HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-25-18CITY OF LAKEVILLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
September 25, 2018
1. Chair Scherer called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. in the Marion Conference
Room at City Hall.
Members Present: Comms. Collman, Dautel, Emond, Gillen, Matasosky, Scherer,
Seiler, Vlasak
Ex-officio members:
Members Absent: Comms. Smith, Starfield, Mayor Anderson, City Administrator
Miller, Chamber Interim President
Others Present: David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director; Kati
Bachmayer, Economic Development Specialist
2. Approval of July 31, 2018 Meeting Minutes
Comms. Emond/Matasosky moved to approve the minutes of the July 31 meeting
as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
3. Review of Federal Grant Application for Progressive Rail Storage Facility
The City was recently contacted by representatives of Progressive Rail regarding
their application for the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement
(CRISI) Grant application through the Federal Rail Administration (FRA). The grant
money would be used to secure funding for the construction of a rail car storage
facility along the CP Railway line between Lakeville and Northfield. An agreement
between the City and Progressive Rail was approved by the City Council on
September 4, 2018. This agreement states that the City will provide a letter of
support for the grant application and contribute $10,000 in financial support to the
project contingent on Progressive Rail receiving the federal grant and constructing
the rail car storage facility. In exchange, Progressive Rail will no longer store rail
cars north and west of Dodd Boulevard in the City and will limit the storage of cars
between County Road 70 and Dodd Boulevard to no longer than 10 days at a time.
4. Review of Proposed Airlake Airport Capital Improvements Plan
The City recently received a copy of the proposed Metropolitan Airports Commission
(MAC) 2019-2025 Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The preliminary CIP
approved by the Commission on September 17 includes $2,350,000 of capital
improvements for Airlake Airport including: Existing Maintenance Building
Improvements ($400,000), Plane Wash Pad ($150,000), Public Restroom Facility for
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Existing Hangers ($300,000), and Phase I of South Building Area Development
($1,500,000). The South Building Area Development Phase I improvements
consists of construction of sanitary sewer and water mains and construction of taxi
lanes and an entrance road to the area south of the runway. This is the area that
was annexed to the City earlier this year. After these improvements are completed,
the development of additional private hangers can commence.
5. Update on 2017-2019 Economic Development Strategic Plan Progress
An update on the progress made in 2018 toward the Economic Development
Strategic Plan priorities were discussed during the meeting. A copy of the 2017
progress report was also provided, for reference. A consultant will be hired in 2019
to update the document with priorities and metrics for the next three years (2020-
2022).
6. Director’s Report / Development Update
Mr. Olson reviewed the Director’s Report and highlighted information on the
commercial construction occurring in the city. Development projects currently under
construction include Compeer Financial, Hampton Inn & Suites, Advanced Oral
Surgery, Hy-Vee Convenience Store, Valvoline Instant Oil Change and O’Reilly Auto
Parts.
The next EDC meeting will be held on October 30, as city staff will be attending the
annual Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Association Expo on October 23.
Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at 4:51 p.m.
Respectively submitted by:
Kati Bachmayer, Economic Development Specialist