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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991/04/15 - ADMIN - Minutes - Economic Development Authority - RegularM IC R O F IL M E D MINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA April 15, 1991 l. Call to order President Meland called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 2. Roll call l ) J The following commissioners were present at roll call: George Haun, Keith Meland, Larry Mitchell, Lyle Hanks. Commissioners Jeff Jacobs, Allen Friedman and Jane Tschida arrived shortly thereafter. Staff present were the Executive Director (Bill Dixon); City Attorney Jim Steilen); Director of Community Development (Dave Hagen). 3. Approval of minutes of April 1, 1991 meeting It was moved by Commissioner Hanks, seconded by Commissioner Haun, to approve the minutes. The motion passed unanimously. 4. Approval of agenda It was moved by Councilmember Mitchell, seconded by Commissioner Haun, to approve the agenda with the addition of item Sc. Demolition of building: 6004 Hwy. 7. The motion passed unanimously. 5. Reports a. Tower Place site This item was moved to a closed session at the end of the meeting because of pending litigation. b. Direction to staff re consulting services: Tower Place site President Meland stated this item deals with the consulting service for the marketing of the Tower Place site. It was moved by Commissioner Friedman, seconded by Commissioner Mitchell, to appoint Nick Trkla to assist the Authority in its endeavors to get Tower Place underway. However, he put a restriction on his motion, i.e. if Mr. Trkla accepts the engagement that he be the only one the Authority/staff will deal with. Any one with any interest in this proposed project would be prevented from taking any steps without first checking with.him. Commissioner Tschida asked if this included Barry Warner. Commissioner Friedman said Mr. Trkla can utilize other staff or other people, it would be up to him. But he would be the lead person. MICROFILMED In answer to a question fr om Commissioner Haun, Attorney Lee Sheehy brought the Authority up to date on his recent meeting with Park Nicollet officials and discussion of the bond offering. With respect to the timeframe, he responded that it is Park Nicollet's desire to move expeditiously with its bond offering. It was his opinion the Authority should do whatever possible to accommodate the Med Center without compromise the Authority's position. Commissioner Hanks asked for clarification of the motion, to wit, is the idea to give Mr. Trk la carte blanc without knowing the paramenters of what he will do and what it will cost. Commissioner Friedman said it was his intent to engage Mr. Trkla for a specific period of time and return to review his findings with the Authority. He did not feel the Authority was getting anywhere just sit ting and talking among themselves as how to proceed. Commissioner Haun, while in agreement with Commissioner Friedman, felt Mr. Trkla should be able to respond wit hin a couple of days, that the Authorit y should not have to wait until May. Commissioner Hanks off ered an amendment to the motion wherein the Authorit y move forward expediently, offer Trkla the engagement, have him let the Authority know what he believes can be accomplished within a 30-day period and the cost and that the Authority then hold a meeting to o.k. any proposal. Commissioner Friedman was not amenable to the amendment. He felt the situation called for a more expedient maneuver. He felt the Authority simply didn't have the time to wait a month or so for action. Commissioner Mitchell asked the Cit y Attorney if there was some way a proposal like the one under discussion could be structured so that it is not totally open-ended, not unlimited in scope. The Cit y Attorney said that could be done if he had a hint of what parameters the Authority was looking at, whether they be costs, functions and so forth. Commissioner Mitchell did not believe the bonding issue should be the driving fo rce at this point. He agreed that some sort of coordinated voice was needed to deal with the issue and assist the Authority in prioritizing elements of the proposed development. Commissioner Mitchell asked Commissioner Friedman if he would consider modifying the motion to include that in terms of costs and services to be provided that that would be directed by the President of the ED A and the Executive Director. Commissioner Friedman said that was agreeable to him. It was the consensus of the Authorit y that Trk la t5e contacted and that a meeting be arranged as quickly as feasible. The motion passed 7-0. 5c. Demolition of 6007 Hwy. 7 It was moved by Commissioner Hanks, seconded by Commissioner Mitchell, to a w ard the contract for demolitio n of 6007 Hwy. 7 to Carl Bolander . The motio n passed 7-0 . 7. Adjournment MICRO=II » It was moved by Commissioner Friedman, seconded by Commissioner to adjourn the meeting at 7:05 p.m. P dent Executive Director l ) J