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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-21-11 Agenda NotesHEDRA AGENDA NOTES FOR APRIL21, 2011 MINUTES Please see attached HEDRA Meeting minutes from March 10, 2011 for your review and approval. BILLS MarchBills Himle Horner$1,380.11Marketing Services Bradley & Deike$340.00Guardian Angels Mastercard$5.54Guardian Angels Cert Mail Please see attached general ledger detail for further information. BUSINESS A.Block 29 Concept Plan Greg Stotko has submitted a concept plan on behalf of Carlson Capital Management for the construction of a new office building located south of City Hall on Lots 1 and 3, Block 29. Mr. Stotko proposes to construct a single story building of 3,770 s.f. along with 18 parking spaces. HEDRA and Stotko entered into a Preliminary Development Agreement in 2009. The agreement was based upon the development concept of a two story, 6,500 s.f. office building housing two to four office suites. A purchase price of $1 was offered for the property. The purpose of the agreement is to allow the developer to assemble further information and to refine the concept plan for potential future action. The HRA purchased the property for $300,000 in 2003 and razed the former home. The property was last appraised for $255,000 in 2007. The Commission is asked to review and comment on the proposal. The concept plan will be presented at the meeting. ACTION: Review and comment of the concept presented at the meeting. Please see attached Preliminary Development Agreement and original concept plan for development. HEDRA Meeting Packet - April 21, 2011Page 2 of 39 REPORTS A.Hudson th Reuse Study Workshop –April 5 th Stark and Associates held a workshop on April 5to solicit community input on potential uses for the Hudson Manufacturing site. About 40 people were in attendance. Reusing the building and preservation of riverfront park land were dominant themes. Ideas for building use were numerous including retail, restaurant, and housing. There have been no decisions on what might happen to the site. The study should be complete by September and will provide more clarity on the structural condition of the building, costs involved in the potential re-use, and desirability of potential rehab from the private market.The final report will assist the City and HEDRA on making informed decisions on the costs of potential development options. Please see the attached meeting handouts for more information. Window Blocking Masonry work on the blocking of five windows on the east side of Hudson has been complete. The winning bid from EW Concrete and Masonry was $1,482; and less thanoriginally estimated. MnDot will reimburse HEDRA for the work completed. B.TH 61 Bridge thth MnDot is beginning utility work along Vermillion Street between 4 and 5 Streets. The temporary parking lot on Block 29 should be constructed soon. Staff will work with MnDot and Stotko\Carlson to coordinate and coordinate any construction overlaps. Works remains suspended within the River. C.Marketing Our marketing project continues to move forward with the next step being the audit calls. Late last month staff developed a contact list of roughly 25 local business owners and developers and provided this list to Himle Horner so they can then contact 8-10 of the people on the list. The intent is that neither HEDRA nor staff knows which businesses are contacted. This allows those businesses contacted the opportunity to speak freely. Since providing Himle Horner the list, they have has sent staff a template for an email that we will be sending out to all of the contacts, letting them know that they may be getting a call. This is to ensure HEDRA Meeting Packet - April 21, 2011Page 3 of 39 that the businesses understand that this is legit and that HEDRA hopes they will be willing to participate in the short survey. Also at the same time, Himle Horner is also conducting some research on what other cities of similar size and make up are doing (or not doing) to market themselves. (Red Wing and Stillwater are on this list.) D.Downtown Hard Wired Alarm RFP The RFP has been released to interested alarm installers and has been posted on the City’s website. A pre-bid meeting for potential bidders will be held on April thst 26. Bids are due June 1. Work on the 35 mixed use buildings should be complete within nine months. Please see the attached RFP for further information. E.HEDRA Goals and Objectives Staff proposes holding a special workshop to discuss HEDRA Goals and Objectives in place of the regular June HEDRA meeting. A list of topics will be developed for HEDRA consideration in May. Please see the Roles and Goals further information. F.Red Rock th The final Red Rock Station Area Plan Meeting was held on April 6. Final copies of the proposed station area changes will be complete soon and will be distributed to HEDRA. ATTACHMENTS HEDRA Minutes –March 10, 2011 General Ledger Detail –March, 2011 Block 29 – Preliminary Development Agreement Block 29 – Original Concept Plan Hudson Re-Use Study Handout Hard Wired Alarm Ordinance RFP HEDRA Roles and Goals – 8-6-09 HEDRA Meeting Packet - April 21, 2011Page 4 of 39