HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/23/1992 1111 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
City of Apple Valley
Dakota County, Minnesota
April 23, 1992
Minutes of the special meeting of the Economic Development Authority of Apple
Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, held April 23rd, 1992, at 8:00 o'clock p.m. at
Apple Valley City Hall.
PRESENT: President Holton; Commissioners Erickson, Goodwin, Humphrey and
Sterling.
ABSENT: None.
City staff members present were: City Administrator Melena, City Clerk Mueller,
City Attorney Sheldon, Finance Director Ballenger, Personnel Director Boland,
Assistant Finance Director Eklund, Parks & Recreation Director Johnson, City
Planner Kelley, Police Chief Rivers, Assistant to Administrator Weldon and
Community Development Director Welsch.
President Holton called the meeting to order at 10:39 p.m.
MOTION: of Erickson, seconded by Humphrey, approving the minutes of APR. 9, 1992
the special meeting of April 9th, 1992, as written. Ayes - MINUTES
5 - Nays - 0.
1111 Mr. Kelley reviewed his memo dated April 23, 1992, concerning an REVOLVING LOA
application by Autoworks, Inc., for a $50,000 loan from the Small APPLICATION
Business Revolving Loan Fund. The EDA's authority in this process
is to review a preapplication to ensure that the business activity is consistent
with land use and general economic development goals. The application is then
submitted to the Dakota County HRA which administers the program and works with
the local lending institutions during the loan review and approval process.
MOTION: of Sterling, seconded by Erickson, adopting Resolution No. RES. EDA -92 -3
EDA -92 -3 finding that a car care facility on Lots 1 and 2, AUTOWORKS
Block 3, Valley Commercial Park 2nd Addition, is in con- REVOLVING LOA
formance with the City's land use regulations and economic APPLICATION
development goals and offering a "Resolution of Support" for
Autoworks, Inc., application for use of $50,000 of CDBG
Revolving Loan Fund monies. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0.
Mr. Melena reviewed a request dated April 14, 1992, from WIRSBO WIRSBO FOREIG
Corporation for $16,000 of funding of upfront costs to establish a TRADE SUBZONE
Foreign Trade Subzone on its property at 5925 West 148th Street. APPLICATION
This type of subzone would be site and /or product specific. The Board
also received a letter dated April 21, 1992, from Mr. O'Meara indicating that, in
his opinion, tax increment /economic development revenues could not legitimately
be used to provide that kind of assistance. Mr. Melena said Staff has not talked
with the Foreign Trade Zone Commission to determine if the EDA itself could be
4110 the applicant for such a zone and whether the zone could incorporate a larger
area to entice development.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
City of Apple Valley •
Dakota County, Minnesota
April 23, 1992
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MOTION: of Humphrey, seconded by Goodwin, tabling WIRSBO's funding TABLE WIRSBO
request to assist in establishing a Foreign Trade Subzone REQUEST
pending a request from Staff to reconsider the item. Ayes -
5 - Nays - 0.
Mr. Melena said, as of 2:40 p.m. today, the EDA now holds the lease SKIPPER'S
on the Skipper's building. The attorneys are still completing acqui- LEASE & SITE
sition of the property on the northeast corner of Cedar Avenue and ACQUISITION
County Road 42. Closing costs and approximately $5,700.00 of special
assessments have not yet been resolved. He suggested each party pay its own
closing costs and the special assessments be split evenly.
MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Erickson, authorizing a 50/50 split SKIPPER'S
of closing costs and special assessments for acquisition of CLOSING &
the Skipper's site land and east parcel (Lot 1, Block 1, ASSESSMENTS
Apple Valley Commercial Addition). Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0.
Mr. Melena said the Apple Valley High School Senior Class Parents have asked for
some of the nautical items from the Skipper's building for use as decorations at
the senior class party. The Park Department would like to transplant shrubs from
the site to other park areas. Once the EDA has closed on the land, someone may
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be interested in acquiring the building. A request for proposals could be
prepared to determine interest.
MOTION: of Sterling, seconded by Humphrey, finding that extraneous DISPOSE OF
Skipper's building items and landscape plantings are of no SKIPPER'S SITE
further use on Lot 1, Block 1, Apple Valley Commercial ITEMS & R.F.P.
Addition, and approving disposing of them by giving them to FOR BUILDING
the Apple Valley High School Senior Class Parents and City
Parks Department; and further authorizing preparation of a
request for proposals to sell the building and move it out
of the City, subject to closing on the land purchase.
Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Humphrey, seconded by Goodwin, setting a special meeting SET SPECIAL
at 8:00 p.m. on June 9, 1992, to consider tax increment MEETING
financing amendments and such other business as may come
before the Board. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Erickson, seconded by Goodwin, to adjourn. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 o'clock p.m.
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