Agenda

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 7:30 a.m.

Room 218

New Brighton Family Service Center

MEMBERS:	COUNCIL LIAISON:

______ Rakesh Agarwala	______ Ken Johnson	______ Steve Larson

______ Bob Benke	______ John Kaufhold	______ Char Samuelson

______ Gene Delaune	______ Mark Nelson	(alternate)

______ Dennis Flahave	______ Maxine Pierson	CHAMBER LIAISON:

______ Linda Harmon	______ Jeanne Smith

I.	Roll Call

II.	Approval of September 11, 2001 Minutes

Approval of October 9, 2001 Minutes

III.	Northwest Quadrant

A. Concept Plan

B. Beisswenger's Relocation Proposal

C. Acquisitions Update

IV.	Bell Pole Update

V.	Retail Consultant - NWQ and Old Highway 8

VI.	Brighton Village Task Force

VII.	Other Business

VIII.	Adjournment

If you can't attend the meeting, please contact:

David Black, (651) 638-2060

NEXT MEETING - December 11, 2001, 7:30 a.m.

Room 218, New Brighton Family Service Center

NOTES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AGENDA

November 13, 2001

II.	Approval of Minutes

A quorum was not present for the start of the October 9 meeting, therefore minutes from the previous meeting were not approved.

III.	Northwest Quadrant

A. Concept Plan. The concept development plan was modified in several ways, most prominently by adding additional housing units to the area just north of I-694 on the west side of Old Highway 8. (This is where Brighton Bowl and Keys Restaurant have been located.) Kent Carlson and Craig Rapp will explain the changes and the impact on the entire plan, and discuss the next steps.

B. Beisswenger's Proposal. Closely related to the concept plan are the plans of Beisswenger's Hardware. This longstanding community business is considering relocation to the northeast corner of Old Highway 8 and County Road 96. The bowling alley site, previously discussed for Beisswenger's, is therefore available for housing.

Staff will be meeting with our development attorneys later on Tuesday to review the financial feasibility using either tax-increment financing or tax abatement. The preferred option will be presented at the December meeting.

C. Acquisitions Update. Immediately following last month's meeting, staff toured the Midwest Asphalt (MWA) facilities in New Brighton and Eden Prairie, along with various attorneys and consultants. Both the City and MWA have provided additional information regarding operations, plans, and needs, in preparation for possible mediation in January 2002. We will be meeting with our attorneys this week to discuss our timetable for acquisition and relocation.

We have obtained real estate and equipment appraisals on Mengelkoch Rendering. Staff plans to meet with the owners in the next few weeks.

IV.	Bell Pole Update

Kent Carlson will update us on the status of discussions with Bell Pole and plans by Roseville Properties to purchase the DeLaria Trucking property.

V.	Retail Consultant

Staff is recommending that the City hire Maxfield Research Inc. to assist in evaluating the markets for retail development, in both the NWQ and the Bell Pole area. Attached is a report which is being presented for Council approval on Tuesday evening.

VI.	Brighton Village Task Force

The task force met on October 11th, October 17th (special meeting), October 25th, and November 8th. It is continuing on an aggressive schedule to make a recommendation to the City Council by the end of the year.

The bulk of the October 25th meeting was devoted to a report from Public Safety Director Bob Jacobson and his staff on police reports from Twin Cities communities where hotels are located. Several "problem properties" were identified, but the department expressed no general concern about this type of use. At the November 8th meeting, there was additional discussion on public safety, plus other issues raised during the public meetings held last summer. Bob Smith, owner of the Amoco Station at Silver Lake Road and Palmer Drive, presented his plans to convert the South China Island Inn restaurant building into a repair facility. The task force voted to recommend that the development moratorium for this area be removed, and Smith be allowed to proceed with Planning Commission and City Council review. The Council is expected to receive this request at its November 27th meeting.