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HomeMy WebLinkAbout[04a] Minutes June 21, 2017 Page 1 of 2 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the St. Joseph Economic Development Authority met on thth Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 5:00 PM at 329 7 Avenue SE, St. Joseph in Serenity on 7. Members Present: Chair Dale Wick. Board Members Doug Danielson, Gary Osberg, Rick Schultz, EDA Director/Administrator Judy Weyrens Members Absent: Larry Hosch City Representatives Present: Community Development Director Therese Haffner th Others Present: Matt Imdieke, Serenity on 7 Representative Chair Dale Wick called the St. Joseph Economic Development Authority meeting to order at 5:00 PM th Serenity on 7 Tour th Matt Imdieke gave a tour and provided an overview of the amenities Serenity on 7 offers. Public Comments: No one present wished to speak. Agenda Approval: Danielson made a motion to approve the agenda, seconded by Schultz and passed unanimously by those present. Consent Agenda: Wick made a motion to approve the consent agenda as follows; seconded by Osberg and passed unanimously by those present. a. Minutes - Approved the minutes of April 19, 2017. b. Financial Report - Accepted the May/June 2017 Financial Report as presented. EDA Director Reports TIF Reports: Weyrens presented the TIF Reports for the following projects: TIF 1-4 St. Joe Development, LLC TIF 2-1 Millstream Project TIF 2-2 St. Joseph Meat Market TIF 2-3 Bayou Blues TIF 3-1 Central MN Credit Union Schultz questioned the TIF status of the Bayou Blues (24 North) project since it has not started. Weyrens indicated that MN State Law requires activity to occur within four years from the date of certification. The owner has indicated they are looking for one more commercial user. There was discussion on downtown parking. Schultz shared that he would be meeting with the College of St. Benedict in a couple of weeks and suggested discussing parking. Osberg questioned parking in the former city hall parking lot. Weyrens clarified that this was public parking but that it has not been used. Danielson made a motion to approve the submittal of the TIF reports to the State Auditor as presented; seconded by Schultz and passed unanimously by those present. Industrial Park Update: Weyrens shared that staff met with Larry Hosch with the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation and Dave Gruenes with Stearns Electric regarding working together on development of the Parkway Business Center. The property is bank owned. Weyrens invited the EDA to th the City Council meeting on Monday, June 26 where this will be discussed. Danielson questioned how long this has been bank owned. Weyrens said several years. Stearns Electric is interested in partnering. Weyrens reported that staff recently met with Heidi Peper who is a grant writer with SEH on applying for State Business Development Public Infrastructure (BDPI) grant funding to extend infrastructure to the Parkway Business Center area and further east. Cities are able to get up to two million dollars in a two year period. City Engineer Randy Sabart is determining a cost estimate to extend infrastructure. Schultz asked how many acres there were. Weyrens said 54 acres. Danielson asked what the land was zoned. June 21, 2017 Page 2 of 2 Weyrens said light industrial with a portion being commercial. There was discussion on the City purchasing the property. Weyrens indicated there were some funds in the EDA Fund. A resolution to approve an application to the BDPI grant program will be presented to the City Council for action on th Monday, June 26. Consensus was in support of submitting a grant application for funding to extend infrastructure to the Parkway Business Park area. Development Updates: Weyrens reported that O’Reilly Auto Parts Store started construction and that Kwik Trip plans to start this August. Field Street is underway and the street for Graceview 5 neighborhood has been paved. Osberg asked about JR’s Auto. Weyrens shared that they recently closed. There was discussion on the future of the property and the redevelopment opportunity. Staff is researching the Brownfields Cleanup Program for potential environmental clean-up needs. The property is zoned R3 Multiple Family Residential. Osberg questioned what could be done about a house that has teflon on it. Weyrens said the state building code does not address this and the City does not have an ordinance addressing this. Osberg suggested passing an ordinance. There was discussion on developing the southwest area of the City. Study Updates: Weyrens reported that the Comprehensive Plan public engagement report has been posted on the project website. The CSAH 75 Pedestrian Crossing Study will be presented to the City th Council on August 7. Osberg asked about the map project. Weyrens shared that the Chamber of Commerce was not interested in doing a map with the City but they were going to work with businesses to have their businesses registered with Google Maps. There was discussion on the lodging tax. Schultz discussed how St. Cloud was able to put a portion of the tax in their general fund and because of that he does not want to join the St. Cloud Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB). Weyrens shared that the City of Sartell created their own CVB. Osberg asked if the City of St. Joseph could do the same. Weyrens said yes and a Board would be set up. Weyrens suggested bringing back a structure at the next meeting. Adjourn: Schultz made a motion to adjourn at 6:16 PM; seconded by Danielson and passed unanimously. Therese Haffner Community Development Director