2015-06-30 HRA_Special_Meeting_Minutes

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HRA Special Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, June 30, 2015 Page 9 1 Chair Maschka noted the past example of CenterPointe along I-35W. 2 3 Member Wall referenced the history of the CenterPointe project, which had not been easy, and 4 involving three years of litigation before coming to fruition. 5 6 Therefore, Member Etten noted the realistic projection by the City Council in their strategic planning 7 exercise of only listing 50 jobs, over the length of time – two years – that can realistically be 8 accomplished within that timeframe, such as in the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area. Member Etten 9 suggested it was possible to encourage head-of-household jobs and a number that could be realistically 10 attained in that area. With that goal, Member Etten opined that the City Council was interested in how 11 and where the HRA defined those additional targets and initiatives. Member Etten opined that the City 12 Council was not saying this is what to do, but looking to the HRA to flesh that out and fit it into the 13 parameters of the HRA’s housing, development and the bigger pieces. 14 15 Chair Maschka expressed his amazement with information found in the recent business retention 16 survey, and opined if a better office/warehouse available could be provided with flexible building, great 17 things could be accomplished in Roseville employment-wise. 18 19 Member Wall opined that historically, the City of Roseville had many flexibility buildings constructed 20 twenty years ago; but unfortunately the majority were only one-story, and didn’t provide much density 21 while being very land intensive, even though successful. 22 23 Chair Maschka opined that in order to obtain the qualities needed in the community for that type of use, 24 that should be a focus of the HRA in redevelopment: office/warehouse uses. 25 26 Member Wall opined that there were many opportunities in the waiting in the west of I-35W with 27 current car lots; opining that the State Auditor had indicated those properties were currently 28 undervalued, and could suggest market potential, especially with the connectivity and access to both 29 downtowns and the airport. Member Wall suggested this may be a good opportunity for land banking. 30 31 Chair Maschka suggested the area by the brewery as well. 32 33 Specific to land banking opportunities, Ms. Raye refocused discussion back to what mix the HRA 34 wanted in terms of education, capital, bricks and mortar; and whether the HRA as a group felt that 35 identifying ten infill sites and preparing several of those warehouse/businesses sites by the end of the 36 four years would be feasible. 37 38 Chair Maschka opined that both could be accomplished, depending on financial resources; and further 39 opined that the infill sites provided the best opportunity, to assemble parcels and prepare requests for 40 proposals, and obtain neighborhood input to direct that redevelopment. 41 42 Member Wall opined that it depended on whether or not the HRA set their sights high or low. Member 43 Wall also opined that this would fit under challenges/opportunities (sites for development – whether 44 industrial or housing) and other sites as well. Member Wall stated he was not interested in selling, but 45 if that was a chosen goal, it would put the HRA in a field of other major competitors. 46 47 Member Lee opined that strategic acquisition should be in the forefront. 48 49 Member Wall suggested further exploration of the HRA’s Eminent Domain powers; but this found no 50 support from the remainder of the body at all. 51 52 Under strengths, Member Majerus suggested a challenge was also in continuing to build on 53 communication with the community as to who the HRA was and what they could do for the greater 54 food of the community. Member Majerus stated that he continued to return to that premise, in every 55 area.