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<br /> ~ <br /> . ~HILLS <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br /> ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br /> FEBRUARY 4, 2005, 7:00 A.M. <br /> CITY HALL 2ND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 <br /> Chainnan Kunkel called the meeting to order at 7:00 a,m. <br /> Those in attendance: Chair Bruce Kunkel, Mayor Aplikowski, Commission members Kevin <br /> Kelly, Ray McGraw, Chris Ashbach, Jim Paulet and Ed Werner. Dale Beane: Staff: Scott Clark: <br /> The minutes of the January 28,2005 meeting were agreed to without corrections. <br /> Clark gave a detailed discussion as to where the TCAAP project was at with the various parties. <br /> He also stated that the Planning Commission approved the TCAAP Framework Plan on Feb. 2, <br /> 2005. <br /> Clark then reviewed a document prepared by the City's Finance Director regarding how local <br /> services would be paid for since a tax increment district would not allow newly fonned taxes to <br /> flow to the City's general fund. After review they asked that the Finance Director be at the next <br /> mceting to discuss options. It was recognized that the City will have to address this issue as part <br /> of the Master Development Agreement process. <br /> . Ray McGraw discussed a series of concerns regarding the policies. One issue that was raised and <br /> clarified was that the EDC's role is to prepare a document that will serve as a policy framework <br /> and that this is not a contract between the City and developer. <br /> Chainnan Kunkel asked everyone to discuss where they were at in process. Some key points of <br /> the discussion were: Making sure that the policies separate public financing rrom the local <br /> developmen. costs necessary to serve the TCAAP site, ensuring that in neither case should Arden <br /> Hills residents pay for services, clarifying points in the existing draft policy plan, discussions on <br /> big of a project this is and the complexity of the issues given to thc EDC, the need to have a <br /> watch do committee. <br /> Kunkcl then went through the draft policy document and modifications, as stated in the meeting, <br /> will be presented at the next mceting. <br /> It was agreed to that the EDC would finalize a report that would be distributed to the City <br /> Council on February 22,2005. Due to this a special night meeting will be arranged to read and <br /> discuss a final report. <br /> The next meeting will be at 6:00 p.m. on February 15,2005. <br /> Meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m, <br /> . <br />