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IDC Minutes 08-18-1988 . MINUTES MONTICELLO INDUSTRIAL DEV' LOPMENT COMMITTEE Thursday, August 18, 1988 - 7:00AM City Hal MEMBERS PRESENT: Vice Preside t Don Smith, Lowell Schrupp, Harvey Kendall, Dale Lungwitz, Ron Hoglund, Jay Morrell, Linda Mielke, Dan Carlson, Dennis Taylor, and Ollie Koropc ak. MEMBERS ABSENT: President Sh 11y Johnson, Rick Wo1fste11er, and Arve Grimsmo. STAFF MEMBER ABSENT: Jeff O'N ill 1. CALL TO ORDER. Vice President Don Smith c 11ed the IDC meeting to order at 7:07AM. 2. APPROVAL OF THE JULY 21, 1. 88 IDC MINUTES. Ron Hoglund made a motion 0 approve the July 21, 1988 IDC Minutes, seconded by Harvey Kendall, the minutes stand approved. . 3. PROSPECT REPORT. . Vice President Smith introduced John Simo1a, Monticello Public Works Director and Wright County Solid Waste Management Team Director to the IDC. The IDC requested that John Simo1a inform the committee in more det i1 about the proposed construction of the Resource Recovery Fac'lity for Wright County. John gave a brief background of the Management Team's progress to this point and explained that or public information the management team has asked, "Why not Monticello location for the facility?" The mangement team's site location objective is to stay away from the higher popu1atio centers, to be within a close proximity of an approved andfi11, and to obtain reasonable affordable land cost. Th facility will decompose 120-160 tons per day, initial operatio of 8 hours per day with potential of 16 hours per day, truc traffic will be from within the county. The 25,000 sq ft resource recovery facility and 50,000 sq ft hanger will be plac d on approximately 20 acres. The property will be tax exem t, the operation will create 9 jobs, create an increase in trul k traffic, proposed to be owned by the county and operati n of facility to be contracted out, and plans are for a turn key peration by 1990. The odor from the facility should be we11-c ntro11ed as the hanger has a cover, reported John. T e total project cost is approximately $8,000,000 of which $2,0 0,000 is grant monies. After Mr. Simola left the meeting, the IDC discussed the question, why not a Monticello locatio for the Wright County Resource ~ecovery Facility? Based on the iven information the committee saw . 3. CONTINUED. no real benefit to the Cit a facility. Vice Presiden that the IDC has never mad City's industrial selectio can locate in industrial z his concern of the City im IDC make no recommendation refer the question to the outside the powers of the MANTEQ - Manteq's original company with an 0 interested in con facility with tot permanent). Duri company's represe and have not supp bank/city to make On July 21. a mee one partner in th CPA with Yo-Yo CP Marketing Consult St. Cloud Securit myself. Mr. Wils althrough the com plans and project real. therefore. to prepare a deta to repay. stating the benefits to a suggested private Mr. Stewart Wilso to negotiate cont and McNealius Tru for a Minnesota f of office lease s Rochester. Austin plans for a 20.00 has established n The bank/city rep negotiations unti . IDC Minutes - 8/18/88 . but does see the need for such Smith summarized the IDC agreement recommendations/decisions of the policies of what type of industries ned land. Smith continued stating ge on this issue; however. the decisions and suggests Mr. Simola ity Council as this question is DC. concept was a research & development iginal base in Michigan. They were tructing a 20.000 sq ft lab/research 1 employment of 70 (contracting and g the time we've meet with the tatives. they've changed their plans y the requested information for the financial/participation decisions. ing was held between Norm Strand, company ownership; Stewart Wilson. Firm; Conrad Larson. Alexandria nt; George Wilson and Jim Hanagahn. Financial Savings and Banking, and n. Mr. Hanagahn. and myself concluded any had good ideas, the business ons were incomplete and were not uggestions were made to the company led business plan showing the ability the need to hire a business manager. central intern payroll system. and y a benefit to the company to replace The company has made attempts acts with IBM. Rochester Mayo Clinic. king Company. The company's needs cility now include 2,000 sq ft ace. $100.000 loan for offices in and Minneapolis with long range sq ft lab/research facility. The company banking relationship in Michigan. esentatives see no need for further the suggestions are satisfied. GROCERY SUPPLIER - I've at empted to contact Mr. Wally Wilbur; however. have not been successful. . KEN NIELSON. BUSINESS DEVE letter from Mr. N company as Excali Embertson, owner. City Council appr fee for a Montice OPMENT PROPERTIES - I received a elson disclosing the name of the ur Company of Elk River. Mr. Mike This information was disclosed after val for the up to $10.000 consulting 10 site location. WIMAN APPAREL - long range plans . IDC Minutes - 8/18/88 CUSTOMIZED PAINT SHOP/CONVNTION DISPLAYS - Mike Zieska, Annandale, No decision has bee. made, his building is for sale in Annandale. LAKE TOOL - going to lease manufacturing space in Albertville. DEAN LONNQUEST, MORA - pro uces Western Lee jackets, cattle and horse products. Em loys 50 people, needs 4,000 sq ft and 1-2 acres. . INFECTIOUS WASTE FACILITY City Council for pr by the community to The Council respond mind, recognizes th requested more deta Control Agency, and financial assistanc recommendation to c responded negativel following findings: Lino Lakes and Mapl immediately respond or community wants, Mr. Fretag on a pro the city has attemp four-p1ex developme have complete plans before approval. M City of Moundsview. Mr. Art Fretag appeared before the 1iminary concept of receptiveness an infectious waste facility. d that the City maintains an open needs for such facilities; however, led plans, control of the Pollution informed Mr. Fretag of no city on the project. Upon the IDC ntact the communities which had to Mr. Fretag's concept are the Plymouth had not been contacted, Grove's Building Inspector d no because of ordinance restrictions and Moundsview had not dealt with osed infectious waste facility but ed to work with him on a personal t and I was advised that the City and written financing guarantees . Fretag is attempting to sue to Last week Mr. Freta , Mr. Bankey, John Simola, Jeff O'Neill, and myself met to d scuss preliminary plans. The facility would be approximat ly 4,600 sq ft a reduction from 15,000 sq ft with t e possibility of lease rather than build and 10 employes. The compnay is working on it's business plan and t e City Staff will prepare a list of questions for th company to respond to, this list will be mailed out, riday, August 19, 1988. Wednesday after our meeting M . Fretag telephoned my office and reported Mr. Bankey was no longer a partner of his for the proposed proj ec. Red flags arE~ beginning to appear; however, City Staff will continue with preliminary research. The Pol ution Control Agency will be mailing out fact sheets. T e company plans call to burn 500 lbs per day which the P A has guidelines but are not regulations (not enforced) as w.th a facility which would burn 1,000 lbs per hour of in ectious waste' (bio-medical) . . . 3. CONTINUED. IDC Minutes - 8/18/88 RSI CONSULTANT, MINNEAPOLI - Mike Goosen, scouting site locations for an undis losed industrial business. BUSINESS RETENTION: CONSTRUCTION FIVE - Gary L Fromboise, Rick Wolfsteller, and myself met to discuss Constru tion Five's 1989 proposed development for Tax Increment Dist ict #5. The proposal for Outlot A, 3.17 acres, would see onstruction of two structures with a total square footage 0 24,000 sq ft and mini storage for a total of 14,000 sq f. The 24,000 structure would consist of office/storage ware ouse bays for lease. SUNNY FRESH FOODS - I've b en unable to reach Wayne Horndvedt to confirm the date for t,e joint breakfast meeting. Informational item: Sunny Fresh's 1 st quarterly water and sewer bill was $43,354.51 compared to last year's of approximately $25,000. Remember, they are now running two shifts and have increased their productivity. T is does not include any fines. 4. CONSIDERATION TO UPDATE Vice President Smith repor ed on the subcommittee meeting. Shelly Johnson, Don Smith, and Ollie Koropchak decided to add a local flavor to the banquet by one of two ways or both: Shelly will work on possible industrial presentations by Decorative Services, Sunny Fresh Foods, Inc., and Fulfillment Systems, Inc. Don will work on the possibility of an industrial trade show of the thirteen onticel1o industrial businesses. This to be held during the cocktail hour. Don cleared the idea with Chamber President Dan Carlson as not to confict with the Chamber sponsored Busin ss Expo scheduled for Sunday, November 13, 1988. Dan saw no problems with the industrial trade show. Representative Bill Schreiber will still be the featured speaker. . The committee briefly discu with an agreement to combin was table wine crafts, hors filet with mushroom sauce $ orange roughy $7.95, and br Koropchak will deliver the list, and cover letter whic sed the menu Options A and B, the dinner choices. Decision d'oeuvres, and dinner choice: 0.95, broiled shrimp $11.95, iled chicken breast/veg $5.95. anquet tickets, ticket sales is optional to use. 5. CONSIDERATION TO REVIEW PRE IMINARY PROPOSED 1989 CITY (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT) BUDG T. . Enclosed with the minutes i List as prepared and typed discussion of the City Coun Assistant Administrator bei suggested the request for c Development Director, Korop a copy of the 1989 Budget Wish y Koropchak for the preliminary budget i1, City Administrator and g held this 7:00AM. Don Smith erical assistance for the Economic hak re]:?lied . with training of IDC Minutes - 8/18/88 . 5. CONTINUED. the word processor and the urchase of a dictaphone, the clerical responsibilities w uld be reduced. 6. CONSIDERATION TO REVIEW PRO OSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT REGULATING TYPE OF EXTERIOR BUILDING C NSTRUCTION. . The agenda supplement gave ,he background and input from the Planning Commission, HRA, a d Shelly Johnson on the proposed ordinance amendment regulat"ng type of exterior building construction. Vice Preside t Smith expressed his viewpoint with the IDC goals and Win~ lman Building Corporation comments in mind, that if the IDC ap: roves the industrial/commerical structure restrictions the DC appears as if the right hand doesn't know what the left and is doing. The IDC questioned what the previous requireme ts were and asked, how the new proposed restrictions came about? Koropchak responded that to the best of her know led e a Council member and the Planning Commission members felt th over-all physical appearance of the City of Monticello was deteriorating. therefore, the City of Waconiawas contacted f r a copy of their structural restrictions. Waconia's r strictions were somewhat refined and presented to the Monticello Planning Commission. The IDC agreed that they were not convinced of the need for the proposed ordinance amendments regulating type of exterior building construction as there appears to be no roblems with the current ordinance. The IDC suggests that a PI nning Commission member, Chairperson Rich Carlson be present at the next IDC meeting for additional information from the Plann ng Commission's viewpoint. The IDC feels the issue is importa t enough for the delay of action. Addit~onally, Smith had ex res sed that his outside contacts would comment that they.li edthe looks of Monticello. .the IDC agrees. 7. CONSIDERATION TO REVIEW PR POSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ONLANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS. This item is tabled to giv the committee time to read and for discussion with a Plan ing Commission member at the next IDC meeting. . 8. CONSIDERATION TO REVIEW TH FOLLOWING REPORTS. A. REVOLVING LOAN FUND The subcommittee met yeste day. August 17, 1988, and completed the preliminary draft of t, e RLF policies. With some legal questions still unanswered and staff administration not determined, the draft will be presented at the September meeting. B. RESULTS OF CITY'S ATT! UDE SURVEY Koropchak asked the IDC me. bers if they wished to receive a copy. Don Smith responded. yes. Vice President Smith suggested that tabulations and cross-tabu at ions be prepared which would pertain to the interest of the IDe and their goals. C. HRA'S PROPOSED BUDGET EQUEST. This an informational ite , was accepted by the committee. IDC Minutes - 8/18/88 . 9. OTHER BUSINESS. The IDC reviewed the final esidential permit survey fees as approved by the City Counci The total reduction cost of 18% with reductions of 10% in inspection fees, 85% reductions of plan review, and the certificate of survey at $200. The IDC suggests a letter be mailed to developers and builders of the revised fees. 10. ADJOURNMENT. The IDe meeting adjourned y a consensus of the committee. ~iL' '~Ct 0 ~ ~- Ollie Koropchak IDC Executive Secretary . .