1985 02 21MINUTES
CHANHASSEN HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Special Joint Meeting with City Council
February 21, 1985
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Whitehill called the meeting to order at 7:37 p.m.
Present were Commissioners Swenson, Horn, Robbins, Bohn and
Whitehill. Also present were City Manager Ashworth, City Planner
Dacy, and George Watson and Fred Hoisington of Brauer and
Associates. Mitch Swanson of Beushoof and Associates was also
present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Robbins moved, seconded by Horn, to approve the minutes of the
January 17, 1985 meeting. All voted in favor and the motion
carried.
STATUS REPORT - NEGOTIATIONS OF OLD INSTANT WEB BUILDING
City Manager Ashworth presented the details of the sale of the
old Instant Web building.
Whitehill moved, seconded by Horn to approve the sale of the old
Instant Web building to Gary Kirt/David C. Bell Investment
Company and Dorek/Baden subject to the following:
1. Securing a bank guarantee for the first mortage.
2. The $200,000 construction loan is contingent upon completion
of the bowling center.
3. Timing of payment for land purchase should be evaluated to
minimize cash flow effect.
PRESENTATION OF ROUGH DRAFT CONCEPTS - BRAUER AND ASSOCIATES
Fred Hoisington of Brauer and Associates presented a rough draft
of a concept plan for the HRA and City Council to review before
the second Public Forum on March 14, 1985. Discussion of the
concept plan centered on the following points:
1. The existing uses on the north side of 78th Street detract
from the image of the downtown area.
2. The city should establish an attitude to keep the existing
businesses and to attract new businesses. The city should
try and accommodate existing business persons as much as
possible.
3. The downtown core area should play off the existence of the
dinner theater with support uses such as specialty retail,
general retail, and establishment of a pedestrian environment
in order to not only serve the Chanhassen residents but also
to provide a regional draw.
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4. The West 79th Street area forms a second downtown. It was
discussed that this area's purpose should be for convenience
a~d highway commercial uses.
5. The institutional and historic buildings that are now located
in the downtown area be maintained and incorporated into the
overall development plan.
APPROVAL OF DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
Whitehill moved, seconded by Horn, to approve the Downtown
Redevelopment Agreement with Brauer and Associates dated February
15, 1985. All voted in favor and the motion carried.
APPROVAL OF BILLS
Horn moved, seconded by Bohn, to approve the bills except for
check number 24667 regarding the insurance of the old Instant Web
building. All voted in favor and the motion carried.
Bohn moved, seconded by Horn, to adjourn the meeting at 10:12
p.m. All voted in favor and the motion carried.