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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1.A - Agenda NotesHASTINGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY March 11, 2021 - 6:00 pm. I. Quorum II. Minutes Please see the attached HEDRA Meeting minutes from the February 11, 2021 regular meeting for your review and approval. III. Bills All February bills were routine payments. Please see attached general ledger detail from the last two months for further information. IV. Business A. Land For A Dollar Program Discussion Please see the attached Staff memo for further information. B. Consider Concept Plan and Land Credit Sale – Miller Electrical Please see the attached Staff memo for further information. C. Parklet and Sidewalk Café Grant Program This grant would be funded from the $40,000 that was approved by HEDRA. Parklets Eligible expenses would include the following: • Construction Materials • Parklet Equipment • Parklet Furnishings Ineligible expenses would include but not be limited to the following: • Labor • Design • Offseason storage Based on the adopted parklet ordinance Staff is proposing the following as Parklet grant parameters: If a base platform is constructed: Staff is proposing 100% HEDRA funding for the first $1,500 of parklet platform material costs. A platform is considered a best practice for parklets however they do incur a greater cost. As a result, Staff would like to both incentivize the use of platforms and offset the added cost. The City’s ordinance does not mandate that a platform be constructed. Eligible costs above $1,500 would be cost shared with 75% of eligible costs being covered by HEDRA and 25% of the eligible costs being covered by the Applicant. The Maximum individual parklet grant award would be $5,000. If street surface is used: Eligible expenses would be covered at a rate of 75% HEDRA funding and 25% business funding. The Maximum individual parklet grant award made by HEDRA would be $5,000. To broaden this funding opportunity, Staff is proposing that new sidewalk cafés and private parking lot patios also be deemed eligible for this funding. Sidewalk Café Eligible costs would include sidewalk café equipment, furnishings, and barriers. Eligible costs would be covered 50% by HEDRA and 50% by the business with a maximum individual HEDRA grant award being $1,000. This is proposed at a lesser cap amount based on the substantial reduction in costs for a sidewalk café compared to a parklet. Private Parking Lot Patios Eligible costs would include private parking lot patio equipment, furnishings, and barriers. Eligible costs would be covered 50% by HEDRA and 50% by the business with a maximum individual HEDRA grant award being $1,000. This is proposed at a lesser cap amount based on the substantial reduction in costs of a private parking lot patio compared to a parklet. D. Appoint HEDRA Attorney - Korine Land On February 16th, the City Council authorized the appointment of Korine Land of Levander, Gillen, and Miller to serve as City Attorney. Located in South St Paul, the Levander Law Firm serves many municipal clients and economic development authorities. Kori has served as a city attorney for over 20 years and currently serves as City Attorney for the Cities of Cottage Grove, Stillwater, and West St. Paul. Ms. Land would serve as HEDRA attorney along with Andrea McDowell Poehler. V. Reports and Information A. Luke Siewert Apartment – Mr. Siewert continues to coordinate with general contractors on construction estimates and is meeting with banks on potential financing. No additional information has been submitted to Staff since the February 11th HEDRA meeting. Staff will continue to coordinate with Mr. Siewert on this potential project. B. Commercial Vacancy Available February 2021 Available March 2021 Net Change Downtown 8 9 +1 Highway 55 12 12 0 Vermillion Street 13 13 0 Industrial Park 4 3 -1 TOTAL 37 37 0 • 105 East 2nd Street is available for lease. The space was last occupied by Planet Beach • 671 East 31st Street has been sold. A wholesale food business will be occupying the space. C. Development Update Construction in Hastings has attracted the attention of Finance and Commerce Magazine and the Star Tribune. Please see the attached articles • Schoolhouse Square Senior Housing – Real Estate Equities plans to submit building permit plans for the 90 unit building in May and start construction in July with completion by late summer 2022. • The Confluence – Exterior work continues with replacement of roofing and windows. Tuckpointing is continuing as weather allows. • Heritage (Sieben Ridge) – 116 home sites, half villa homes, half traditional single family. Located west of General Sieben Drive and south of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church. First phase of nine lots under construction. City Staff is currently reviewing plans for the second phase of the development which consists of 30 homes. Council approval is likely in April • Simply Secure Storage –On March 1st, the City Council granted approval for construction of Simply Storage’s site at 2030 Spiral Blvd. Staff is working on details for transfer of the property and construction. • Custom Sawdust – An application has been submitted for Site Plan approvals for construction of the proposed 4,900 square foot facility on Lot 5 Block 2 (adjacent to Minnesota Coaches bus facility). Planning Commission is schedule to review the project on March 22nd with City Council review on April 5th. • Vermillion Acres – The Final Plat for the 75 unit senior facility located at 1190 County Road 47 will be reviewed by Planning Commission on March 8th and City Council on March 15th. • South Oaks 4th Addition - Greg J Homes seeks Preliminary and Final Plat approval to construct 33 single family homes located southwest of 31st and Century Drive. Review will occur at Planning Commission on March 8th and City Council on March 15th. • Villas at Pleasant - Simek Property has submitted a new Final Plat application to construct the entire subdivision of 32 villas homes targeted towards seniors. The project was original scheduled in two phases over a larger time period however presale interest was much greater than originally anticipated which drove the decision to complete the project in a single phase. Planning Commission will review on March 22nd and City Council on April 5th. He plans to start grading ASAP. ATTACHMENTS • Minutes - February 11, 2021 • Bills – February 2021 • Staff Memo - Land for a Dollar Program • Staff Memo - Land Credit and Concept Plan - Miller Electrical • Construction in Hastings Newspaper Articles