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Home My WebLink AboutHEDRA Packet 10-13-2011HASTINGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY . October 13, 2011, 6:00 pm City Hall Council Chambers I. Quorum II. Minutes – September 10, 2011 meeting III. Bills IV. Business V. Reports and Information A.Financial Report B.Marketing Update C.1101 Vermillion Street Demolition and Redevelopment D.Mixed Use Hard Wire Alarm Update E.Hudson V. Adjourn Next Meeting: Regular Meeting – November 10, 2011 HEDRA AGENDA NOTES FOR OCTOBER 13, 2011 MINUTES Please see attached HEDRA Meeting minutes from theSeptember 8, 2011 regular meeting for your review and approval. BILLS SeptemberBills Himle Horner$2,058.75Marketing Services –August, 2011 Olsen Fire Inspection$375.00Hudson Fire Sprinkler Inspection John Hinzman$208.68MN NAHRO Conference Travel Bradley & Deike$51.00Legal Services –Biermann Loan Please see attached general ledger detail for further information. BUSINESS REPORTS nd A.HEDRA Financial Statement – 2 Quarter 2011 Please see the attached financial statement of activities for your review. B.Marketing Update Himle Horner Inc. continues to work on our Marketing Plan. Staff has been in contact with HHI a couple of times providing them with information, including HEDRA’s Roles and Goals so that the plan in tailored specifically to what the commission is tasked with doing. In the a recent conversation, Himle Horner indicated that they would be getting the final draft of the plan to staff in mid- October for a first glance at the plan, with the expectation of the final plan being th presented to the Commission at the November 10 meeting. C.1101 Vermillion Street Demolition and Redevelopment The property owner, Leonard Heilinger has opted to clear and demolish the structure on his own and is not requesting any assistance from HEDRA at this time. Below are before and after photos of the tree clearing. Demolition should take place in the next couple of weeks. The site is likely too small to be developed on its own. Development of the property would likely include the city th owned property to the north (former 11Street) and\or the residential home to the south (north of the Dairy Queen). D.Mixed Use Hard Wire Alarm Update Work continues on the Al Blankenship’s buildings downtown. E.Hudson Hudson has completely vacated their former property. HEDRA has now assumed all maintenance and utility responsibilities. The only materials remaining are inventory belonging to Intek. Although Intek is no longer operating its shredding operation, it is using the building for storage. Intek plans to continue storing the materials as long as it is acceptable to HEDRA under the terms of our Post-Occupancy Lease Agreement. Please see the attached pictures. City Staff is assessing the value of remaining materials\equipment within the building for any salvage value. Materials integral to potential redevelopment would not be affected at this time. Bonestroo has conducted its initial borings of the site. Lab analysis of results should be available within the next week. Further borings may be necessary depending on the analysis of results. Bonestroo is still on track to submit the Response Action Plan for Minnesota PCA approval by years end. Hastings will be hosting a Technical Assistance to Brownfields Workshop on th October 19 from 8:00-4:00 at City Hall. County, State, and Federal officials will be on hand to provide guidance on redevelopment of brownfield sites. The Workshop will include a tour of the Hudson facility. nd The Reuse Report Open House has been tentatively scheduled for November 22 at 6:00pm at Hastings City Hall. More information will be provided closer to the meeting. ATTACHMENTS HEDRA Minutes –September 8, 2011 – Regular Meeting General Ledger Detail –September, 2011 nd Financial Statement – 2 Quarter 2011 Hudson Interior Pictures Hastings Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority 6:00 pm Hastings City Hall Minutes of September 8,2011 HEDRA CommissionersPam Holzem, Michael Kelley,Ron Toppin, and Kurt Keenapresent HEDRA Commissioners Absent:Dennis Peine,Tony Alongi andDanna Elling Schultz Staff present: Community Development Director John Hinzmanand Community Relation Specialist Shannon Rausch. Q: UORUM A quorum was establishedand the meeting was called to order, by Chair Toppinat 6pm with four memberspresent. I. M INUTES Commissioner Holzemmotioned to approve the minutes from the August 11, 2011 meetings, Commissioner Kelleyseconded the motion. Motion approved 4-0 III.B ILLS Commissioner Keenamoved to pay the bills. Commissioner Kelleyseconded the motion. Motion Passed 4-0 IV.B USINESS A.Resolution: Authorize Signature: Metropolitan Livable Communities Grant Agreement – Hudson Contamination Clean-up HEDRA has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Metropolitan Council Livable Communities Tax Base Revitalization Account. The funds are valid through June 30, 2012 and targeted to assist with contamination cleanup site investigation. Use of the funds requires a 25 percent local match. The grant covers most of the activities funded under the DakotaCounty\EPA Grant. The Dakota County\EPA Grant does not require a local match and will fund 100 percent of the investigation activity. Staff plans to use the Dakota\EPA grant first, and only use the Met Council Grant for any activities not covered by Dakota County. Commissioner Keena motioned toAuthorize Signature of the Grant Agreement. Commissioner Holzemseconded the motions. Motion Passed 4-0 IV.R&I EPORTSNFORMATION A.Marketing Update Following August’s meeting staff had a conversation with Himle Horner. Theyindicated that theywill take the Commission’s comments and begin drafting the actual marketing plan which will outline what HEDRA should be doing, when to be doing it, and how much money it will likely take to accomplish. Himle Horner intends to write the plan with a 2-3 year scope and which will focus primarily on HEDRA’s overall goals, as well as highlight opportunities where collaboration amongst HEDRA and other organizations might exist. The Commission can expect to see a draft of this plan by their November meeting, if not sooner. B. Block 29 Parking The owner of the Elm Salon is getting bids for building the parking lot behind their building and will be moving forward with the project as required. This is no time frame discussed at this time. HEDRA previously offered loan assistance, but no cash. At this time staff has not received any application or indication for the owner that she will be looking for help from the Commission. B.1101 Vermillion Street Demolition and Redevelopment The property owner, Leonard Heilinger, has received four bids to demolish and remove trees from the property. Mr. Heilinger is reviewing options at this time. Any HEDRA assistance would need to be approved before demolition could occur. Last year the property was part of a purchase agreement from Family Video. The price for the property at that time was $140,000 ($16.00 per s.f.). Previous land sales along Vermillion Street have been around $8 per s.f. C.Mixed Use Hard Wire Alarm Update Work has been completed on the Hollenbeck properties at 207/209 & 219 Sibley Street. Permits have been requested for Al Blankenship’s properties at 312 East 2nd Street and 213 Sibley Street.Wok could be done by the end of 2011. D.Hudson Hudson continues to remove inventory and materials.About 98% of all inventory has been removed. Some equipment and miscellaneous items remain. All production at the site has ceased. Bonestroo will begin work on remaining environmental items in the next week. Initial tasks include bore drillings to better assess the extent of contamination. Dakota County will highlight the Hudson Site as part of a brownfields workshop conducted at Hastings City Hall in mid October. Invites will be forwarded once the date has been formally set. Stark Preservation has released a preliminary historic structures report outlining the history and current structural condition of the building. The report notes deterioration of exterior walls, roof, and windows, as well as recommendations for repair and remediation. The complete re-use report has been delayed until October. E.TH 61 Bridge The best way to sum up current construction activity on the Hastings Bridge might be to say there's a little bit of everything going on - concrete pours, welding, excavation, falsework erection, platform building and more. River work • At Pier 7, welders are adding additional pile to the tops of those recently driven into place • Excavation for Pier 6's cofferdam is already underway and crews hope to start pile driving soon South River Bank • "Stem" (or column) work on Pier 5 continues with pier "cap" work scheduled to begin soon • Concrete pours for the south abutment have begun • Utility work on the east access ramp continues • Crews continue falsework - or temporary support structure - erection between the river and the new south abutment • Intermittent daytime flagging for motorists and pedestrians will continue on Second Street near the existing bridge • Clearance on Second Street by the falsework has been reduced to 15 feet E.Sherman & Associates/Guardian Angels Two months ago staff followed up with Sherman & Associates and told them that the Commission did not wish to negotiate any form of extension on the contract and that they wanted the interest (at that time in the amount of $50.000) and the principal paid in full. Sherman offered to come before the commission but the commission is not interested in hearing from them. A: DJOURNMENT Commissioner Holzemmoved to adjourn at 6:20pm, Commissioner Keenaseconded. Motion Passed 4 - 0 Thursday, October 13, 2011 Next meeting is scheduled for at 6:00pm in the Council Chambers. Shannon M. Rausch