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HEDRA AGENDA NOTES
March 12, 2020
6:00pm
II. MINUTES
Please see the attached HEDRA Meeting minutes from the February 13th
meeting for your review and approval.
III. BILLS
February Bills
River City Properties *$9,652.00 Loan - RLF - Draw 1 - Final
Northland Securities *$1,404.00 TIF - Schoolhouse Square
Econ Dev Assoc of MN $495.00 Admin - Annual Dues
Campbell Knutson $337.50 Legal - Schoolhouse Square TIF
Econ Dev Assoc of MN $295.00 Admin - Conference Registration
* Reimbursable Expenses
Please see attached general ledger detail from the last two months for further
information.
IV. BUSINESS
A. Open To Business Presentation
Karen Schaffhausen from Open To Business will be in attendance to review
activities. The City of Hastings participates with several Dakota County Cities in
providing assistance to new and growing entrepreneurs. Further information on
the program can be found at https://www.mccdmn.org/open-to-business.
B. Approve Preliminary Land Sale and Concept Plan - Onyx Industries - 2951
Lightbourn Court
Onyx seeks to acquire a 1.16 acre property at the end of Lightbourn Court to
construct a 10,700 s.f. industrial manufacturing facility. Please see the attached
memo for further information.
C. Panache Cidery
Staff has reviewed Panache’s financial information as stipulated in the Real Estate
Option Agreement and recommends that the agreement be allowed to expire on
April 30, 2020. Please see the attached memo for further information.
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D. Discuss March 16th Joint City Council HEDRA Meeting
The City Council and HEDRA will hold a joint workshop on March 16th
beginning at 5:30pm. The purpose of the workshop is to discuss information
from HEDRA to be used as background for an upcoming Council/Staff Retreat.
Please see the attached memo for further information.
V. REPORTS AND INFORMATION
A. The Confluence
Park and Landscaping Improvements
Lighting and railing have been added to the overlook deck.
Environmental - Wood Sealing and Encapsulation
Floor and beam scraping have been complete
Encapsulation is nearly complete,
Environmental - Vapor Intrusion Mitigation System (VIMS)
VIMS piping complete within the building.
Work will begin again upon installation of three phase power for testing.
Building Construction
Interior demolition is nearly complete. Work will begin shortly on the
grand staircase.
B. Downtown Property Utilization Study
The Study is underway! Please see the attached memo for an update.
C. Commercial Vacancy
Available
March, 2020
Available
February, 2020
Net
Change
Downtown 770
Highway 55 14 14 0
Vermillion Street 14 14 0
Industrial Park 440
TOTAL 39 39 0
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D. Development Update
On March 9th the Planning Commission will review a rezoning and
comprehensive plan amendment application from Mint Development (Rob
Barse) to create a 120 unit continual care senior facility providing
independent, assisted, and memory care services. The building would be
located on the Patrick Schmitt Property at 1190 County Road 47. Upon
action by the Planning Commission, the City Council would review in April.
On February 18th The City Council granted land use and TIF approvals for 90
units of affordable independent living senior housing at Schoolhouse
Square.
On February 18th The City Council approved the annexation of 40 acres
southwest of General Sieben Drive and Northridge Drive for creation of 120
new home site. Application for platting is anticipated shortly
On February 18th the City Council approved the Site Plan for Chad
Smurawa for creation of a mini storage business on Lightbourn Court.
ATTACHMENTS
Minutes – February 13th Meeting
Bills – February, 2020
Memo: Preliminary Land Sale and Concept Plan - Onyx Industries
Memo: Panache Cidery
Memo: Joint City Council HEDRA Meeting
Memo: Downtown Property Utilization Study Update