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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008.06.16 EDA MinutesMINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF JUNE 16, 2008 EDA Vice President Phil Klein called the meeting to order at 8:35 am. PRESENT: Jan Arcand, Mike Granger, Phil Klein, and Brian Thistle ABSENT: Fran Miron, Jim Bever and Tom Denaway CITY STAFF PRESENT: City Administrator Mike Ericson, Community Development Director Bryan Bear, and Associate Planner Rachel Simone APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF MAY 19, 2008 Thistle made motion, Granger seconded, to approve the minutes for the EDA meeting of May 19, 2008. All aye. Motion carried. Discussion SAC/WAC Fees Jamie Wallerstedt from WSB & Associates presented to the EDA the research for the options for the City's SAC/WAC fees. The EDA asked staff to research the SAC/WAC connection fees for the City. Jamie Wallerstedt provided the EDA with alternative calculations/distribution of costs. She gave real world examples of three options in both residential and commercial. She provided the EDA with a spreadsheet of the examples. Granger and Arcand agreed that the user or developer should pay per water usage. The residential users should not have to pay for water that is not being used by them. Granger made a motion, seconded by Arcand to recommend to the City Council that option #1 be used without increasing the residential charges and collecting part of the fee at the time of plat. All aye. Motion carried. Discussion on TIF Certification and Hugo Commons TIF Application Paul Steinman from Springsted gave a presentation on TIF Certification and will provide options for the EDA to consider. There was also discussion on the TIF Application for Hugo Commons (former End Zone site). Paul Steinman stated that the June 30, 2008 deadline to certify the district could be ignored since there has not been any action in the district. He stated that March 2009 is the mandatory deadline since that is three years from the date the first house was demolished. The City will need to certify by then to collect the increment from the properties. He recommended to the EDA to wait after June 30, 2008 to certify the district. Thistle made a motion, seconded by Arcand to wait until after June 30, 2008 to certify the TIF district. All aye. Motion carried. Bill Lentsch gave an update on his project at the former End Zone site. He discussed the MNDOT letter. Bryan Bear stated that staff will set up a meeting with the developer and MNDOT. The applicant stated that he is having a hard time finding tenants; he needs at least 50% leased to receive financing from the bank. Update on Downtown Redevelopment Staff updated the EDA on the progress of the downtown redevelopment projects. Carpenters Restaurant owners continue to work on a redevelopment plan for the site. There has been no contact with the owners of Ricci's restaurant to date. The CDD updated the EDA on the 147th Street and Highway 61 intersection improvements. Discussion on Marketing and Promotion of the City Following the May 25 Tornado The City has repeatedly received praise for its efforts in managing the recovery process following the disaster. The city staff believes the extraordinary media coverage the City has received during the past few weeks has cast a positive spotlight on the attitude and professionalism found within the City of Hugo. Staff discussed with the EDA ways to promote the City during this unique time as a good place to locate a business. Tom Weidt from the Planning Commission talked to the EDA about a marketing plan for the City. Tom stated that he is working with the local, Minneapolis, and St Paul papers to donate full page ads for a "Thank You" to all that helped during the disaster. Tom talked about getting developers involved in the promotion of the City. Granger stated that the City needs new population signs to show that we have aver 12,000 people now. There was a consensus within the EDA that marketing should be done for the City. ADJOURNMENT Granger made a motion, seconded by Klein, to adjourn at 10:00 am.