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HRA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, January 15, 2013 Page 3 1 g.2013 Marketing Contract for consultant marketing services for 2013 with George Hornik; as 2 detailed in the staff report, not to exceed $30,000.00. 3 4 Discussion included having Mr. Hornik attend a future meeting of the HRA to discussion 2013 5 marketing priorities. 6 7 Motion: Member Lee moved, seconded by Member Elkins to approve the Consent Agenda as 8 presented. 9 10 Ayes: 4 11 Nays: 0 12 Motion carried. 13 14 7.Public Hearings 15 None. 16 17 8.Presentations 18 None. 19 20 9. Action/Discussion Items 21 22 a.Adopt Charrette process and accept LISC grant for Dale Street redevelopment 23 Ms. Kelsey provided a summary of the request for approval of Corridor Development Initiative 24 (CDI) process for redevelopment of 2325 Dale Street and the Dale Street Fire Station property, 25 as detailed in the staff report. Ms. Kelsey shared a brief video testimonial from a 26 representative of the City of Coon Rapids regarding this process. Ms. Kelsey reviewed the 27 proposed timeframe over a 2-3 month period, with a recommendation anticipated by May of 28 2013. Ms. Kelsey advised that staff was recommending that the summary findings be 29 presented at a joint meeting of the HRA and City Council. 30 31 Mr. Trudgeon endorsed the efforts of this process in setting the standard for community and 32 neighborhood involvement for the Dale Street project, as well as the City Council’s initiatives 33 for emphasizing the ongoing desire for community involvement. Mr. Trudgeon noted that the 34 process would be coordinated by this group, not City staff, even though all City staff would be 35 involved in the process at some level. 36 37 Member Willmus advised that his only concern was with the rather aggressive timeline, and 38 concerns that some “snowbirds” may be missed in the process. 39 40 Mr. Trudgeon advised that the timeline could be adjusted, even though the intent was to keep 41 things moving for the benefit of the HRA and City Council to ensure potential develop interest 42 in the site. However, Mr. Trudgeon noted that the fire station property would not be available 43 before October of 2013, indicating a 2014 construction season at the earliest. Mr. Trudgeon 44 suggested that, since January was already half over, staff talk to sponsors about the timeline, 45 based on the groups other projects and their related timeframes. 46 47 Motion: Member Elkins moved, seconded by Member Lee to approve the Corridor 48 Development Initiative (CDI) process for the redevelopment of 2325 Dale Street and the 49 Dale Street Fire Station; and authorizing entering into the CDI process and accepting the 50 $10,000 grant from the McKnight Foundation; with $10,000 matching grant as proposed. 51 52 Ayes: 4 53 Nays: 0 54 Motion carried. 55