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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 16 2015 EDA Minutes FINAL Phone 952.447.9800 / Fax 952.447.4245 / www.cityofpriorlake.com 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes November 16, 2015 1. CALL TO ORDER Interim Vice President Chromy called the meeting to order at 4:08 p.m. after being voted by Keeney and Sheehan-Kerber due to Hedberg and Choudek’s absence. Present were Commissioners Hedberg (late), Chromy, Sheehan-Kerber and Keeney; Choudek was absent. Also present were Executive Director Boyles, Community & Economic Development Director Rogness, Community Development Specialist McCabe and Assistant City Manager Olson. Others present included Lloyd Erbaugh of the EDAC. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION BY SHEEHAN-KERBER, SECONDED BY KEENEY TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. VOTE: Ayes by Keeney, Chromy and Sheehan-Kerber. The motion carried. 3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES MOTION BY KEENEY, SECONDED BY HEDBERG TO APPROVE THE SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 MEETING MINUTES. Ayes by Hedberg, Keeney, Chromy and Sheehan-Kerber. The motion carried. 4. CONSENT AGENDA No items were on the Consent Agenda 5. REMOVED CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS No items were removed from the Consent Agenda 6. PUBLIC HEARING No Public Hearings 7. OLD BUSINESS No Old Business 8. NEW BUSINESS A. Summary of EDA-EDAC Business Mixer McCabe: provided a written summary of comments received at the Business Mixer event, which were re- ceived from the participants at the break-out session; nearly 60 people attended this event. Rogness: stated that the EDAC has not yet met to review these comments, which they will do in early De- cember. The EDAC will then provide a written report to the EDA, including recommendations on ways to address various concerns and issues. Erbaugh: said the meeting was very positive for all those who attended on October 29th at The Wilds. Sheehan-Kerber: agreed with Erbaugh, and she further noted that the mixer portion could probably have been longer, and that maybe they could have identified some best pract ices. Keeney: thought that some key topics to discuss could have provided more focus to the various table dis- cussions. B. Downtown Bus Stop 2 McCabe: reviewed his staff report related to an EDA request to MVTA to consider alternate locations for the downtown bus stop, which is currently at Main and CSAH 21. MVTA evaluated all options, including the existing city parking lot at Colorado Street. MVTA de cided to not make a change at this time. Once Arcadia and CSAH 21 becomes signalized with full pedestrian crossings, then MVTA would reconsider moving it to that intersection. EDA Commissioners: thanked City staff and the MVTA for their evaluation. C. EDA 2015 Accomplishments & 2016 Goals Rogness: summarized a draft list of 2015 accomplishments and 2016 goals for the EDA to consider ap- proving for the upcoming City Council Work Session. Goals relate to the downtown parking study, busi- ness incentives report, TIF for Dominium, and the CDA grant award for Technology Village III study. Ac- complishments relate to the EDA Business Plan, short-term recommendations in the parking study, the EDAC, Technology Village, and pad-ready commercial/industrial sites. Boyles: emphasized the short and mid-term goals that are identified in the City’s 2040 Vision and Strate- gic Plan. Keeney: recommended that a bullet be added under the annual business incentives report that summa- rizes the incentives provided by the City in 2015. Hedberg: suggested one Technology Village goal for 2016, combining three together in the report; he also supported a reference to the EDA Business Plan implementation actions. Rogness: thought that the term “targeted areas” was better to use than “pad ready or near pad ready”. Keeney: further recommended that a goal simply state that th e EDA guides and supports the EDAC and Technology Village and that the EDA concentrate on long -term rather than short-term recommendations in the downtown parking study. MOTION BY CHROMY, SECONDED BY KEENEY TO APPROVE THE LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND GOALS WITH CHANGES AS DISCUSSED BY THE COMMISSIONERS. Ayes by Hedberg, Keeney, Chromy and Sheehan-Kerber. The motion carried. D. Amendment to EDA Bylaws Boyles: reviewed a proposed change in the EDA bylaws that would correspond to Minnesota State Stat- utes for the term of office. Commissioners appointed from the public should have 6 -year terms by statute rather than the 4-year terms as stated in the bylaws. MOTION BY CHROMY, SECONDED BY SHEEHAN-KERBER TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE EDA BYLAWS. Ayes by Hedberg, Keeney, Chromy and Sheehan-Kerber. The motion carried. E. Approve a Resolution Appointing the EDAC Members Rogness: presented the list of recommended new EDAC members to be appointed and reappointed by the EDA, which includes as reappointments Wade Larson, Thane Tande and Lloyd Erbaugh, and as new ap- pointments Trisha Rosenfeld, Celina Byers, Marie Voreis, Srinivasan Prasanna, Stephani e Carroll and Luke Brazier. Dan, Casey, Frank and Lloyd were on the interview committee. Sheehan-Kerber: asked whether those on the interview committee felt that the attributes of the new mem- bers match the goals of the EDAC? Boyles and Erbaugh: both said yes in a variety of ways based upon the applicants’ range of experience . MOTION BY CHROMY, SECONDED BY KEENEY TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION APPOINTING THE EDAC MEMBERS. Ayes by Hedberg, Keeney, Chromy and Sheehan-Kerber. The motion carried. F. Approve a Resolution Appointing the Technology Village Board of Director Members Rogness: presented the list of two applicants to be reappointed to the Technology Village Board of Direc- tors, including Gerry Hughes and Lori Frank. 3 MOTION BY KEENEY, SECONDED BY CHROMY TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION APPOINTING THE TECHNOLOGY VILLAGE BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS. Ayes by Hedberg, Keeney, Chromy and Sheehan-Kerber. The motion carried. G. Technology Village Phase II.3 Business Plan McCabe: presented changes to the previous business plan (II.2) that update businesses, budgets, strate- gies, etc. for 2016. This updated plan is identified as II.3. Keeney: thought that home-based businesses should be a group tapped into as part of the pipeline pro- cess, and he thinks the virtual program needs more branding. EDA Commissioners: felt that this revised plan speaks well to Technology Village moving forward into the next year. Jim Greenwood’s study conclusions will also be an important topic for discussion in 2016. MOTION BY CHROMY, SECONDED BY SHEEHAN-KERBER TO APPROVE THE TECHNOLGY VIL- LAGE PHASE II.3 BUSINESS PLAN. Ayes by Hedberg, Keeney, Chromy and Sheehan-Kerber. The motion carried. H. Advisory Committee 2015 Accomplishments and 2016 Goals McCabe: reviewed the list of accomplishments and goals for Technology Village and the EDAC as devel- oped by those two corresponding groups. Erbaugh: provided more information on the business liaison program. MOTION BY KEENEY, SECONDED BY CHROMY TO APPROVE THE 2015 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND 2016 GOALS FOR TECHNOLGY VILLAGE AND THE EDAC. Ayes by Hedberg, Keeney, Chromy and Sheehan-Kerber. The motion carried. 9. OTHER BUSINESS A. Commercial & Industrial Development Update McCabe: summarized a one-page memo showing development activity in Prior Lake so far in 2015, including building permit data and a list of new or expanding businesses. As an example, new com- mercial and industrial development in 2015 is at $3.7 million compared to $85,000 in 2014. 10. ADJOURNMENT MOTION BY KEENEY, SECONDED BY CHROMY TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. With all in favor, the meeting adjourned at 6:02 p.m. ___________________________ Frank Boyles, Executive Director