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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHRA MINUTES 01252000I CITY OF ST. ANTHONY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES 3 JANUARY 25, 2000 4 I. CALL TO ORDER. 5 Chairman Cavanaugh called the meeting was called to order at 8:37 p.m. 6 II. ROLL CALL. 7 Commissioners present: Chairman Cavanaugh, Vice Chair Thuesen, Commissioners 8 Sparks, Horst, and Hodson 9 Commissioners absent: None. 10 Also present: Executive Director Michael Monson; City Attorney William Soth. 1 t III. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 25, 2000 H.R.A. AGENDA. 12 Motion by Horst to approve the January 25, 2000 H.R.A. agenda as presented. 13 Motion carried unanimously. 14 IV. CONSENT AGENDA. i5 Motion by Horst to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. 16 Motion carried unanimously. 17 V. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE H.R.A. 18 None. 19 VI. STAFF REPORTS. 20 A. Review proposals for design services and action schedule for redevelopment of the St. 21 Anthony Shopping Center. Dick Krier, development consultant, will be present. 22 Executive Director Michael Monson explained to the Commission that the issue of Shopping 23 Center redevelopment has been in front of the Commission for a long time. At the end of 1999, 24 the City closed on the easement for the Shopping Center and The Hitching Post. Monson stated 25 that he invited Mr. Krier to speak to the Commission regarding the next step in the 26 redevelopment process. 27 In this respect, Momson invited Dick Krier, Midwest Planning and Design, to address the 28 Commission. 29 Mr. Krier directed the Commission's attention to item nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7 in the meeting packets. 30 Through a process of extensive participation, Mr. Krier explained that a plan was adopted and he 91 reviewed that plan with the Commission. Additionally, a schedule has been prepared and Mr. 32 Krier reviewed the schedule with the Commission. The highlight; he stated, is that the Parks 33 Commission, property owners, and businesses are involved iri going through the final stages of Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting Minutes January 25, 2000 Page 2 I planning prior to construction. The key to a successful development in a business area, Mr. Krier 2 stated, is to avoid any interruption of the businesses. In other words, the businesses in the 3 Shopping Center need to be involved in the development and scheduling; however, business 4 interruption must be limited. 5 Sparks questioned what was involved in obtaining the Huth property as depicted on the colored 6 plan attached to the meeting packets. Morrison clarified that the City is considering either a 7 partial purchase or a complete purchase of the parcel known as the Huth property, which is the 8 old bowling area. Currently, an appraisal is being performed and negotiations are ongoing. 9 Horst inquired about the depiction of a park and ride on the proposed plan. Cavanaugh re - 10 sponded that the particular route that the park and ride would serve might be eliminated by the I I MTC. Mr. Krier suggested, on the other hand, that if the City offers a park and ride, the MTC 12 might reconsider the decision to eliminate the route. 13 In response to a question by Horst regarding funding for the Shopping Center redevelopment, 14 Morrison reviewed the funding that has been set aside and would be utilized for the redevelop - 5 ment. 16 In response to Cavanaugh's question regarding the implementation of BRW as the design firm 17 for the project, Mr. Krier stated that Public Works Director, Jay Hartman, Management Assistant 18 Kim -Moore Sykes, and himself had interviewed two candidates for design firms with respect to 19 the redevelopment project. His recommendation would be to obtain BRW. He clarified that 20 BRW was slightly more expensive, but has experience in the community and has a proven work 21 record. 22 Mr. Krier further explained that, although Tushie-Montgomery completed the concept plan, the 23 company was of the belief that there would be a conflict of interest if they were to proceed any 24 further with the project. Morrison clarified that BRW would be working strictly for the City, 25 whereas Tushie-Montgomery would have been working not only for the Shopping Center 26 owners, but for the City as well. Thus, the conflict of interest was created and Tushie- 27 Montgomery wisely withdrew. 28 Horst inquired if the Shopping Center owners would follow the same design plan as the City. 29 Mr. Krier responded that there is a Developers Agreement in effect wherein the owners agreed to 30 follow a specific plan. 31 Cavanaugh asked for clarification of the next step in the process. Momson explained that the 32 Council needs to (1) approve BRW as the design company in order to begin the design process; 103 (2) authorize Staff to begin negotiations; and (3) adopt a revised schedule. Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting Minutes • January 25, 2000 Page 3 I City Attorney William Soth clarified that the current agreement had adopted a schedule, and he 2 would recommend amending the agreements to provide for an extra year of cushion. Mr. Soth 3 stated that the Shopping Center owner is agreeable to the change. 4 Motion by Horst to approve the firm of BRW and the price of $60,000 for design work on the 5 Shopping Center project. 6 Motion carried unanimously. 7 Sparks inquired as to the reason the same firms'tend to be utilized by the City. Mr. Krier stated 8 that there are limited choices and he is cautious to obtain firms that have experience. Momson 9 added that there is a comfort level with the firm of BRW because such firm is familiar with the 10 residents of the City and has worked with the City on prior projects. 11 Motion by Horst to extend the schedule by one year pursuant to City Manager Michael 12 Momson's recommendations on the condition of agreement between the City and the Shopping 13 Center owners. 04 Motion carried unanimously. 15 VII. H.R.A. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. 16 Motion by Cavanaugh to approve Resolution 00-004 wherein Randy Hodson is designated as a 17 Commissioner of the City of St. Anthony Housing and Redevelopment Authority. 18 Motion carried unanimously. 19 VIH. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 20 None. 21 IX. ADJOURNMENT. 22 Motion by Cavanaugh to adjourn the meeting at 9:17 p.m. 23 24 Respectfully submitted, 25 Sue Selseth 26 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 0 Motion carried unanimously.