at the northwest corner of Silver Lake Road and 37th Avenue. Additionally, Walgreens <br /> 26 is hoping to rely on some level of tax increment assistance from the City of St. Anthony. <br /> 27- In short, the project would involve the demolition of the existing Amoco gas station and car wash <br /> 28 buildings, along with the combination of the approximately 265 easterly feet of the adjacent <br /> 29 property owned by Ken Solie of Village Properties. A 14,490 square foot building would be <br /> 30 construct and that building would be leased by Walgreen Company for a minimum period of 25 <br /> 31 years. <br /> 32 Additionally, binding purchase agreements have been signed with both BP-Amoco and Mr. <br /> 33 Solie, and Walgreen's committee to the project has been received. <br /> 034 Walgreens has noted that there is some soil correction that needs to be done on the property. Be- <br /> 35 cause of the engineering properties of the soils and the potential for enormous and unrecoverable <br />