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Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes Monday, March 14, 2022 1. CALL TO ORDER President Prchal called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. In attendance were Boucher-Hoese, Braid, Briggs, Prchal and Marco. Also present were Executive Director Wedel, staff Liaison McCabe, and Community Development Ser-vices Assistant Peppin. 2. WELCOM NEW EDA COMMISSIONER EDA Members welcomed new EDA Commissioner Tim Marco. . 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION BY BRIGGS, SECONDED BY BOUCHER-HOESE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. Ayes by Boucher-Hoese, Braid, Briggs, Prchal, and Marco. The motion carried 5-0. 4. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES MOTION BY WEDEL, SECONDED BY BRAID TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 24, 2021 MEETING MINUTES. Ayes by Boucher-Hoese, Braid, Briggs, Prchal. The motion carried 4-0-1 with Marco abstaining. 5. CONSENT AGENDA A. Development Update (02/28/2022) MCCABE updated permit information regarding Commercial and Single-Family permits and commented on res-idential developments including Parkwood, Pike Lake Landing, Revere Place and Ron Clark Villas. MOTION BY BRAID, SECONDED BY BRIGGS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. Ayes by Boucher-Hoese, Braid, Briggs, Prchal, and Marco. The motion carried 5-0. 6. REMOVED CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS MOTION BY BRAID, SECONDED BY BRIGGS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. Ayes by Boucher-Hoese, Braid, Briggs, Prchal, and Marco The motion carried 5-0. 7. PRESENTATIONS A. Legislative Update WEDEL and BRIGGS provided the EDA with an update on proposed legislation intended to limit local zoning control and pass development costs from developers to existing residents. Wedel and Briggs shared the efforts being made by the City of Prior Lake and several other organizations to fight this proposed legislation that would have a negative impact on cities. 8. OLD BUSINESS None 9. NEW BUSINESS A. Scott County FAST-TRACK Challenge Sponsorship Request MCCABE introduced the agenda item related to a request for sponsorship of the Scott County FAST-TRACK Challenge. EDA Members discussed the history of this event in Prior Lake and record of support from the Prior Lake EDA; commissioners were in support of sponsoring this event again in 2022.
MOTION BY BRIGGS, SECONDED BY PRCHAL TO AUTHORIZE A FAST-TRACK CHALLENGE SPONSOR-SHIP CONTRIBUTION IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. Ayes by Boucher-Hoese, Braid, Briggs, Prchal, and Marco. The motion carried 5-0. B. Jeffers Pond First Addition Outlot Development Concepts MCCABE provided an overview of two multi-family residential projects being proposed in the Jeffers Pond neighborhood and shared previous concepts for a mix of commercial and residential developments. Mr. McCabe stated the reason for the EDA review is to discuss a potential reduction of the anticipated 87,000 SF of commercial development if both multi-family projects move forward due to a loss in buildable land area. EDA Members discussed the need for multi-family residential but did not support any reduction in the mini-mum 87,000 SF of planned commercial development due to the future commercial demand in the commu-nity and the limited amount of pad ready commercial property. ADJOURNMENT MOTION BY BRAID, SECOND BY MARCO TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. Ayes by Boucher-Hoese, Braid, Briggs, Prchal, and Marco. The motion carried 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 5:26 p.m. Submitted by Sandra Peppin