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Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes
August 15, 2016
1. CALL TO ORDER
Vice President Choudek called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. Present were Hedberg (late), Chromy,
Choudek and Sheehan-Kerber. Keeney was absent. Also present were Executive Director Boyles, Com-
munity & Economic Development Director Rogness, and Community Development Specialist McCabe.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION BY CHROMY, SECONDED BY SHEEHAN-KERBER TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
VOTE: Ayes by Choudek, Chromy and Sheehan-Kerber. The motion carried.
3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
MOTION BY CHROMY, SECONDED BY HEDBERG TO APPROVE THE JULY 18, 2016 MEETING
MINUTES.
Ayes by Hedberg, Choudek, Sheehan-Kerber and Chromy. The motion carried.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
A. EDA 2016 Revenue & Expenditure Report (7/31/16)
MOTION BY CHROMY, SECONDED BY SHEEHAN-KERBER TO APPROVE THE 7/31/16 EDA REVE-
NUE & EXPENDITURE REPORT.
Ayes by Hedberg, Chromy, Choudek and Sheehan-Kerber. The motion carried.
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5. REMOVED CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
No items were removed from the Consent Agenda
6. PUBLIC HEARING
No Public Hearings
7. OLD BUSINESS
A. Resolution to Approve the Proposed 2017 EDA Tax Levy and Budget
Rogness: summarized the proposed action by the EDA related to the 2017 EDA tax levy and budget,
which had been informally approved at the last meeting. The resolution provides for a tax levy of $140,000
and a total budget of $160,825 for 2017.
EDA Commissioners: expressed agreement with this proposal based on past discussion .
MOTION BY CHROMY, SECONDED BY SHEEHAN-KERBER TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION APPROV-
ING THE 2017 EDA TAX LEVY OF $140,000 AND EDA BUDGET OF $160,825.
Ayes by Hedberg, Chromy, Choudek and Sheehan-Kerber. The motion carried.
B. Downtown Development Guide Update and Downtown Tour
McCabe: summarized the updated status of the downtown development guide graphics by Hoisington
Koegler showing completed projects and planned projects . The latest version of these two graphics had
changes that were discussed at the previous EDA meeting.
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Rogness: invited the Commissioners to attend a tour of downtown Chaska and Excelsior as planned by
the Planning Commission for Tuesday, September 6 .
Boyles: asked the EDA to discuss their preference on public engagement; for example, should this topic
be reviewed now with town meetings, as part of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan update process, or in con-
junction with the upcoming design of the TH13/CH21 intersection?
Hedberg: feels that the guideline stands ahead of the overall transportation plan for the Highway 13 and
21 intersection, and that the EDA shouldn’t wait for that to occur.
Sheehan-Kerber: asked whether the county/state plans could impact or change this guideline in any way?
Choudek: said that this downtown information will remind people what has happened since 2000, includ-
ing what, where and why. She further supported this information as key to tackle the next challenge (i.e.,
the closing of Main and 21).
Sheehan-Kerber: supported Choudek by saying that this is not a new plan and that a guideline for the
downtown will bring awareness to the public.
McCabe: asked for further clarification on how the Commissioners want to define public engagemen t.
Boyles: emphasized that the future reconstruction of Highways 13 and 21 is coming with plans for down-
town in mind.
Chromy: supports the EDA and Planning Commission seeking the same process for a future guide of the
downtown area.
Hedberg: recommends a public dialogue soon, integrating this with the county highway planning process,
or even before that process. Hedberg would support City staff coming back with a communication and pub-
lic engagement plan to the next EDA meeting.
EDA Commissioners: requested a few more changes to the guideline maps: (1) remove the South Lake
District from the Completed Projects map; (2) revise text for #3 on the Completed Projects map; (3) add the
parking lot areas to the “Redevelopment Focal Area” of the Planned Projects map; (4) continue future
streetscape along Colorado Street in the Planned Projects map; and (5) revise the title of the Planned Pro-
jects map to add “and Proposed”.
MOTION BY CHOUDEK, SECONDED BY HEDBERG TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES
AND TO HAVE STAFF RETURN WITH A COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PLAN
Ayes by Hedberg, Chromy, Choudek and Sheehan-Kerber. The motion carried.
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update Process
Rogness: discussed how the Planning Commission has begun to evaluate housing demand and needs for
the 2040 Comprehensive Plan update . He said the same type of analysis will need to be done for commer-
cial and industrial market demand. Rogness further showed how the existing 2030 Comprehensive Plan
for Prior Lake has a significant mismatch between C/I demand, which is much lower than the future supply
of C/I land. However, much of that land is not close to being ready for development, much of it being in the
Orderly Annexation Area. For example, the 2011 Maxfield report shows 117 acres needed for commercial
and 31 acres need for industrial between 2010 -2030. This compares to 442 vacant commercial acres and
593 vacant industrial acres in the land use plan.
Hedberg: described how the city can influence a higher demand by shrinking the leakage with more peo-
ple wanting to spend their dollars locally.
9. OTHER BUSINESS
A. Commissioner Comments
Hedberg: provided an update on the City Council’s recent decision regarding public financing assistance
for Vesatile Vehicles. Option A was supported, which includes City support for the $94,000 deferred loan
and tax abatement of $180,000 over 15 years. This option also asked the County to consider providing its
own abatement in an amount of $200,000 over 15 years.
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Boyles: described how the City staff learned about the County’s tax abatement policy with hopeful partici-
pation by that jurisdiction as well. However, the County’s policy appears to lean towards bigger projects by
larger companies with more employees.
Choudek: asked why economic development incentives should be given only to larger businesses?
Sheehan-Kerber: wondered what type of influence the EDA can have to get County participation.
Choudek: talked about the SCALE collective impact effort, and she does not think this project goes
against any principles of the 50 x 30 theme to create more local jobs in Scott County.
10. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION BY HEDBERG, SECONDED BY SHEEHAN-KERBER TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. With all in
favor, the meeting adjourned at 5:54 p.m.
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Frank Boyles, Executive Director