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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3. Approval of Minutes: June 20 and July 05, 2006 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA REGULAR SESSION JUNE 20, 2006 Members Present: Steve Clay, John Schmitt, Matt Lehman, Steve Menden, and Terry Joos . Staff Members Present: Mark McNeill, City Administrator; R. Michael Leek, Community Development Director; Jim Thomson, City Attorney; Judith S, Cox, City Clerk; and Bruce Loney, Public Works Director/City Engineer. I. Roll Call. President Lehman called the meeting to order at 8:09 p.m. Commissioners present as noted above. II. Approval of the Agenda. Joos/Clay moved to approve the agenda. Motion carried 5-0. III. Approval of the Consent Agenda Clay/Joos moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried 5-0. IV. Approval of Minutes Clay/Joos moved to approve the Minutes of May 16, 2006. (Motion carried under Consent Agenda 5-0.) V. . Approval of Bills Clay Joos moved to approve bills in the amount of$638.50. (Motion carried under Consent Agenda 5-0.) VI. Scott County BRA Bond Refundings (River City Centre) Mr. McNeill eXplained the City's refinancing of three sets of bonds, which were initially issued in 1997 when the City and Scott County Housing Redevelopment Authority entered into a partnership, which ultimately financed the construction of River City Centre on First A venue. Kathleen Aho of Springsted, Inc. addressed the EDA regarding refinancing the three bonds. Menden/Schmitt offered Resolution No. 2006-03, Authorizing the execution and delivery of anemendement to a tax increment pledge agreement, and moved its adoption. Motion carried 5-0. VII. Other Business. None. VITI. Menden/Joos moved to adjourn to Wednesday, July 05,2006. Motion carried 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:18 p.m. ~~~~~ EDA Secretary Kim Weckman Recording Secretary OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA REGULAR SESSION JUL Y 05, 2006 Members Present: Steve Clay, John Schmitt, Matt Lehman, Steve Menden, and Terry Joos Staff Members Present: Mark McNeill, City Administrator; R. Michael Leek, Community Development Director; Jim Thomson, City Attorney; and Judith S. Cox, City Clerk. I. Roll Call. President Lehman called the meeting to order at 11: 15 p.m. Commissioners present as noted above. II. Approval of the Agenda. Menden/Joos moved to approve the agenda. Motion carried 5-0. III. Discussion of Economic Development Staffing Needs. City Administrator, Mark McNeill, address the Council regarding the reorganization of city economic development functions and the Economic Development position. Mr. McNeill stated since 2004 the position of Economic Development Coordinator was reduced to half-time and was integrated into the Assistant to the City Administrator position. With the restructuring of the Assistant's job to include a half- time Human Resources function, the economic development duties.need to be assigned elsewhere. Staff s recommendation to Council is that the position be integrated into the Community Development Department. Mr. McNeill explained that a decision, on whether the economic development position should be full-time or part-time, depends in part on what activities the Council wants the person who fills that position to undertake. In reviewing information from other Metropolitan Area cities, staff has identified the following potential activities for this position. Also to carry out all of these activities the position would need to be a full-time position. . Developing, updating, and maintaining information materials for use by businesses in and interested in Shakopee. . Actively marketing to and recruiting new businesses. . Carrying out an active business retention and expansion program. . Identifying, acquiring and developing property for future industriallbusiness park purposes. . Providing targeted marketing assistance to downtowns. . Providing professional and funding assistance for economic enhancement of downtown and related areas. . Providing staffing to the economic development committee and/or authority in the community. Official Proceedings of the July 05, 2006 Economic Development Authority Page -2- To carryon with current activities, staff believes a minimum of a half-time person will be needed to receive, research and respond to inquiries from current and prospective businesses regarding economic development assistance. Also, it may be difficult to attract candidates with the skills necessary for a half-time position with no benefits. Discussion followed. Joos/Clay moved to direct staff to draft a full-time job description for an Economic Development Coordinator. Motion carried 3-2 with Commissioners Menden and Lehman dissenting. IV. Other Business None V. Adjourn. Joos/Menden moved to adjourn to Tuesday, July 18, 2006. Motion carried 5-0. ..JJi~.~ ~Udith S. Cox EDA Secretary Kim Weckman Recording Secretary