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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/26/1990 TENTATIVE AGENDA ADJ.REG.SESSION SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA JUNE 26, 1990 Mayor Gary Laurent presiding 1] 4 :30 P.M. BUDGET WORKSESSION - bring preliminary budget from June 19th agenda packet 2] 7:00 P.M. Roll Call in the assembly room at the Scott County Courthouse, 428 So. Holmes - use West entrance 3] PUBLIC HEARING on selecting a site for city hall 4] Adjourn Dennis R. Kraft City Administrator MEMO TO: Dennis R. Kraft, City Administrator FROM: Barry A. Stock, Assistant City Administrator RE: City Hall Siting Public Hearing DATE: June 22 , 1990 INTRODUCTION: A public hearing has been set for 7: 00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 26, 1990 to solicit comments on the relocation of the City Hall operations. BACKGROUND: On June 5, 1990 the Shakopee Community Development Commission Siting Committee presented three siting alternatives to the City Council for their review and consideration. The sites recommended by the siting committee included the following: 1. 30 acres of property located East of Marschall Road between 4th Avenue and County Road 16. 2 . Block 50 (McNearney Funeral Home block) 3 . Marquette Bank building plus 30 acres of property. The City Hall Siting Committee did not rank the sites in order of preference. It was the intention of the siting committee that either of the three alternatives would be able to suit the City' s city hall space needs. All three of the alternatives could be pursued at relatively the same cost level ($2 . 5 - $3 million) . The City Hall Siting Committee and Community Development Commission would like to make the same presentation that they made at the June 5, 1990 City Council meeting at the public hearing. (Council may wish to refer to the June 5th agenda packet item 12a. which provided significant information on the findings of the City Hall Siting Committee. ) Following the City Hall Siting/Community Development Commission presentation, it would be appropriate to solicit comments from the general public regarding the three sites as proposed by the City Hall Siting/Community Development Commission and/or any other sites that the public wishes to comment on. Upon receiving input from the public, it would be appropriate to close the public hearing. Staff would suggest that a worksession be scheduled by City Council to further discuss city hall siting alternatives. ALTERNATIVES: 1 . Upon receiving public input move to close the public hearing. 2 . Upon receiving public input move to continue the public hearing. 3 . Move to close the public hearing and set a date for a Council worksession to discuss city hall siting alternatives. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends alternative #3 . ACTION REQUESTED: Move to close the public hearing and set a date for a Council worksession to further discuss city hall siting alternatives. DRAFT LEASE PROPOSAL OUTLINE FOR THE CITY OF SHAKOPEE PREMISES: The proposal is based on the assumption that the City offices and support areas will require approximately 20,000 square feet of usable space. Accordingly, a major part of the first floor of building can be converted to meet the needs of the City. Total leased premises 20,000 square feet. PARKING: A total of 60 parking spaces are included in the lease at no additional cost. The spaces will be located in the western half of the paved parking area between Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue opposite the building. St. Francis controls approximately 225 parking stalls. We are very flexible on this point. LEASE TERM: The length of lease is open for discussion. However, a minimum initial term of fifteen (15) years will be preferred. RENT & OPERATING EXPENSES: Annual rent will be $215,000, payable in equal monthly installments of $17,967 each. As additional rent, the City will pay its proportional share (19.05%) of operating expenses not including janitorial services in excess of $450,000 annually. For example, if operating expenses in 1997 are $500,000, the additional rent would be $9,525. During the lease term, all operating expenses (with the exception of cleaning services for the leased area) shall be the responsibility of SFRMC up to a maximum of $447,000 annually. Operating expenses in excess of $447,000 annually shall be allocated pro rata based upon the exact rentable area occupied by the City of Shakopee. (Based on 20,000 square feet, the City's pro rata share would be 20%. Operating expenses of 4.25 per square foot are built into the annual rent. IMPROVEMENTS: St. Francis will contribute $25 per square foot leased for the cost of converting the building for use as use for the city's offices. For the initial lease of 20,000 square feet, the contribution will be $500,000. The same formula will apply for additional space leased by the City during the first 5 years of lease terms. This is an estimate of converting, to base building standards. PURCHASE OPTION: SFRMC is receptive to the negotiation of a purchase option. The terms may be in- corporated as part of the lease transaction subject to mutual agreement between the City and SFRMC. In addition to the foregoing items, other provisions such as repairs, maintenance, insurance, and customary clauses for office lease agreements will be negotiated and incorporated into a formal lease document. FF/ka/6-26-90 • RECEIVED MUM ECE D NNM! 2 51900 June 22, 1990 CITY OF SHAKOPEE• Mayor Gary Laurent Council Members 129 - 1st Avenue East Shakopee, MN 55379 TO: Mayor Laurent and Council Members : RE: Public Hearing, June 26, 1990 Placing of the new City Hall On behalf of the Downtown Ad Hoc Committee, I want to express our desire for the new city hall to be placed in the downtown area. The committee is in consensus regarding this, though we are open to either downtown proposal of sites . Our reasons are as follows : 1 ) City hall , the core of the city 's activity , should be at the heart of the city. We feet this is the downtown busi - ness area. 2) Having a new or relocated city hall , would give the downtown a boost aesthetically and may spur economic development in the area. As we work to revitalize the downtown area, with pleasant surroundings and a vital business climate, a city hall , built or adapted would be something to bring pride to our community. 3) Visitors to Shakopee often judge our community by the down- town. It is often all they see. A new city hall in the downtown would be a focal point of attraction, a message of progress and pride to those visiting us . With the economic development a new city hall would bring, these tourist that travel through Shakopee, may stay a few days longer to enjoy the beauty of our city . Thank you for reading this at the hearing. Vacation takes me away from being there in person. Sincerely, Mary Keen Chair, Downtown Ad Hoc Committee June 26, 1990 Dear Mayor Laurent: As chairperson of the Planning Commission, I would like to express the visions for Shakopee being developed in the proposed Comprehensive Plan. Unfortunately other commitments prevent me from attending the public hearing for the City Hall Siting process. I would appreciate that this letter be presented and read at the public hearing. First, I would like to define what a Comprehensive Plan is. As defined by Minnesota State law a comprehensive plan is a document developed to guide the physical, social and economic development of both the private and public sectors in a community. A comprehensive plan represents a community' s vision for future development in the next twenty years. A comprehensive plan consists of written and graphic information which records the goals and policies created in the planning process by the community. One of the primary goals that is being proposed in the new Comprehensive Plan is to promote sound development throughout the community and build more support for the central area of the City. The proposed Shakopee Comprehensive Plan recommends that public institutions such as the Shakopee City Hall be located in the area south of the central business district. The location of City, County and State governmental agencies in a central location can help create and maintain an efficient and attractive community. The close proximity of these institutions with the existing downtown provides convenience and can promote a social center to our City. Keeping the public institutions near the heart of our community is the vision of the proposed Comprehensive Plan. As chairperson of the Shakopee Planning Commission, I personally believe that it is essential that we support the goals and objectives identified in the comprehensive planning process. Thank you. Sincerely, Melanie Kahleck