HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 [09] Sep 22CITY OF ST. JOSEPH
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AURTHORITY
Meeting Minutes — Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Present: EDA Board Members, Ken Jacobson, Tom Skahen, and Dale Wick.
Absent: Carolyn Yaggie- Heinen and Al Rassier.
Also present: Dean Loidolt, Central Minnesota Council on Aging and EDA Director Cynthia Smith - Strack
Chairperson Wick called the September 22, 2010 regular meeting of the St. Joseph EDA to order at 3:05
p.m. noting EDA Member Jacobson would need to leave soon meaning there was limited time for a
quorum.
Guests.
Dean Loidolt from the Central Minnesota Council on Aging introduced himself noting he was just at the
meeting to observe and saw an agenda item regarding housing and thought it would be interesting to sit
in on the meeting.
Agenda.
Chairperson Wick introduced the agenda.
Motion by Skahen, second by Jacobson to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried 3 -0.
Approval of Minutes.
Chairperson Wick introduced the minutes from the August 25, 2010 regular EDA meeting, noting the
misspelling of " Strack" on Page two of the minutes.
Motion by Skahen, second by Jacobson to approve the minutes from the August 25, 2010 with the noted
change. Motion carried 3 -0.
EDA Accounts Payable and Approval of Financial Reports.
Wick introduced the topic. Accounts payable for the month totaled $2,480.00 and included monthly
contract services. Wick then introduced the monthly financial reports.
Motion Jacobson, second by Skahen to approve the accounts payable and financial reports as presented.
Motion carried 3 -0.
State Jobs Incentive Package Opportunities
Wick introduced the agenda item. Strack noted follow up with additional local business establishments as
directed by the EDA at the previous meeting had been performed. In addition Strack had met with
decision makers for the "Parkway Business Center" and an appraiser working on the CSAH 2/3 ROW
acquisition.
A potential tenant for the Parkway Business Center has been identified. Strack informed the EDA the
Parkway Business Center" was a 52 -acre commercial /industrial plat that had received preliminary
approval and that had construction plans nearly complete, however, a final plat was not approved.
Strack noted the property had reverted to bank ownership (Great Northern Bank in St. Michael). The
move has complicated build -out of the subdivision since the bank does not want to function as the
'developer' of the property, and if end users by default become the 'developer' the build -out could occur in
a piecemeal fashion, if at all.
Strack noted the value in the engineering /survey work that had previously been completed for the
property and the value of seeking final plat approval and working with the bank to identify an actual
'developer'. Strack requested the EDA consider working with the Bank on getting the final plat submitted
and approved. Strack requested the EDA comment on funding the filing of the final plat and potentially
completion of construction plans so as to move the plat forward.
Jacobson questioned access to the development and potential pending litigation relating to the potential
access to the property. Wick expressed hesitation in participating in final platting of the property if the
EDA incurred liability or could unnecessarily become a target in the action. Skahen suggested additional
information was needed prior to making a decision regarding participation in final platting.
Strack was directed to contact the property owners and obtain additional information regarding status of
access to the development.
Adjournment.
Jacobson noted he needed to leave the meeting which meant the Ions of an official quorum. Motion
Skahen, second Wick to adjourn the EDA meeting. Meeting adjourned by consensus at 3:30 PM. The
remaining agenda items will be postponed for discussion at the next EDA meeting.
Cynthia Smith - Strack
EDA Director
EDA Minutes - September 22, 2010