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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruaryPRIOR LAKE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 9, 1990 MEETING AGENDA 7:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. COMMUNITY ROOM, CITY HALL me Review EDC Minutes II. Review EDC Annual Report III. Discuss EDC 1990 Work Plan IV. Discuss City Council Improvement Projects Direction for Downtown Ve Adjournment ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 9, 1990 Members present: Others present: Chairman Bob Miller, Jim Dennis Hanson Barsness, Darcy Running, Dave Hill, Rachel VanDenBoom, and Darwin Fosse, Rich Gross and David Unmacht me Review EDC Minutes After a review of the EDC minutes, a motion was made by Jim Hill, seconded by Dave Miller to approve the January 15, 1990 Economic Development Committee meeting minutes. The motion was unanimously supported. II. Review EDC Annual Report Chairman Barsness asked members for g~neral comments on the document. One general observation was that the document was too long. Kay Schmudlach was asked to separate the two documents and provide one page summaries of each. The EDC reviewed the 1989 Annual Report and the 1990 Goals and made changes to each. Kay was asked to FAX the one page summaries to each member for his/her review prior to the February 20 meeting and make the recommended changes to the complete documents. III. Review EDC 1990 Goals The 1990 Goals were reviewed and the EDC reaffirmed their commitment to them. Subcommittee assignments were made and Subcommittee meeting dates were set. *The Business Development Subcommittee will be meeting on February 19 9t 3:90 p.m. in City Hall. The reason for the meeting will be to pre~are the agenda and figures for the meeting with the downtown merchants. *The Promotion/Marketing and the Business Development Subcommittees will be meeting on February 22 at 4:00 at Cit~ Hall. The purpose of the meeting will ~m'to review the Star City Submittals. 1 IV. Discuss City Council Direction for Downtown Improvement Projects Kay Schmudlach related to the EDC members the discussion held at the City Council retreat on February 3 and 4. The City Council has given the EDC a 60 day time frame to ~repgre an action plan for addressing the downtown revitalization effort. The EDC dIscussed their plan, which is consistent with the City Council's ideas. The Business Development Subcommittee will be specifically addressing this plan at their February 19 meeting. We Discuss the Scott County Business Partnership Meeting The EDC was invited to a meeting of .S~ott Community representatives to discuss organizing a development organization. County County The meeting was held on Tuesday, February 6 at the Canterbury Inn. The meeting was organized to provide a panel discussion of the various development organizations available. Panel members included Tim Rogers from the Metro East Partnership, Kristen Wood from the Coon Rapids Development Corporation, Robert Heck former Director of the State OMNI program and Pat Pelstring of Business Development Services. The panel did a good job of identifying the different development organizations. The feedback from other communities has been positive. The process for continuing the organization is as follows: * Send letters to all cities, County, and township officials asking them to fill out a questionaire. The questionaire will help identify how each goal entry sees the organization developing. Kay and Cora Lee Fox (Jordan) will be preparing the questionaire and Kay will be distributing it. * Following theeb return of each questionaire, a summary will prepared and interested communities will be asked to send a representative to serve on a task force. Kay will be preparing the summary and assisting with the facilitating of the task force. * The task force will review the summary and organize bylaws that will reflect the needs of the respective organizations. * A work program will be prepared and the task representatives will be asked to address respective community for approval to proceed the implementation of the organization. force their with * Following the organization's approval, the EDC and staff will become l%ais?n to the. organization and assist in the organlzat~on's act~vitles. The EDC supported this general work program and directed staff to proceed. VI. Other Business Membership - The EDC discussed the membership d%rected ~a~ to.send Steve Nielson a letter h~s part~clpat~on. The EDC approved Mr. membership in the EDC. size and requesting Wisser's Super Valu - The EDC discussed the progress of the Super Valu project. EDC members were asked to be in attendance to support the project on February 20. The EDC were shown a letter sent by Ronn Hechter regarding the "pirating" of the City of Businesses. Chairman Barsness reported that he and Kay Schmudlach met with Mr. Hechter on Monday, January 22 to discuss the Gateway Center. Based on the content of the letter, EDC members felt that Mr. Hechter should be invited to a meeting following the final approval of the Super Valu project. Kay made a note to contact Mr. Hechter. Deb & Den's Business - Kay Schmudlach reported to the EDC thpt Deb & Den's business was considering relocating.. Th? business has become a very successful Wholesale d~str~bution of produce and bakery products. Mr. Ackley has met with staff to discuss his business expansion opportunities in Prior Lake. Mr. Ackley's need for a cash insertion makes the project difficult. Prior Lake has not, to date( provided cash grant~ or loans to businesses except ~n the case of a TIF project. The EDC encouraged staff to ~ork with Mr. Ackley to find a site in town or at the minimum keep a retail outlet in Prior Lake. EDC members also thought that Dennis Ackley should be encouraged to consider the Super Valu site for relocation. VI. Adjournment The EDC meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 22, 1990 Members present: Others present: Chairman Bob Miller, Jim Nat Wisser Barsness, Darcy Running, Dave Hill, Rich Gross, Dar Fosse, and Kay Schmudlach Review TIF Project Chairman Barsness led the conversation of the TIF Project approvals. The Prior Lake City Council and EDA approved the Redevelopment and TIF Project on Tuesday, February 20, 1990. The EDC was well represented at the City Council meeting. Kay was asked to update the EDC on the timetable for completion by the March 9 meeting. The EDC ~uestion~d the County Market Concept and asked Kay to discuss with Kathleen Nye the decision to go discount. The EDC members were asked to consider co-sponsoring a welcome lunch with the Chamber. The date of the lunch will be March 21 and it will be held at the Hollywood Inn. Kay was asked to discuss with staff the enforcment of a design standard for the surrounding land to ensure that development is of the same motif and consistent in nature to the Super Valu and Priordale Mall structures. Kay was asked to investigate the proposed Dan Borchardt Auto Repair business. The EDC felt that the area should be kept clean and that if an auto business is built, it must be well maintained. This thought should be relayed to Kathleen Nye and she should be encouraged to include a provision for the maintenance and construction style in the purchase agreement. Kay reported that staff continues to talk with Howard Rekstad and Bill Bissonett regarding the Senior Housing Pro~ect. Staff will keep the EDC up-to-date on this pro]ect. Kay presented the .plans submitted by Ron Hechtor's 1 proposed commercial development on Franklin Trail. Kay noted that staff has many concerns with the project as presented in the document. EDC encouraged staff to deal fairly and respectfully with Mr. Hechtor. II. Subcommittee Discussion The EDC broke into subcommittees. The Promotions/ Marketing Subcommittee discussed their assignments as outlined in the 1990 Work Program. The Promotions/Marketing Subcommittee will be embarking on an outreach campaign to all Home Occupied Businesses. The EDC will be trying to get these people involved in city affairs and Chamber activities. The Promotions/ Marketing Subcom~.ittee discussed talkin~ to the Mall representatives in regards to their willingness to break the mall space into smaller incubator type space for home occupied businesses. The Promotions/Marketing Subcommittee asked Kay for an update on the Star City Program and an action plan for completion. The Business/Development Subcommittee discussed primarily the Downtown Redevelopment Project. Kay had prepared an outline of the idea and presented it for review. The EDC modified the outline and agreed to meet with Bob Mertens and Frank Wicker to discuss their ideas. Several dates were discussed and Kay was asked to contact both regarding the idea. Kay was asked to prepare an action plan for the EDC review prior to going to the City Council. The Business/Development Subcommittee also asked Kay to work with Larry Anderson regarding the construction costs. III. The EDC came together at 5:30 as the Following a general discussion of activities, the meeting adjourned. full committee. the subcommittee 2