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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 10 2019 EDA Minutes Phone 952.447.9800 / Fax 952.447.4245 / www.cityofpriorlake.com 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes June 10, 2019 1. CALL TO ORDER PRESIDENT CHROMY called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. Present were Chromy, Boucher-Hoese, Sheehan- Kerber, Braid and Briggs. Also present were Executive Director Plante, Community Development Director McCabe and Planner Schwabe. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION BY BRIGGS, SECONDED BY BOUCHER-HOESE, TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH THE ADDITION OF 10. E. TECHNOLOGY VILLAGE. Ayes by Chromy, Boucher-Hoese, Braid, Briggs and Sheehan-Kerber. The motion carried 5-0. 3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES A. May 13, 2019 MOTION BY BRIGGS, SECONDED BY SHEEHAN-KERBER TO APPROVE THE JUNE 10, 2019 MEETING MINUTES. Ayes by Boucher-Hoese, Braid, Briggs and Sheehan-Kerber. The motion carried 4-0-1 with Chromy abstaining. 4. CONSENT AGENDA A. Development Update (06/5/2019) MCCABE provided an overview of the quantity and valuation of building permits issued to date. MOTION BY BRAID, SECONDED BY BRIGGS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. Ayes by Chromy, Bou- cher-Hoese, Sheehan-Kerber, Briggs, and Braid. The motion carried 5-0. 5. REMOVED CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS None 6. PRESENTATIONS None 7. PUBLIC HEARING No Public Hearings 8. OLD BUSINESS A. EDA Funding Options MCCABE provided an update to the discussion at the last meeting regarding increasing the amount of money avail- able to the EDA. He shared that most of the funding allocated to the EDA is utilized for personnel costs. He stated that since the last meeting, he emailed the City Council regarding the EDA request to maintain the levy at $150,000 and move the approximately $125,000 of budgeted personnel costs to the general fund. Responses are still coming in. Discussion is anticipated to continue at an upcoming City Council work session. MCCABE shared that the first EDA levy was in 2013 for 2014 payable. The levy averages $150,000 and of that figure approximately 80% is related to personnel costs which have increased every year. Historically, to address the in- creases, the professional services line item has steadily decreased since 2012. MCCABE shared that state statute sets the maximum amount an EDA can levy. BRIGGS suggested working with Scott County to have the EDA levy amount as a separate line item on the tax statements if possible. BRAID stated he was in favor of breaking out the EDA levy on the tax statements as well as taking personnel costs from the EDA levy to the general levy. Discussion followed. MOTION BY CHROMY, SECONDED BY BRIGGS TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN EDA BUDGET REQUEST IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000 WHICH INCLUDES A REQUEST FOR $150,000 FROM THE GENERAL RESERVE FUND AND TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL COSTS FROM THE EDA LEVY TO THE GENERAL LEVY. 9. NEW BUSINESS A. Construction Update MCCABE provided an update regarding the 13/21 interchange improvement project. Communications have been distributed regarding the project timing. He shared that the Scott County Board has a meeting on July 9th. SHEEHAN-KERBER suggested extending the payment schedule for marketing efforts. BRIGGS shared that many commitments were made surrounding the #PLWorthIt campaign and recommended the EDA continue with the schedule as originally planned. He suggested gauging the effectiveness of the campaign in 2019 to assist with planning 2020 initiatives. SHEEHAN-KERBER supported Briggs’ comments. The EDA directed Staff and Subcommittee to continue to move forward with the #PLWorthIt campaign in 2019 and to provide qualitative and quantitative analysis to the best extent possible to assess the effectiveness of the initia- tive. 10. OTHER BUSINESS A. Staff Updates i. Community Arts Speaker MCCABE shared that Sheila Smith, Executive Director for the MN Center for the Arts will be joining the EDA at their October 14, 2019 meeting. BRAID suggested the formation of a committee for arts, history and culture who would serve as an advisory committee to the EDA to discuss topics including, but not limited to murals, community art, etc. BRIGGS questioned if the committee would be in perpetuity? BRAID stated yes. Discussion followed. The EDA directed staff to develop a work group for a pilot project to bring recommendations back to the EDA as to how the City could develop a vibrant arts, music and humanities committee in our community. ii. Community Partner Designation MCCABE shared that Staff brought forward the idea of a business recognition award to the BEC at their May meeting. The BEC liked the idea of recognizing businesses/organizations for contributions although they had concerns regarding coordinating the program. Concerns included the delay between when an action deserving of recognition occurred and when recognition was received. The BEC suggested more frequent recognition to be done at the City Council level. BRIGGS explained that recognition does not happen often enough; however, if the BEC is not available to assist, developing a stand-alone process for this may not be appropriate. BRAID suggested soliciting nominations via Newswire or other avenues. Discussion followed. The EDA directed staff to continue discussion of the development of a community partner program with the BEC. iii. Downtown Redevelopment Update MCCABE provided an update on downtown development opportunities. Discussion followed. The EDA voiced continued support for downtown development efforts. iv. Next EDA Meeting Next meeting is scheduled for July 8, 2019. Due to staff and member absences, the meeting will be resched- uled to July 22, 2019. v. Technology Village MCCABE shared that FSS staff have been working diligently to secure donations and judges for the 3rd Annual Fast Track Business Challenge. He stated that the next step is to find applicants to participate. MCCABE explained that he has had conversations with Scott County CDA First Stop Shop staff regarding how a larger facility would likely better meet the needs of their growing program. B. Commissioner Comments i. EDA members discussed the recently received written request related to participation by the City of Prior Lake in Lakefront Days. City Manager Plante stated he will discuss the request with Chamber of Commerce. 11. ADJOURNMENT MOTION BY SHEEHAN-KERBER, SECONDED BY BRIGGS TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. With all in favor, the meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m. Ayes by Chromy, Boucher-Hoese, Sheehan-Kerber, Braid and Briggs. The motion carried 5-0. ___________________________ Michael Plante, Executive Director