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City of Centerville <br />City Council Meeting Minutes <br />November 29, 2006 <br />Mayor Capra said she was not opposed to restricting massage therapy businesses to <br />commercial areas and that she would like to expedite the ordinance. Council Member <br />Lee noted that some businesses would be appropriate for residential area, however also <br />acknowledging they would be more difficult to enforce. City Administrator Larson <br />added there would be no need to zone for the businesses. <br /> <br />Legal Counsel Glaser said wording could be allowed upon Council approval, with <br />optional model to pull in/out for consideration and review at time of request. He said <br />draft could be reviewed at next meeting, emailed to Council in advance and request for <br />them to respond back to the City Administrator and Legal Counsel. <br /> <br />Mayor Capra thanked the applicant for attending the meeting. <br /> <br />2. CSAH14 <br /> <br />Nothing to report. <br /> <br />3. Downtown Redevelopment <br /> <br />Ron Mell displayed the conceptual master plan and updated Council on the <br />redevelopment process and how it was going. He said the good news was that nothing <br />appeared to be atypical for the City’s size and the developer was going through due <br />diligence regarding detail, financing, acquisition costs, and construction costs. Mr. Mell <br />said he met regularly with Finance Director Meyer and they were able to reduce the gap <br />considerably, from $6 million to $2 million. He reported that the first phase would be a <br />townhome development, scaled back so everything on the east side of Centerville Road <br />would be part of phase two, and that the 16 units closer to the lake would be too <br />expensive to acquire for inclusion in the first phase. Mr. Mell stated that several builders <br />had expressed interest in working on the redevelopment project and reported on various <br />contacts for financing, including HUD, MN Housing Financing, Mainstreet Bank, Anoka <br />County, and the Community Development Department. <br /> <br />Mayor Capra inquired as to whether deeds would be competitive. Finance Director <br />Meyer responded that the project needs the leverage and support from Anoka County and <br />that $1 million to $1.8 million would provide the ability to go full steam ahead, otherwise <br />having to piecemeal financing for the project. He stated he would like to move dirt at one <br />time and grants would be more predictable. <br /> <br />Mayor Capra inquired about other businesses in downtown desiring to remain owners of <br />buildings there, specifically identifying Mr. Stipple. Mr. Mell responded that the intent <br />was to market to those people directly, with office space part of the first phase, but that <br />there would be reluctance to meet with individuals until a final development agreement <br />was in place. <br /> <br />Council Member Lee commented that the redevelopment looked promising and he was <br />excited about it. <br />Page 14 of 16 <br />