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Minutes – Hastings Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority – 01/12/12 Page 1 Hastings EDRA Hastings Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority 6:00 pm Hastings City Hall
Minutes of January 12, 2012 HEDRA Commissioners Present: Pam Holzem, Kurt Keena, Dennis Peine, Ron Toppin, Michael Kelley and Danna Elling Schultz HEDRA Commissioners Absent: Tony Alongi
Staff present: Community Development Director John Hinzman and Community Relation Specialist Shannon Rausch. I. QUORUM: A quorum was established and the meeting was called to order,
by President Toppin at 6 p.m. with six members present. A. Oath of Office --Keena HEDRA President Toppin swore in Board Member Keena for another six year term. II. MINUTES Commissioner
Keena motioned to approve the minutes from the December 8, 2011 meeting, Commissioner Holzem seconded the motion. Motion approved 6-0 III. BILLS Commissioner Keena moved to pay the bills.
Commissioner Kelley seconded the motion. Motion approved 6-0 IV. BUSINESS A. Election and Appointment of Officers Keena nominated: Peine – President, Holzem – Vice President, Kelley
– Treasurer, Reappointment of Community Relation Specialist Rausch as Secretary, City Finance Director Stark as Assistant Treasurer, City Attorney Dan Fluegel as Attorney, and Robert
Deike as Legal Counsel.
Minutes – Hastings Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority – 01/12/12 Page 2 Commissioner Elling Schultz motioned to approve, Commissioner Keena seconded the motion. Motion
approved 6-0 B. Resolution – Dakota CDA Redevelopment Grant – Hudson Commissioner Elling Schultz motioned to approve Resolution 2012 – 01 as presented, Commissioner Keena seconded the
motion. Motion approved 6-0 C. Authorize Signature – Mortgage Satisfaction – Biermann Commissioner Toppin motioned approval, Commissioner Holzem seconded the motion. Motion approved
6-0 D. Schedule Special HEDRA Workshop – February 16, 2012 Commissioner Holzem motioned approval, Commissioner Kelley seconded the motion. Motion approved 6-0 E. Review Special HEDRA
Workshop Agenda Commissioner Holzem motioned approval as presented, Commissioner Kelley seconded the motion. Motion approved 6-0 V. REPORTS & INFORMATION A. Hudson Redevelopment – National
Historic Register Nomination At the December 20th meeting, the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) voted 5-0 (2 abstentions) to recommend nomination of the Hudson property to the
National Register of Historic Places. John Hinzman attended the meeting on behalf of HEDRA and asked that the HPC consider delaying any recommendations until further economic and market
data is available for the site. Commissioner Keena motioned, and Commissioner Toppin seconded the motion to draft a resolution to ask Council to wait for the time being and allow Hudson
more time to study what the affects would be of nominating the Hudson Facility to be placed on the Historic Registry. The Board wants to ensure that such a nomination would not hinder
future development of the site. Motioned approved 6-0 B. Hudson Redevelopment – Environmental Update Dakota County will be conducting a survey of all wells, boring points, and test pits
on January 9th. A more accurate survey of bedrock depth and soil thickness is also being conducted; initial borings have shown the depth of vary between 2 and 24 feet. The additional
data is necessary to better target the extent of contamination on the site. All environmental costs continue to be paid for via the Dakota County EPA Grant.
Minutes – Hastings Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority – 01/12/12 Page 3 C. Fire Alarm Installation Update During the month of December the following hard wire alarm systems
were completed: 113 East 2nd Street $5,334.47 208 East 2nd Street $3,380.91 214/216 East 2nd Street $4,259.02 218 East 2nd Street $3,846.66 405 Vermillion Street $3,698.53 411 Vermillion
Street $4,208.50 Only ten systems remain to be installed. Works should be completed in the next few months. D. Marketing Plan Update Now that the plan has been completed and approved
and the final bill has been submitted here is a recap of what HEDRA budget for and where it came in at. HEDRA had a two-part budget; one part was for the base research and plan itself.
That was to not exceed $18,000 (8,000 in 2010 and 10,000 in 2011). The second part of the budget was for the marketing audit in-depth analysis that Himle Horner did. That was to not
exceed $13,000. HEDRA’s total budget for both parts was not to exceed $31,000 and our final bill totaled right at $30,250 which put us under budget by not quite $1,000. VI. ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Kelley moved to adjourn at 6:15pm Commissioner Keena seconded. Motion approved 6 -0 Next meeting is scheduled for February 16, 2012 at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Shannon
M. Rausch, HEDRA Secretary