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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998.12.08 EDA MINUTES-APPROVED • CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES December 8, 1998 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the Economic Development Authority was held at City Hall, 7516 80th Street South, Cottage Grove, Minnesota on the 8th day of December 1998. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:30 a.m. by Mayor Denzer. ROLL CALL • Members Present: Jack Denzer, Glen Kleven, Fred Luden, Dick Pederson, Gerard Weingartner, Jim Wolcott Members Absent: Donna Boehm Others Present: Kirstin Barsness, Economic Development Director Ryan Schroeder, City Administrator Michelle Wolfe, Assistant City Administrator Neil Belscamper, Economic Development Secretary APPROVAL OF MINUTES Kleven moved to approve the November 10, 1998 Economic Development Authority Minutes. Weingartner seconded. Motion carried unanimously. 4.A. TAX INCREMENT DISTRICTS UPDATE Barsness said staff had been working with Ehlers and Associates to update the various TIF districts throughout the City. She said bonds would be issued for the Renewal district, adding that 100th Street upgrading would be included. Barsness noted that the Target district would be reviewed at the next council meeting. 4.B. PROJECT UPDATES • Barsness said a meeting with local business owners had taken place and a proposal was discussed for redevelopment. An inquiry had been made as to the availability of • Economic Development Authority - Minutes December 8, 1998 Page 2 assistance through a tax increment district. Barsness said she had requested specific details about the proposed construction. Wolcott and Weingartner stated concerns over the project. Pederson stressed the importance of that specific area to the City. Barsness commented on the importance of outlining benchmarks in any development agreement that is approved by the City. Afterward, there was some discussion on the light-rail commuter line. 4.C. STAFF TRANSITION Schroeder stated that Barsness' last day was December 11, and that Assistant City Administrator Michelle Wolfe would be taking on some of the EDA duties, as well as Schroeder himself, and that some of their present duties would be picked up by two positions that would be filled in the near future. The Economic Development Authority thanked Barsness for her years of service to the City. 5. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS ITEMS Kleven asked if the EDA's portion of the Comprehensive Plan was complete. Barsness said that it had been turned over to the Community Development Department, and that • any requests for changes would have to be brought back to the EDA. ADJOURN Kleven moved to adjourn. Luden seconded. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, It�eil Belscamp- Economic Development Secretary 110