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Home My WebLink About1992/12/07 - ADMIN - Minutes - Economic Development Authority - Regular5 MINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ST. LOUIS PARK CITY COUNCIL December 7, 1992 1. Call to order President Meland called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 2. Roll call The following Commissioners were present at roll call: Jeff Jacobs, George Haun, Keith Meland, Lyle Hanks, Larry Mitchell and Gail Dorfman Also present were the Community Development, Manager. 3. Approval of minutes Executive Director, City Attorney, Director of Director of Public Works and the Interim City I ) « i It was moved by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Haun, to approve the minutes of the November 2, 1992 meeting. The motion passed 4-O-1 (President Meland abstained). 4. Approval of agenda for December 7, 1992 It was moved by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Meland, to approve the agenda for December 7, 1992. The motion passed 5-O. 5. Unfinished business a. Entrance sign at County Road 25/Minnetonka Blvd./France Ave. In response to a question from Commissioner Hanks, the Executive Director responded the undergrounding of wires would remove all cable in the periphery and through the triangle site. Commissioner Mitchell asked where the above-ground lines would be located. Mr. Hagen said there would be overhead lines running along the north side of Minnetonka Blvd. Commissioner Hanks asked about the street lighting and use of minimum intensity for a saving. Mr. Hagen responded $35,OOO could be saved by using a lower intensity. There would be 4 lights as opposed to the planned 15 lights. Also, the County and State had indicated that the Authority proceed with an urban intensity plan or a minimum intensity plan -- they don't want something inbetween, so the minimum intensity concept has been approved by the State and County. Minutes Economic Development Authority December 7, 19 92 2 . T h e A u t h o r it y asked to be referred to areas in the Cit y where dif ferent i n t e n s i t y o f li g h t i n g i s c u r r e n t l y being used. Commissioner Hanks asked fo r the tim etable on landscaping. The Executive D i r e c t o r r e s p o n d e d c e r t a i n s p e c i e s of trees were planted this fall; the remainder to be planted in the Spring. There is a contract with 0SM, the c onsultant on the traffic signals . President Meland said the subject of this agenda it em was the entrance sign and he would ask the Authority to direct its attention to this subject. It w a s m o v e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r fl a n k s , s e c o n d e d b y C o m m i s s i oner Mitchell, t o t a b l e c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f t h i s it e m . T h e m o t i o n p a s s e d 6 -0 . 6 a . 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H e a n d t h e D i r e c t o r o f C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t w i l l b e d e v o t i n g 1 0 0 % e f f o r t t o s o l v i n g t h o s e p r o b l e m s w i t h t h e a n t i c i p a t i o n o f h a v i n g p r o p o s a l s f o r t h e A u t h o r i t y 's c o n s i d e r a t i o n e a r l y i n 1 9 9 3 . T h e r e b e i n g n o o n e f u r t h e r w i s h i n g t o s p e a k , t h e P r e s i d e n t c l o s e d t h e p u b l i c h e a r i n g s u b j e c t t o t h e A u t h o r i t y 's o p e n i n g i t a t a f u t u r e d a t e . It w a s m o v e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r H a u n , s e c o n d e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r J a c o b s , t o a d o p t R e s o l u t i o n E D A 9 2 -4 e n t i t l e d "R e s o l u t i o n a p p r o v i n g c o n t r a c t f o r p r i v a t e d e v e l o p m e n t w it h P a r k N i c o l l e t /F r a u e n s h u h C o ." T h e m o t i o n p a s s e d 6 -0 . 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R e q u e s t f o r E D A s t u d y s e s s i o n 7 :3 0 , M o n ., D e c . 1 4 I t w a s m o v e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r H a n k s , s e c o n d e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r J a c o b s , t o r5 Minutes EDA Dec. 7, 1992 3. schedule a study session for Monday, Dec. 14, 1992 at 7:30 p.m. to pursue design considerations of the Tower Place site. The motion passed 6-0. c. Election of officers for 1993 It was moved by Commissioner Hanks, seconded by Commissioner Dorfman, that the following slate of officers for the Economic Development Authority be approved for 1993: President - Keith Meland Vice-president - Allen Friedman l ) J The motion passed 6-0. It was moved by Commissioner Mitchell, seconded by Commissioner Dorfman, to elect the following additional officers for 1993 Lyle Hanks.- Treasurer Harlan Syverson - Asst. Treasurer Pat Smith - Secretary The motion passed 6-0. 8. Communications and bills It was moved by Commissioner Hanks, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs, to approve the November 1992 financial statement. The motion passed 6-0. It was moved by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Hanks, to approve the claims. The motion passed 6-0. 9. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. on a motion by Commissioner Jacbos, seconded by Commissioner Hanks which passed 6-0. Executive Director I <O