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Home My WebLink AboutHEDRA Minutes - 2022.01.13HEDRA HASTINGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY The Hastings Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Hastings, Minnesota met in a regular meeting on Thursday, January 13th, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at Hastings City Hall. HEDRA Commissioners Present: Goblirsch, Sullivan, Horsch, Johnson, Braucks, and Vaughan HEDRA Commissioners Absent: Sinclair Staff Present: Community Development Director John Hinzman Economic Development Coordinator Eric Maass City Administrator Dan Wietecha I. Quorum A quorum was established and the meeting was called to order by President Goblirsch at 6:00 PM with six members present A. Oath of Office: HEDRA Commissioner Trevor Johnson. Oath of Office administered to Trevor Johnson. II. Minutes Motion made by Commissioner Vaughan and seconded by Commissioner Sullivan to approve the minutes from the December 9th 2021 Regular Meeting and Closed-Door Meeting as presented. Ayes 6; Nays 0. Motion approved. III. Bills Hinzman summarized the bills. Motion made by Commissioner Sullivan and seconded by Commissioner Braucks to approve the bills. Ayes 6; Nays 0. Motion approved. IV. Business A. Election and Appointment of Officers - Goblirsch as President, Sinclair as Vice President, Horsch as Treasurer, Maass as Secretary, and Eitemiller as Assistant Treasurer. Land and McDowell Poehler nominated as Attorney. a. Motion made by Commissioner Sullivan and seconded by Commissioner Braucks to approve the appointments. Motion approved 6-0 B. Resolution #2022-01: Authorization of Banking Signatories – a. Motion made by Commissioner Horsch and seconded by Commissioner Goblirsch to approve the resolution. Approved 6-0 per the election of officers. C. Consider Revolving Loan Request from Spiral Foods Co-Op – Expanding the store’s square footage. Business history is positive. Asking for a revolving loan at $150,000. The total project is projected to cost $466,000. This request will be brought back to HEDRA when more funding is secured. Matt Malecha the general manager of Spiral gave a presentation on the co-op and project. a. No action by the Commission. Further discussion at a later meeting. D. Resolution #2022-02: Approve Façade Improvement Program (FIP) Grant for improvements at 215 Sibley Street – Project is to restore 2nd floor windows. The project has been reviewed and approved by Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC). Eligible cost is about $10,000, grant money requested by BMK, LLC is $4922.50. a. Motion made by Commissioner Braucks and seconded by Commissioner Sullivan to approve the resolution. Approved 6-0 as presented. E. Resolution #2022-03: Approve Façade Improvement Program (FIP) Grant for improvements at 103 2nd Street E – Replace awning. HPC has reviewed and approved the improvement. The eligible costs are $5350, the grant requested is for $2675 by Cedarton LLC. a. Motion made by Commissioner Braucks and seconded by Commissioner Sullivan to approve the resolution. Approved 6-0 as presented. F. Resolution #2022-04: Approve Façade Improvement Program (FIP) Grant for improvements at 1800/06 Vermillion Street – Replacement of front canopy and wood shakes. Eligible costs are $16,100 and the grant requested is for $5,000. The owners spoke to the commission in person. a. Motion made by Commissioner Braucks and seconded by Commissioner Sullivan to approve the resolution. Approved 6-0 as presented. G. Resolution #2022-05: Approving Amendment #1 to the Development Contract between NJS Development, LLC, HEDRA, and the City of Hastings – Adjusting of the closing date, beginning construction dates, and construction completion date. a. Motion made by Commissioner Sullivan and seconded by Commissioner Braucks to approve the resolution. Approved 6-0 as presented. H. Resolution #2022-06: Approving Joint Powers Agreement between HEDRA and the Dakota County Community Development Agency for Open to Business Program – the City has participated since 2013. Our businesses and residents have a high participation rate. HEDRA’s total budget cost is for this JPA is $5,150. a. Motion made by Commissioner Braucks and seconded by Commissioner Horsch to approve the resolution. Approved 6-0 as presented. V. Reports and Information A. HEDRA Revolving Loan Program Update – 12 existing loans totaling $183,746. These loans have been refinanced. B. Confluence Environmental Remediation Update - Work continues on City encapsulation obligations at Confluence. Remediation is more expensive than anticipated. Funds for cleanup will be transferred from Block 1 cleanup. C. Recognition of Storm Creek for Dakota-Scott County Workforce Development Board Award - Board congratulated Storm Creek on the Bill Killian award for innovation. D. 2021 Economic Development Year End Report. a. Target transitioning to a Fleet Farm – Fall 2022 b. 410/412 Vermillion St acquisition to be developed. c. Tyler St Landing – apartments and flats d. Schoolhouse Square senior housing – TIF agreement e. HEDRA sold 80 acres of land in the industrial park to Hickory Creek Rentals, Quality Woodwork, Custom Sawdust, Miller Electrical, and WSI Sportswear f. Outdoor Dining Grants 7 grants for about $27,000, creating 125 outdoor dining seats. g. Revolving Loan Program adjusted from variable to fixed interest rate. h. Façade Improvement Program i. Industrial Land Credit Program adjusted the jobs credit from $11/hr. to $20/hr. E. HEDRA Strategic Plan Check-In - Progress check in and discussion on potential incubator at 215 Ramsey Street. The city owns half of building and half the parking lot. There is positive feedback to look into this idea from the commission. a. HEDRA will further discuss the potential incubator at a later meeting. F. Development Update a. Block one – ALTA Survey to determine property value. Hoping to have this to the commission by Feb. meeting b. Project Steel – 25-30 Acres, we could be considered for this development. c. 130 building permits issued in 2021. d. 71-acre annexation – is undergoing a developer change. There will be a public hearing and a delay in action. e. Fleet Farm has had permits issued. f. NJS development is moving along. g. UBC building was sold for $45,500. Moving forward with demo. h. The Quill has lots of activity. i. Approval of Jersey Mikes in place of Enterprise building. VI. Adjourn A. Adjourned the meeting at 6:57 p.m. Motion made by Commissioner Braucks and seconded by Commissioner Vaughan to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed 6-0. Meeting adjourned. Next Meeting: February 10th, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB50BXQaB7U Respectively Submitted: Lindsay Anderson