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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 07-25-2006 . . . ~ ~~HILLS Approved: 10/10/2006 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 25,2006; 5:00 P.M. ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Beverly Aplikowski called to order the regular City Council meeting at 5:01 p.m. Present: Mayor Beverly Aplikowski, Gregg Larson, Brenda Holden, David Grant and Vincent Pellegrin. Absent: None Also present were City Administrator, Michelle Wolfe; Community Development Director, and Andy Burmeister, Aide to Senator Norm Coleman 1. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Couneilmember Pellegrin seconded a motion to approve the meeting agenda. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES None 3. CONSENT CALENDAR None 4. PULLED CONSENT ITEMS None. 5. PUBLIC INOUIRIES/INFORMATlONAL None. . . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL -JULY 25, 2006 2 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. 7. NEW BUSINESS A. Motion to Approve Resolution 06-40: Supportin!! the Pnrchase of the TCAAP Propertv Mayor Aplikowski introdueed Item 7A. Motion to Approve Resolution 06-40: Supporting the Purchase of the TCAAP Property and opened the floor for questions. Councilmember Holden asked if the purchase price of $45 million was a lump sum amount or based on a price per square foot. Community Development Director Karen Barton responded that the price was a lump sum agreement, but there may need to be modifications depending on the outeome of the final survey. Councilmember Holden asked if the Wildlife Corridor is also included in the purchase price. Ms. Barton indicated that it was, but there is no value assigned to that portion of the property for purposes of calculating the land sale price. Councilmember Holden asked what will happen in the future with groundwater remediation. Community Development Direetor Barton replied that the Army will continue to be responsible for that function for many years, until it is deemed complete. The pump houses need to somehow be incorporated into the redevelopment. Councilmember Holden asked for c1arifieation that the Developer understands that the City has no financial obligations in terms ofthis land sale. Ms. Barton responded that is correct. Councilmember Holden then asked what the process will be as we go forward. Ms. Barton responded that first we need to negotiate an Offer to Purchase with the GSA. Then we will need to negotiate a new Interim Development Agreement with the developer. Work will need to continue on the Response Action Agreement, FOSET, and Covenant Deferral processes. We will also need to negotiate a master development agreement. City Administrator Michelle Wolfe said that Phase N Planning will need to get underway in order to start addressing more specific details regarding the redevelopment plans as conceptualized in the Framework Vision. Councilmember Grant stated that the Council will want to have more input up front rather then just getting a proposed plan at the end of a lengthy process. . . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL -JULY 25, 2006 3 City Administrator Wolfe stated that such input will be accomplished in a number of ways as we proceed. Councilmember Grant asked about offsets to the purchase price. Community Development Director Barton responded that the offsets will include remediation, insurance, and administrative costs relating to the MPCA and EP A. Councilmember Larson indicated that the support of Senator Coleman and his staff has been critical to this project and that the Resolution should include recognition of that. He proposed the following language be included in the resolution. "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Arden Hills acknowledges the significant support of Senator Norm Coleman in the process that led to the agreement of the base value in this purchase. " Motion by Larson, seconded by Pellegrin to amend the proposed resolution approved 5-0. Motion by Larson, second by Grant to approve Resolution 06-40: Supporting the Purchase of the TCAAP was approved 5-0. Councilmember Grant noted that he will be absent from the July 31 meeting. 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS No Items- 9. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REOUESTS Motion to adjourn by Councilmember Holden, seeond by Councilmember Larson at 5:43 p.m. /i~ik~' Mayor J!r;)df; b~)1Ir Michelle Wolfe City Administrator NOTICE OF MEETINGS The next Council Meeting will be held Monday, August 28, 2006 at 7:00 p.rn. at the Arden Hills Council Chambers.