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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda & Minutes 4646 Dakota Street S.E. Prior Lake, MN 55372-1714 PRIOR LAKE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ANNUAL MEETING Monday, March 19, 2007 City Council Chambers 1) Call to Order 2) Approval of Agenda 3) Consider Approval of Meeting Minutes: December 18, 2006 4) Consent Agenda. Those items on the EDA Agenda which are considered routine and non-controversial are included as part of the Consent Agenda. Unless the President or a Commissioner specifically requests that an item on the Consent Agenda be removed and considered separately, items on the Consent Agenda are considered under one motion, second and a vote. Any item removed from the Consent Agenda shall be placed on the EDA agenda as a separate category. a) 5) Items Removed from Consent Agenda 6) Public Hearings: a) NONE 7) Presentations: a) NONE 8) Old Business: a) NONE 9) New Business a) Consider Approval of a Resolution Appointing Economic Development Officers for 2007 b) Consider Approval of a Resolution Designating an Official Depository and Amending the Economic Development Bylaws 10) Other Business 11) Adjournment H:\EDA\2007 Annual Meeting\March 192007 EDA Agenda - 2.DOC www.cityofpriorlake.com Phone 952.447.9800 / Fax 952.447.4245 Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes December 18, 2006 DRAFT Call to Order The meeting was called to order by President LeMair at 5:07 p.m. Present were Commissioners Dornbush, Erickson, Haugen, LeMair, and Millar, Executive Director Boyles, Economic Development Director Snook and Secretary Green. Aooroval of Aaenda MOTION BY MILLAR, SECONDED BY HAUGEN TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. VOTE: Ayes by Dornbush, Erickson, Haugen, LeMair and Millar. The motion carried. Aooroval of Minutes MOTION BY DORNBUSH, SECONDED BY ERICKSON TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 5, 2006, MEETING AS PRESENTED. VOTE: Ayes by Dornbush, Erickson, Haugen, LeMair and Millar. The motion carried. Old Business Consider recommendation to City Council to authorize the execution of the City's Standard Agreement for Professional Services to develop illustrated Downtown Design Guidelines. Economic Development Director Snook advised the Commissioners that the Economic Development Advisory Committee recommended retaining a consultant to develop design guidelines for the Downtown and amend the C-3 Zone standards to reflect the guidelines. Request for Proposals were solicited, followed by interviews with qualified candidates and Hay Dobbs is recommended as the consultant. Comments: Millar: Stated that it appears the Committee considered all aspects and that he believes this is an important piece of the downtown redevelopment process. Will support Dornbush: Asked why the Committee believes Hay Dobbs is the better candidate. Snook: Replied that Landform did not address building expression and seemed to excel in land development. Hay Dobbs focused on details such as downtown fayade. Dornbush: Asked if there are other cities in the area that Hay Dobbs has worked for. Snook: Replied that they have worked in St. Paul in the urban redevelopment context. Landform worked more with new town developments rather than redevelopment. Haugen: Asked Mr. Dobbs to address the Commissioners. Dobbs: Commented on the history of Hay Dobbs and some of the projects they have been responsible for ranging from multi-million dollar projects to single story fayade improvements. Haugen: Stated that based on the experience and expertise in dealing with design of buildings he will support the recommendation for Hay Dobbs. Erickson: Asked what vision Hay Dobbs has for Prior Lake downtown. Dobbs: Spoke of about building upon the 2030 Vision and Strategic Plan municipal context to address the character and authenticity of Prior Lake by quantifying the turn of the century time period with two-to-three story development. Noted they will be working with the City to develop the parameters. Erickson: Asked what Hay Dobbs considers the challenges to be. www.cityofpriorlake.com Phone 952.447.9800 / Fax 952.447.4245 Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes December 18, 2006 DRAFT Dobbs: Replied that it would be to build consensus with other interested parties and property owners, and develop an economically-driven approach that is sustainable and viable for the long term. LeMair: Supports having a set of standards that people can use who are interested in moving to the downtown. MOTION BY DORNBUSH, SECONDED BY MILLAR TO RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF THE CITY'S STANDARD AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH HAY DOBBS TO DEVELOP ILLUSTRATED DOWNTOWN DESIGN GUIDELINES AND ASSIST IN AMENDING THE C-3 ZONE DESIGN STANDARDS TO REFLECT THE NEW DESIGN GUIDELINES. VOTE: Ayes by Dornbush, Erickson, Haugen, LeMair and Millar. The motion carried. Consider recommendation to City Council to authorize the execution of the City's Standard Agreement for Professional Services for the provision of redevelopment and financial advisory services for redevelopment of blocks 2 and 4. Economic Development Director Snook advised the Commissioners that the Economic Development Advisory Committee recommended retaining a consultant to provide redevelopment and financial advisory services for the redevelopment of Blocks 2 and 4. Request for Proposals were solicited, followed by interviews with qualified candidates and Ehlers and Associates, Inc. is recommended as the consultant. Comments: Erickson: Will support. Haugen: Commented that this is another step in the evolution of the 2030 Vision and Strategic Plan. Listed several changes that have occurred in the last five years and stated they are all key components in the commitment to the redevelopment of downtown. Dornbush: Stated she is proud of the redevelopment that has been already done and will support the recommendation. Millar: Asked for an explanation of why it is important to have a consultant for this purpose. Snook: Replied that redevelopment is very complex including property acquisition, requests for proposals and implementing tax increment financing. Stated that using a consultant that has specific expertise in these areas helps the processes move along quickly and thoroughly. Noted that Sid Inman and Rebecca Kurtz from Ehlers and Associates were present. Inman: Commented that the projects are typically long-term and many cities use consultants. Millar: Stated that Prior Lake, compared to surrounding cities, retains a smaller number of regular staff and that using consultants allows us to address singular issues rather than retaining staff for the long-term. LeMair: Asked Inman if Ehlers would analyze the responses to the request for proposals and make recommendations. Inman: Agreed they would if that criterion was placed into the proposal. Noted they would make recommendations with specific reasons and interviews of candidates would be conducted with staff. LeMair: Noted that having a consultant for this purpose helps the city by having a plan created and allows for objectivity. Haugen: Commented that the VFW is located on one of the blocks and assured that the Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes December 18, 2006 DRAFT VFW has been included in discussions about redevelopment of the block. Noted that Monnen's Lumber is also aware of redevelopment plans and that the City would not be forcing redevelopment upon any entity. MOTION BY MILLAR, SECONDED BY ERICKSON TO RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE CITY'S STANDARD AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH EHLERS AND ASSOCIATES FOR THE PROVISION OF REDEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF BLOCKS 2 AND 4. VOTE: Ayes by Dornbush, Erickson, Haugen, LeMair and Millar. The motion carried. New Business No new business was presented. Adjournment A MOTION WAS MADE BY HAUGEN AND SECONDED BY MILLAR TO ADJOURN. With all members in favor, the motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m. Frank Boyles, Executive Director Charlotte Green, Recording Secretary