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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997/06/16 - ADMIN - Minutes - Economic Development Authority - RegularS C A N N E ' ) I Dh CITYOF ST. LO UIS PARK MINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA June 16, 1997 1. C all to order ' ) ) 1 O Presid ent Ja cob s call ed the m eetin g to order at 7: 15 p.m . 2. R oll call Th e fo ll ow ing C omm ission ers w ere present at ro ll call: President Jeff Jacobs, Beverl y Flan agan , Sue S an ger, R obert Y oun g, G ail D orfm an an d Jim B rim eyer. A lso present w ere the Executiv e D irector (M r. M eyer); C ity A ttorn ey (M r. W alston); D eputy C ity M an ager (M s. K utzler); D irector of C om m unity D evelopm ent (M r. H arm ening); Econom ic D evelopm ent C oordin ator (M r. A n derson); C ity C lerk (M s. Lar sen). 3. A ppro v al of the m inutes of the June 2, 1997 m eeting T here bein g no corr ection s/addition s, the m inutes w ere appro ved as presented. 4. A ppro val of agenda for.lune 16.1997 It w as m ov ed by C omm ission er D orfm an , seconded by C omm issioner Sanger, to appro ve the agenda. T he m otion passed 6-0. 5. R eport s - N one 6. O ld busin ess a. EDA authorization for undertaking the preparation of Plans and Specifications, receipt of bids and construction of Wolfe Park improvements and the completion of a Market Study for Town Center. Resolution EDA 97-08 M r. H arm enin g said this basically w as a housekeeping item , that at the last Council m eeting thi s w ork w as authorized . B ecause ED A fu nds are being used, it is recomm ended that the ED A also vote on this and auth orize the conveyance of fu nds to pay fo r the w ork to be done. Secondly, he fe lt it im port an t to note fo r the record that the w ork th at is being done in W olfe Par k an d the M ar ket Study ar e a part of a larger redevelopm ent initiative fo r the area. W olfe Park im pro vem ents incl ude fa cilities th at w ill accomm odate fu ture redevelopm en t, and it is fe lt those im pro vem ents w ill be a catalyst fo r redevelopm ent, an d th e M arket Study is tied directly to a redevelopm ent initiative. T hi rdly, he w as su ggesting a chan ge to the resolution. Since the resolution w as dra fted, Par ks an d R ecreation an d Public W orks staffs have m et w ith th e con sulting engineer an d it is being recom m ended that the plan s an d specifi cation s fo r all of the W olfe Park im pro vem ents be prepar ed at this tim e vs. just Phase I prepara tion . It w as fe lt it w ou ld be m uch m ore cost effective to undert ake the plan s in that w ay. A lso, it is pro p osed that only a port ion of the Phase I im pro vem ents be undert ak en, i.e. that only gra ding w ork an d the pond con stru ction be un dert aken at this point. It is fe lt the gra ding an d pond w ork should be all ow ed to settle befo re tra il w ork is undert aken. C omm ission er D orfm an asked if this incl uded the am phitheater. Mr . Harmening said the amphitheater, in terms of the rough grading, would be done. Preparation of specs/plans do not include the Town Green and were not intended to; however, it would include the amphitheater component in the resolution. Commissioner Sanger asked for further clarification on the delay -- technical reasons and any other reasons. Mr. Harmening said the delays relate primarily to the fact that when a lot of dirt is being moved, there is a certain amount of settling. It was felt it was best to hold off on construction of the trails, the electrical and the lighting because of the settling factor. Also, Phase I only includes part of the trails, not all of them. But it was felt it would be cost effective to bid out all of the trails at one time rather than breaking the bidding into two components. Councilmember Sanger asked if by delaying the lighting until next year, would any safety or security concerns be created. Mr. Harmening said this was also possible, but the park is not really going to be in a useable condition this Winter in terms of amenities. He did not feel this would be a problem. It was moved by Commissioner Brimeyer, seconded by Commissioner Dorfman, to adopt Resolution EDA 97-08 entitled "Resolution authorizing the preparation of plans, specifications, receipt of bids and construction of improvements to Wolfe Park and the completion of a market study for Town Center and the transfer of tax increment or development fund dollars to defray the cost of said activities." The motion passed 6-0. 7. New business -- None 8. Communications and bills a. Vendor claims It was moved by Commissioner Sanger, seconded by Commissioner Brimeyer, to approve and authorize payment. The motion passed 6-0. 9. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 7:21 p.m. on a motion by Commissioner Sanger, seconded by Commissioner Flanagan which passed 6-0.