2021-04-28 WS & CC Meeting Minutes - Approved

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City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes April 28, 2021 that is not talked about very often is how many local jobs they create. He stated that they have created hundreds of full-time ongoing jobs in addition to the thousands of jobs that are created for local subcontractors and vendors as well as service industry people where they take on their projects. He stated that they always open up the project to as many local people as possible and have found that to be an important part of relationship building within the community. He stated that he is more than happy to get together one on one with Council Member Koski to address his concerns. He noted that he does not have past experience working with Halverson Blaser, but they did vet a number of potential management companies before they were selected. He stated that he believes that they actually got the reference or recommendation about them from someone at the City. He stated that Halverson Blaser would be under contract and can be fired if they are not doing their job adequately. He explained that commercial/retail comes up on all of their projects and unfortunately, in this environment, a lot of that is driven by density, so you sort of get the bad with the good and in order to get the commercial stuff, you have to have a lot of people. He noted that in a previous career he was a corporate architect and developed about 350 restaurants, so he knows what it takes to crank out a high-volume commercial operation like that, which is very tough now in this market. He stated that he is happy to provide a resume of past projects if the Council would like to see those and reiterated his offer to meet with any interested Council Members one on one. Administrator Statz stated that there have been a few common themes raised in the public chat and asked if those could be addressed. He stated that there are questions about the market study and what will draw people to live in this apartment. Mr. Harchanko stated that they view the Park ÒnÓ Ride as a very strong amenity for upscale clientele. He stated that they want to get this building to be as Class A as possible and noted that the only thing they are planning to leave out is a spa because those are extremely expensive. He stated that they want to attract the kind of people that are working professionals and see that as a way to run into St. Paul for an event. He stated that he thinks this location also gets a new resident in the location they want to be in for the right school district as well as people who are downsizing. He stated that they see this as a gem of spot and the interest from institutional real estate professionals has been phenomenal. He noted that Centerville has a lot to offer such as the Park & Ride, great schools, etc. Discussion ensued regarding the market, COVID, etc. Discussion ensued regarding the height of the building as being three stories with an underground parking facility which really means 4-story. Administrator Statz stated that the City does have th another 3-story building in town south on Main Street on 20 Avenue. He stated that the proposed building meets height requirements within the code. Mayor Love stated that it is great to have developers who desire to develop in Centerville and he appreciated all of the input from residents and the community. There was discussion regarding regulations regarding affordability, maintenance, younger generation affordability, owner occupancy, standards of maintenance and pride in community. Motion by Council Member Koski, seconded by Council Member Lakso to Table all four (4) Items as Presented. A roll-call vote was taken. Mayor Love and Council Members King, Koski, Lakso & Mosher voted in favor. Motion carried. Page 24 of 26