1986 12 18HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES
DECEMBER 18, 1986
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Whitehill called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.
Present were Commissioners Horn, Bohn and Robbins.
Commissioner Swenson was absent. Also present were Don Ashworth,
City Manager; Barbara Dacy, City Planner; and Todd Gerhardt,
Administrative Assistant.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion by Horn, seconded by Bohn to approve the minutes of
November 4, 1986 as written. Ail voted in favor and the motion
carried.
REQUEST FOR LOAN PAYMENT - BOWLING CENTER
Ashworth explained that the reason for tabling this item was to
allow staff a chance to speak with John Dorek. The outcome of
this meeting with Mr. Dorek confirmed that the bowling center has
inefficient parking, less than typical landscaping standards and
the ncessity for street frontage entrance. Ashworth further
explained that staff could reach an agreement with the bowling
center to meet these deficient areas. A final decision regarding
the center island should not be made until plans and specifica-
tions have been complted and actual public improvements have
started along the proposed south/north road. Staff recommended
that the remaining $20,000 be released and a written format
be used with similar language, as was used in the first release
of funds agreement, that would affect the decision making process
of the center island.
Motion by Whitehill, seconded by Horn to follow the same format
as the first release of funds. All voted in favor and the motion
carried.
CHADDA/CITIZEN COMMENTS
Patricia Roettler was speaking on behalf of her mother-in-law,
Angie, who owns the house and lot located within the redevelop-
ment area of downtown. Mrs. Rettler is requesting that Angie
Roettler's property be purchased as soon as possible and be given
a fair price. Ashworth explained that the Roettler home could be
bought during the first phase of the project as soon as the
appraisals have been completed.
CHADDA/Financial Runs
Ashworth asked Andy Merry, of A. K. Merry Associates, to list the
objectives which the city is looking for in financing only the
Retail West and two phases of the housing project.
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Sid Inman, of Holmes and Graven, explained his analysis of the
most recent cash flow that would include the two phases of
housing Retail West and Retail Central. Mr. Inman explained that
the city would be maximizing its use of existing funds, reduce
their overall risk, and decrease the tax increment debt through
this process. He stated that the City would not be required to
commit themselves financially until the project is reasonably
secure. The developer would then have to secure some other form
of outside financial assistance.
Whitehill asked what would happen if the project did not go
ahead as planned; would each of the landowners still have to pay
special assessments?
Ashworth replied that if the public improvements were made, the
landowners benefiting from these improvements would be assessed.
CHADDA/Site Plan
Larry Smith, from Housing Alliance, explained the.revisions to
the proposed site plan. He stated that the housing section pro-
poses 60 units and several of the units would be designated for
the elderly. He stated that the plan proposes 141 parking spa-
ces, but noted that additional parking was needed. He felt con-
fident that with some alterations in the plan they could reach
the needed amount of 160 parking spaces.
Motion by Whitehill, seconded by Horn, to proceed with the
Development Contract negotiation process. All voted in favor and
the motion carried.
COMMUNITY CENTER - REQUEST TO INITIATE CITIZEN REVIEW COMMITTER
Brad Johnson requested the HRA to recommend to the City Council
that a Community Center Task Force be established.
Motion by Robbins, seconded by Horn, that a Community Center Task
Force be established by January. All voted in favor and the
motion carried.
ACQUISITION OF CHANHASSEN MALL PROPERTY - BLOOMBERG COMPANIES
Clayton Johnson, representing the Bloomberg Companies, stated
that he would like to acquire portions of the Chanhassen Mall
facility if the city was not planning on a community center for
the site. Ashworth explained that an agreement could be drafted
so that they would have the first option on purchasing the pro-
perty.
Motion by Whitehill, seconded by Bohn, to draft an agreement
for the Bloomberg Companies to have the first option of
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purchasing the city owned portion of the Chanhassen Mall. Ail
voted in favor and the motion carried.
CONSIDERATION OF COMMENTS ON YEAR 2005 TRANSPORTATION STUDY
Barbara Dacy and Fred Hoisington gave an overview of affected
agencies' and jurisdictions' comments regarding the Broadened
Study Area. They stated that additional analysis is necessary to
verify whether or-not the TH 5/CR 4 intersection would fail
should the Dell Road interchange not be constructed in the anti-
cipated timeframe. Hoisington stated that Benshoof has proposed
two options. One would provide additional study of the entire
system and would cost $5,000-$6,500. The second option would
analyze the intersection impacts only and would cost approxima-
tely $3,000.
Motion by Whitehill, seconded by Horn to approve the second
approach analyzing the intersection impacts only. All voted in
favor and the motion carried.
APPROVAL OF BILLS
Motion by Whitehill, seconded by Bohn, to approve the bills dated
December 18, 196. All voted in favor and the motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Bohn, seconded by Whitehill, to adjourn the meeting at
10:20 p.m. All voted in favor and the motion carried.
Prepared by Todd Gerhardt
January 8, 1987