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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 29 2022 EDA Minutes Phone 952.447.9800 / priorlakemn.gov 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes Wednesday, June 29, 2022 1. CALL TO ORDER President Prchal called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. In attendance were Braid, Briggs, and Marco; Prchal and Boucher- Hoese were attending virtually. Also present were Executive Director Wedel, staff Liaison McCabe, and Administrative Assistant Erickson. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION BY BRIGGS, SECONDED BRAID TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. Ayes by Boucher-Hoese, Braid, Briggs, Prchal, and Marco. The motion carried 5-0. 3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES MOTION BY BRIGGS, SECONDED BY BRAID TO APPROVE THE APRIL 11, 2022, MEETING MINUTES. Ayes by Boucher-Hoese, Braid, Briggs, Prchal, and Marco. The motion carried 5-0. 4. CONSENT AGENDA A. Development Update (05/31/2022) MCCABE reviewed the summary of year-to-date residential and commercial development activity. MOTION BY BRIGGS, SECONDED BY MARCO TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. Ayes by Boucher-Hoese, Braid, Briggs, Prchal, and Marco. The motion carried 5-0. 5. REMOVED CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS None 6. PRESENTATIONS None 7. OLD BUSINESS A. Downtown Property Acquisition Opportunities MCCABE informed the EDA that he, Wedel, and Prchal met with representatives of the VFW to discuss options for the City to acquire an 11 ft easement on VFW property along Colorado Street for the reconstruction project. Three options were discussed. The VFW was interested in acquiring the two city-owned lots south of their building at the Main/Pleasant intersection. The VFW was also interested in acquiring the 14 ft. strip of land owned by the city behind their building and staff expressed potential interest in the city acquiring the VFW-owned parking lot along Colorado Street. EDA Members expressed interest in purchasing the VFW owned Colorado Street parking lot and potential support for the city swapping the 14 ft. strip of land behind the VFW for the 11 ft. easement area along Colorado Street. The EDA was not in support of selling the two city-owned lots south of the VFW building. EDA Members directed staff to contact the VFW to discuss potential acquisition of the Colorado Street parking lot and/or swapping the 14’ behind the VFW for the easement area along Colorado Street. 8. NEW BUSINESS A. Resolution Approving the 2023 EDA Tax Levy and Budget MCCABE presented a draft budget and EDA levy request and requested EDA approval of a resolution requesting City Council approval of the proposed 2023 EDA tax levy of $370,000 and a total budget of $529,615. EDA members discussed the anticipated revenues and expenditures and felt the planned expenditure of $350,000 for property acquisitions may not be enough. EDA members recommended the property acquisition line litem be in- creased to $385,000, which results in an increase to the overall budget of $35,000. MOTION BY MARCO, SECOND BY BOUCHER-HOESE APPROVING A RESOLUTION REQUESTING CITY COUN- CIL APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED 2023 EDA TAX LEVY OF $370,000 AND BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $627,615. Ayes by Boucher-Hoese, Braid, Briggs, Prchal, and Marco. The motion carried 5-0. B. Potential Ordinance Amendments i. Multi-Family Development First Floor Commercial in TC, Town Center MCCABE informed the EDA that the City Council directed staff to prepare a draft ordinance for Planning Commission consideration that would require the first floor in all multi-family buildings in the Town Center district to include a certain percentage of commercial development. A public hearing has been scheduled at the July 25th Planning Commission to consider this amendment. The proposed amendment may include a requirement for more first floor commercial in some areas of the Town Center and less first floor commercial in other areas of the Town Center. EDA Members were in support of the proposed revisions to require commercial uses in all multi-family build- ings in the Town Center. EDA Members also supported making multi-family development a conditional use in the Town Center, which would require notifications and a public hearing. ii. Exterior Building Materials in C-2, General Business MCCABE discussed the zoning code requirements for exterior building materials and the difficulty one pro- posed business is having with meeting those requirements due to a corporate franchise style of architecture that is proposed. EDA Members were not in support of an ordinance amendment to decrease the commercial building stand- ards but were supportive of providing flexibility to staff to work with commercial developments, when appro- priate, to accommodate franchise style architecture that is aesthetically pleasing and fits in well with Prior Lake’s design standards and design themes. 9. OTHER BUSINESS A. Staff Updates i. EDA Donation MCCABE informed the commissioners the EDA received a donation in the amount of $15,000 from Jeff Petschl. The donation was provided in appreciation of the work the EDA has done and to allow the EDA to continue making a difference in the community. The EDA expressed appreciation and requested Chair Prchal send a thank you note. B. Commissioner Comments i. Arts and Culture Committee BOUCHE-HOESE informed the EDA that the skate park bench was dedicated during an Optimist Club event. Other bench ideas with a nautical theme are being considered. The ACC is evaluating an artist in residence program to infuse more public art in the community and the committee is working to etch poems in the sidewalk at a couple locations in the downtown. BRIGGS recommended staff evaluate potential amendments to the EDA Bylaws related to virtual meeting attendance. C. Next EDA Meeting Date EDA Members decided to cancel the scheduled July meeting. The next EDA meeting will be on August 8th. ADJOURNMENT MOTION BY BRIGGS, 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 5:37 p.m. Submitted by Jess Erickson