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1984 04 19MINUTES Chanhassen Housing and Redevelopment Authority Regular Meeting April 19, 1984 Call to Order Vice-Chairman Horn called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Present were Commissioners Bohn, Horn, Robbins, and Swenson. Chairman Whitehill arrived at 7:35 p.m. Executive Director Martin was also present. Approval of Minutes Swenson moved, seconded by Robbins, to approve the minutes of the December 5, 1983 meeting as presented. All voted in favor and the motion carried. Bohn moved, seconded by Robbins, to approve the minutes of the January 26, 1984 meeting as presented. All voted in favor and the motion carried. Downtown Redevelopment Project Status Report Jack Henning and Bill Howard of JLH Associates presented a brief update on their efforts to put together a redevelopment proposal for the Downtown Project Area. Howard explained that the uncer- tainty of pending congressional legislation restricting the use of Industrial Revenue Bonds has created problems arranging for project financing. Henning said that they are still having a great deal of difficulty securing a full-size supermarket for their project, and that they are currently considering an 8,000-10,000 sq. ft. supermarket with the first phase. He felt that they would have all the details for their proposal worked out by the middle of June. Don Ashworth, City Manager, updated the Board on the work of the Community Recreation Facilities Committee. The Committee feels that they must receive some specific direction from the City Council before they can continue their work. Ashworth said that a detailed report of the Committee's work to date would be pro- vided to both the Board and City Council within the next month. Henning felt that a committment by the City to build the Recreation Center would be a big .plus in his efforts to secure retail tenants for his project. proposed Railroad Crossing Study Martin reported that BRW, Inc. had completed a preliminary evaluation of the proposal to link West 79th Street with the Downtown Project Area via a new at-grade railroad crossing. Board briefly discussed BRW's report of March 14, 1984. The Whitehill moved, seconded by Robbins, to instruct the Executive Director to pursue approval of the proposed new railroad crossing with the Milwaukee Road. All voted in favor and the motion carried. °Chanhassen HRA Minutes April 19, 1984 Page 2 Development Incentive Payment: Larry Zamor Larry Zamor, developer of the commercial property where the Holiday Service Station, Chanhassen Inn, and Prairie House Restaurant are located, was present to request payment of a $7,500 "Development Incentive Payment" for the construction of the Prairie House Restaurant. The HRA had authorized a development incentive payment of $7,500 to Mr. Zamor on November 15, 1979 for the construction of the Holiday Service Station, and also had allocated an additional $7,450 as an incentive for Mr. Zamor to build a f,mily restaurant adjacent to the Holiday Station. Since nearly 4½ years have lapsed since the HRA allocated funds for the restaurant project, Martin recommended that the Board act upon Mr. Zamor's current request before any payment is made. The purpose of the previously authorized and proposed pending payment is to provide for a more suitable building setback and landscaped green space along Great Plains Boulevard, through the acquisition of a perpetual conservation easement across Lots 1 and 2 of Zamor Addition. Martin explained that the conservation easement has only been established on Lot 1 (Holiday Station site), and recommend that a similar easement be provided to the City over the southerly por- tion of Lot 2 (Restaurant site) in exchange for the $7,500 payment. Mr. Zamor explained that he no longer owned Lot 2, and that he could not guarantee that he could obtain an easement from the current owner. The Board took no action on Mr. Zamor's request, but asked Mr. Zamor to attempt to obtain a conservation easement over Lot 2 and come back before the Board in May. Extension of Leases for Tenants in Old Instant Web Building Horn moved, seconded by Swenson, to approve lease extensions for all six (6) tenants presently occupying the old Instant Web Building on a month-to-month basis. All voted in favor and the motion carried. Approval of Bills Bohn moved, seconded by Horn, to approve the bills for February, March and April, 1984 as presented. All voted in favor and the motion carried. Ad journment Bohn moved, seconded by Horn, to adjourn the meeting at 9:40 p.m. All voted in favor and the motion carried.