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HEDRA AGENDA NOTES
June 11, 2020
6:00pm
II. MINUTES
Please see the attached HEDRA Meeting minutes from the May 14th regular
meeting and May 5th special meeting for your review and approval.
III. BILLS
May Bills
Confluence Development *$13,359.38 Confluence - Grant Reimbursement - Final
Fluegel Law Firm $1,687.50 Legal - General Business - April
* Reimbursable Expenses
Please see attached general ledger detail from the last two months for further
information.
IV. BUSINESS
A. Preliminary Development Agreement - Spades SBC
Please see the attached memo providing background information on Spades and
their examination of the Block 1 parcel (former Panache site). Ray Menard of
Spades will be present to provide further information. Staff seeks authorization to
draft a Preliminary Development Agreement for sale of the property.
B. Strategic Plan for Economic Development
Please see the attached memo seeking HEDRA input on the frame work for the
2020 update of the Strategic Plan. This is a continuation of our discussion at the
May Meeting.
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V. REPORTS AND INFORMATION
A. Commercial Vacancy
Available
June, 2020
Available
May, 2020
Net
Change
Downtown 67-1
Highway 55 15 14 +1
Vermillion Street 14 14 0
Industrial Park 550
TOTAL 40 40 0
Beloved Boutique has moved into 213 East 2nd Street. Impressive
Windows has moved into Beloved former space
United Promotions building at 1206 North Frontage Rd is for sale, they
will be moving the former Caturia Smidt Funeral Home
B. COVID Business Flexibility
On May 18th, The City Council adopted the following measures to assist businesses
impacted by the COVID pandemic:
1) Allow expanded use of sidewalks for commerce - City established a free
Sidewalk Use Form for administrative approval of business expansions.
2) Allow conversion of downtown planters to table eating. Conversions of planters
may be completed privately upon administrative approval.
3) Installation of portable toilets, handwashing stations, and picnic tables in the plaza
beneath the TH 61 bridge. City has installed requested items in the parking lot
north of the bridge plaza.
4) Increase the numbers of picnic tables on the Mississippi Riverfront. Staff has
placed additional tables in the riverfront and downtown area to boost the
existing number of benches, picnic table, and amphitheater seating.
5) Allow conversion of private parking lots to outdoor dining and take out service.
Six requests for liquor license modifications that utilize private parking were
approved at the June 1st Council Meeting.
6) Temporary signage enforcement will not be prioritized. City has enacted.
7) Allow conversion of certain on street parking areas into expanded dining options
for downtown restaurants upon approval of a sidewalk café license. City Six
requests for expanded sidewalk café licenses were approved at the June 1st
Council Meeting. Additional requests are scheduled for June 15th.
On June 1st, the City Council considered the following additional requests from the
DBA that were tabled to a Special Council Meeting to be held on June 9th:
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1. Emergency Ordinance Modifying City Code Chapter 111.25, Consumption of
beer or liquor on streets and public property.
2. Request that the designated district be promoted as a “Curbside-to-Go Designated
Area”.
3. Waive all cityside on-sale liquor license fees for 2020 to offer relief of the eight
restaurants and bars within the downtown area.
4. Requests restaurant patio areas be expanded on weekends to occupy 2nd Street
from the bridge to Sibley Street, and along Sibley from 2nd Street to the Legion.
5. Request flower planter on corner bump outs either be removed or flowers planted.
6. Request Temporary No Smoking\Vaping signs displayed in the Parklets and in
the area of the Street Closures.
C. Development Update
Epcon Development will hold a zoom meeting on June 11th at 6pm to
discuss their concept plan for 33 detached senior villa homes to be located at
the northwest corner of Pleasant and Northridge Drives.
Spiral Brewery has submitted a Special Use Permit provide rooftop seating
for their taproom located at 111 East 2nd Street. The Planning Commission
will review on June 8th with City Council review anticipated on June 15th.
ATTACHMENTS
Minutes - May 14th Special Meeting
Bills – May, 2020
Memo: Spades SBC
Memo: Strategic Plan for Economic Development