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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8A - Annual Report to City Council ... PRIOR LAKE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PRESENTER: DATE: 8A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ANNUAL REPORT DON RYE JANUARY 19, 1999 AGENDA ITEM: SUBJECT: DISCUSSION: Attached for discussion is the City of Prior Lake Economic Development Authority Annual Report for 1998. . L:\99FILES\99EDA \EDACORR\RP1198A.DOC 16200 Eagle Creek Ave. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER CITY OF PRIOR LAKE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ANNUAL REPORT-1998 Minnesota Statutes 469.100, Subd. 4, and the EDA Bylaws require that the EDA submit an Annual Report to the City Council by March 1st of each year. This report is to provide an account of activities in the past year, a summary of receipts and expenditures, a description of current and proposed projects and a description of general development goals. 1998 Activities The EDA completed several significant activities in 1998. Two parcels of land in the Business Office park were sold: one parcel of 0.66 acres was sold to Keyland Homes to accommodate future expansion and another parcel of 1.02 acres was sold to NBC Products to allow for an 11,000 square foot expansion of the NBC building. That expansion is complete and the addition is occupied. The EDA authorized soil testing on the remaining 4.5 acre parcel in the Business Office park to determine if soil correction is necessary on the site. The EDA would intend to remediate any poor soil conditions to insure the marketability of the parcel in 1999. The EDA selected the consulting firm of Hoisington-Koegler to assist it in the preparation of a Downtown Redevelopment Plan. Work will start in January and the Plan will be completed by early fall of 1999. The EDA developed a policy for the use of Tax Increment Financing that was approved by the City Council on April 20, 1998. The EDA developed and adopted a set of goals and objectives for 1998 and 1999. The EDA completed an inventory of vacant commercial and industrial property, identifying Comprehensive Plan and zoning designations, sewer availability and size. 16200 Eagle Creek Ave. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Receipts and E~enditures , The EDA received $28,718.14 from the sale ofland in the Business Park and $457.49 in interest earnings for a total of$29,175.63. There were no expenditures. Current and Proposed Projects Current projects include the Downtown Redevelopment Plan and marketing of the remaining parcel in the Business Office park. Proposed projects are the development of a Downtown apartment project and the Deerfield Industrial Park. General Development Goals The general development goals of the City are addressed in detail in the Comprehensive Plan. The specific EDA goals are contained in the Goals and Objectives statement that is attached to this report.