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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.11.91 EDC Minutes MINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR JULY 11, 1991 1. Meeting called to order by Vice Chairperson Riste. Members Present: Riste, Harms, Sifferath, Galler (4:15 P.M.) . Members Absent: Meyer.Also Present: Larry Thompson, Leo Ruberto, Harvey Snyder, Eric Christensen, Director Henricks. 2. MOTION by Harms second by Sifferath approving the minutes of the June 13, 1991 EDC meeting as presented. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 3. MOTION by Harms second by Sifferath approving payment of bills as presented. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 4. Directors Report: A. The Director reviewed the present status of the future location of the Farmington Ford dealership. It was noted that Farmington Ford has entered into a Purchase Agreement with the owners of 9 acres of land west of Todd Chevrolet. Member Sifferath questioned why the City is willing to use Tax Increment Financing for encouraging businesses to locate in Farmington but were unwilling to rezone an area for an existing business. Larry Thompson, City Administrator, responded that the Planning Commission and City Council had several meetings discussing the rezoning of the property. Presently, there is no municipal utility services to the site and the site is outside the the Metropolitan Urban Service Area. Thirdly, if the City Council would have rezoned this property, that action by the Council could have been considered spot zoning. Spot zoning by the Council could head to legal problems. Fourth, the costs associated with delivering Municipal water/sewer would be extremely expensive. A portion of the municipal services may have to cross land zoned agricultural preserve which restricts the assessments for the water/sewer to the areas not in Agricultural preserve. Finally, the City wishes to retain its own identity and the City's growth is not perceived to be west to east. Member Harms expressed his feelings that he differs with the City's position not to rezone the land for Farmington Ford. He felt the City should assist in retaining Ford by rezoning this area. After a lengthly discussion Member Galler stated the City must be consistent in not participating in spot zoning. If the City was to spot zone for one entity, they may be forced to spot zone for another. Member Galler concluded discussion by requesting the EDC to review the City's Comprehensive Plan at the August meeting. B. Director Henricks informed the EDC that the HIghway 3 cluster, Farmington, Rosemount and Northfield have been selected to have a second group of twenty four attend the Blandin Community Leadership Program on October ,13,-18,.. 1993.".r, The EDC will againfunction as the steering committe�._app.a nt:ing ,� lidi to the selection committee. The first steering committee meeting should be in October 1992. The same process will be used in the selection steps as were used previously. MOTION by Riste second by Harms approving the participation of Farmington in a second Blandin Community Leadership Program for October 13-18, 1993. 5. Committee Reports: A. There were no Committee Reports available for distibution. It was recommended to use the minutes from the four entities to replace the Committee Reports. Consensus of the board was to utilize the minutes from each entity with the minutes being mailed to the board members as soon as possible after the meetings. B. Director Henricks suggested the possible use of Charitable Gambling Proceeds to be used by theEDC for their main budget line items. This may release funds for construction of a permanent Chamber of Commerce facility which could be in the form of the old depot on Second Street. Larry THompson felt the board should review the legal ramifications of this possibility. 6. Directors Evaluation: The summary was not available at this time. Dr. Ruberto asked who would be determining the salary level for the Director for 1992. He felt the board members from 1990-1991 should make that decision. After a brief discussion the consensus of the board was that the 1990-1991 board members should determine the Directors salary for 1992 (Galler, Harms, Meyer, Riste, Ruberto) . 7. The Director informed the board he did not complete the preliminary budget. Secondly, in the process of reviewing the insurance line item, a question arose as to whether or not the EDC was under the City of Farmington's Liability Insurance policy. Mr. Lundquist has been requested to review the policy to determine if the EDC has liability insurance coverage. 8. A. The board was requested by the Beautification Committee to fund the cost of purchasing the paint necessary to cover the north wall of the Farmington Steak House and the south wall of the Eagles building. Volunteers to perform the actual paint application would be solicited by the Beautification Committee. MOTION by Sifferath second by Riste approving the EDC contribution of up to $500.00 for purchasing paint by the Beautification Committee necessary to cover the north wall of the Farmington Steak House and the sotuh wall of the Eagles building. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. B. The Director reviewed the status of hiring a part-time person for completing the Star City program for the City. He informed the board of a college graduate who was interested in this position. The costs of hiring this individual would be as follows: Jobs Training Program $4,160. Chamber of Commerce 2,080. EDC 2,080. $8,320. Consensus of the board was to proceed with the possible hiring. 9. MOTION by Harms second by Riste to adjourn meeting at 5:20 P.M. APIF, MOTION CARRIED Respectfully Submitted, �d�X X_. Gerald A. Henricks Approved EDC Director