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2017.06.20 EDA Meeting Packet (Special)AGENDA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CRYSTAL •• •• SPECIAL MEETING •• •• TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2017 6:30 P.M. CRYSTAL CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1. Call to order * 2. Roll call * 3. Approval of minutes from the June 6, 2017 regular meeting 4. Public Hearing: Consider a resolution authorizing the sale of 5209 49 th Avenue North to Novak-Fleck for new home construction 5. Public Hearing: Consider a resolution authorizing the sale of 5201 49 th Avenue North to Tollberg Homes for new home construction 6. Public Hearing: Consider a resolution authorizing the sale of 5140 Lakeside Avenue North to Tollberg Homes for new home construction 7. Discuss proposed new neighborhood sign design 8. Other business * 9. Adjournment * *Items for which no materials are included in the packet Page 1 of 2 Minutes of the Crystal Economic Development Authority Special Meeting June 6, 2017 President Kolb called the regular meeting of the Crystal Economic Development Authority to order at 6:30 p.m. Upon call of the roll, the following members were present: Jim Adams, John Budziszewski, Elizabeth Dahl, Julie Deshler, Jeff Kolb, Nancy LaRoche and Olga Parsons. The following staff members were present: Anne Norris, Executive Director, John Sutter, Deputy Executive Director, Dan Olson, City Planner, Stephanie Revering, Police Chief, and Troy Gilchrist, City Attorney. Motion by Commissioner LaRoche (Parsons) to approve the minutes of the May 16, 2017 special meeting. Motion carried. The EDA considered proposals for new home construction on EDA lots at 5209 and 5201 49 th Avenue North and 5140 Lakeside Avenue North. Mr. Olson presented the proposals and answered questions from the board. Motion by Commissioner Adams (Dahl) to tentatively accept the proposal from Novak-Fleck for 5209 49 th Avenue North. Motion carried. Motion by Commissioner Adams (Parsons) to tentatively accept the proposal from Tollberg Homes for 5201 49 th Avenue North. Motion carried. Motion by Commissioner Adams (LaRoche) to tentatively accept the proposal from Tollberg Homes for 5140 Lakeside Avenue North. Motion carried. The EDA considered cancellation of the Purchase and Redevelopment Agreement with Joe Meyer Homes for an EDA lot at 4724 Lakeland Avenue North. Mr. Olson presented a summary and answered questions from the board. Motion by Commissioner Deshler (LaRoche) to approve the cancellation the Purchase and Redevelopment Agreement with Joe Meyer Homes for an EDA lot at 4724 Lakeland Avenue North. Motion carried. Page 2 of 2 Mr. Sutter asked the EDA whether to continue to make options available on EDA lots. After discussion, the consensus of the EDA was that it is no longer necessary to make options available. Motion by Commissioner Deshler (LaRoche) to adjourn. Motion Carried The meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m. _______________________________ Jeff Kolb, President ATTEST: ______________________________ Olga Parsons, Secretary PAGE 1 OF 1 _____________________________________________________________________ FROM: Dan Olson, City Planner DATE: June 15, 2017 TO: Anne Norris, Executive Director (for June 20 EDA meeting) SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider resolution authorizing the sale of lot at 5209 – 49th Avenue North for construction of new home _____________________________________________________________________ Novak-Fleck, a Minnesota Residential Building Contractor with no enforcement actions, has submitted a proposal to purchase the lot at 5209 – 49th Avenue North for $55,000. The EDA tentatively accepted the builder’s proposal on June 6, 2017. There have been minor changes to the site and house plans since the June 6th meeting including changing the roof design from a gable to hip roof, the addition of stone to the front facade and placing the garage on the right side of the home rather than the left side . Attached are an aerial photo, builder’s proposal form, and site and house plan for a two story custom home with an attached three car garage. The house would have approximately 1,934 finished square feet on the main and second levels with an open living -dining-kitchen area, four bedrooms and three bathrooms. It would also have unfinished square footage on the lower level, with an option to have it finished with additional bedrooms, a bathroom, and family room. The builder has a buyer for the home. For 5209 – 49th, if on June 20 the EDA adopts the attached resolution, then the lot sale would close in June. Construction would begin after closing with completion anticipated by late 2017. REQUESTED EDA ACTION: After holding the public hearing and receiving any testimony, consider adopting the attached resolution authorizing the property sale of 5209 – 49th Avenue North to Novak-Fleck. EDA STAFF REPORT PUBLIC HEARING 5209 49th Avenue North - Sale of lot to Novak-Fleck ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CRYSTAL HENNEPIN COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2017- 06 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 5209 - 49th AVENUE NORTH FOR NEW HOUSE CONSTRUCTION WHEREAS, the Economic Development Authority of the City of Crystal (“the EDA”) is the owner of 5209 - 49th Avenue North, legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1, Bottineau Gardens, Hennepin County, Minnesota (“the Property”); and WHEREAS, the EDA has solicited proposals from builders who desire to purchase the Property from the EDA and construct thereon a new single family house; and WHEREAS, the EDA has reviewed and accepted the proposal from Novak-Fleck. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the EDA authorizes the sale of the Propert y to Novak-Fleck. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the sale shall be completed in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Redevelopment Agreement in substantially the form on file in City Hall, and that the President and Executive Director are hereby authorized to sign said Agreement and other documents required to complete the sale of the Property to Novak-Fleck. Adopted this 20th day of June, 2017. ____________________________________ Jeff Kolb, President ____________________________________ Anne Norris, Executive Director Page 1 of 1 ___________________________________________________________________________ FROM: Dan Olson, City Planner ___________________________________________________________________________ DATE: June 15, 2017 TO: Anne Norris, Executive Director (for June 20 EDA meeting) SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider a resolution authorizing the sale of lot at 5201 49th Avenue North to Tollberg Homes for construction of a new house Tollberg Homes, a Minnesota Residential Building Contractor with no enforcement acti ons, has submitted a proposal to purchase the lot at 5201 - 49th Avenue North for $55,000. The EDA tentatively accepted the builder’s proposal on June 6, 2017. The site and house plans have not changed since the June 6th meeting. Attached are an aerial photo, builder’s proposal form, and site and house plan for a four-level split entry home with an attached three car garage. The house, which will look like a rambler from the street, would have approximately 1,46 0 finished square feet on the main level with an open living-dining-kitchen area, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. It would also have unfinished square footage on the lower level for an additional bedroom, bathroom, and family room. For 5201 – 49th, if on June 20 the EDA adopts the attached resolution, then the lot sale would close in July. Construction would begin after closing with completion likely by fall 2017 but no later than summer 2018. REQUESTED EDA ACTION: After holding the public hearing and receiving any testimony, consider adopting the attached resolution authorizing the property sale of 5201 - 49th Avenue North to Tollberg Homes. EDA STAFF REPORT PUBLIC HEARING 5201 49th Avenue North – Sale of Lot to Tollberg Homes ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CRYSTAL HENNEPIN COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2017- 07 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 5201 - 49th AVENUE NORTH FOR NEW HOUSE CONSTRUCTION WHEREAS, the Economic Development Authority of the City of Crystal (“the EDA”) is the owner of 5201 - 49th Avenue North, legally described as follows: Lot 2, Block 1, Bottineau Gardens, Hennepin County, Minnesota (“the Property”); and WHEREAS, the EDA has solicited proposals from builders who desire to purchase the Property from the EDA and construct thereon a new single family house; and WHEREAS, the EDA has reviewed and accepted the proposal from Tollberg Homes. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the EDA authorizes the sale of the Propert y to Tollberg Homes. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the sale shall be completed in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Redevelopment Agreement in substantially the form on file in City Hall, and that the President and Executive Director are hereby authorized to sign said Agreement and other documents required to complete the sale of the Property to Tollberg Homes. Adopted this 20th day of June, 2017. ____________________________________ Jeff Kolb, President ____________________________________ Anne Norris, Executive Director Page 1 of 1 ___________________________________________________________________________ FROM: Dan Olson, City Planner ___________________________________________________________________________ DATE: June 15, 2017 TO: Anne Norris, Executive Director (for June 20 EDA meeting) SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider a resolution authorizing the sale of lot at 5140 Lakeside Avenue North to Tollberg Homes for construction of a new house Tollberg Homes, a Minnesota Residential Building Contractor with no enforcement actions, has submitted a proposal to purchase the lot at 5104 Lakeside Avenue North for $55,000. The EDA tentatively accepted the builder’s proposal on June 6, 2017. Since the June 6th meeting, the builder has revised the site and house plan as follows:  The site plan has been revised to locate the property 20 feet from the front property line instead of the 30 feet required by the zoning code. This would require that a variance be approved by the City Council prior to closing on the property. Staff would recommend approval of such a variance based on the right -of-way (boulevard) being 10 feet wider than is typically found in this neighborhood. In other words, with the variance, the new home’s distance from the street would look about the same as other homes on Lakeside. The variance is scheduled for review by the Planning Commission at a July 10th public hearing, with Council action to take place on July 18th.  The house plan has been revised to show a garage on the right side of the home rather than the left side as presented at the June 6 th EDA meeting. Attached are an aerial photo, builder’s proposal form, and site and house plan for a split entry home with an attached three car garage. The house would have approximately 1,246 finished square feet on the main level with an open living-dining-kitchen area, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. It would also have unfinished square footage on the lower level for additional bedrooms, a bathroom and recreation room. Similar homes have been built by Tollberg on other EDA lots, including 5924 Elmhurst Avenue and 3122 Douglas Drive. For 5140 Lakeside, if on June 20 the EDA adopts the attached resolution, then the lot sale would close in July after variance approval. Construction would begin after closing with completion likely by fall 2017 but no later than summer 2018. REQUESTED EDA ACTION: After holding the public hearing and receiving any testimony, consider adopting the attached resolution authorizing the property sale of 5140 Lakeside Avenue North to Tollberg Homes. EDA STAFF REPORT PUBLIC HEARING 5140 Lakeside Avenue North – Sale of Lot to Tollberg Homes ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CRYSTAL HENNEPIN COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2017- 08 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 5140 LAKESIDE AVENUE NORTH FOR NEW HOUSE CONSTRUCTION WHEREAS, the Economic Development Authority of the City of Crystal (“the EDA”) is the owner of 5140 Lakeside Avenue North, legally described as follows: Lot 3, Block 1, Bottineau Gardens, Hennepin County, Minnesota (“the Property”); and WHEREAS, the EDA has solicited proposals from builders who desire to purchase the Property from the EDA and construct thereon a new single family house; and WHEREAS, the EDA has reviewed and accepted the proposal from Tollberg Homes. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the EDA authorizes the sale of the Propert y to Tollberg Homes. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the sale shall be completed in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Redevelopment Agreement in substantially the form on file in City Hall, and that the President and Executive Director are hereby authorized to sign said Agreement and other documents required to complete the sale of the Property to Tollberg Homes. Adopted this 20th day of June, 2017. ____________________________________ Jeff Kolb, President ____________________________________ Anne Norris, Executive Director PAGE 1 OF 2 _____________________________________________________________________ FROM: John Sutter, Community Development Director _____________________________________________________________________ DATE: June 15, 2017 TO: Anne Norris, Executive Director (for June 20, 2017 meeting) SUBJECT: EDA review of proposed new neighborhood sign design In 1998 the city designated and named 14 neighborhoods. Since then, the names have gradually become more widely used. In recent years the use of the neighborhood names by the general public seems to have increased significantly. One of the city’s early efforts to establish the neighborhood names occurred in 2005 when the city installed approximately 70 signs. This is an average of five per neighborhood, but it ranges from as few as four to as many as eight per neighborhood depending on the number of well- traveled entrance streets and other factors. The current signs are 18" square: The current design doesn’t contain any Crystal identifiers beyond the city’s name, and the layout makes the neighborhood names hard to read. EDA STAFF REPORT Community Branding Proposed New Neighborhood Signs PAGE 2 OF 2 The proposed signs would be the same width but 24” tall (6" taller than the current signs). The proposed new design features the new city flag, is in conformance with our style guide, and makes the neighborhood names much more readable: Staff proposes swapping out all of the existing signs with the new design. The can be done in- house by Public Works as fill-in work when staff are available. The facts: • There is an average of 5 signs per neighborhood, or approximately 70 total. • The price is $22.50 per sign if we order 10 copies of each neighborhood's sign. • The average sign's lifespan is 10 years. The math: • 14 neighborhoods x 10 signs per neighborhood = 140 signs • 140 signs x $22.50 = $3,150 • $3,150 for 20 years' worth of signs works out to an annualized cost of $158 per year to cover the whole city. Staff conclusion: • That's pretty inexpensive branding. • This would be a good place to start and see how the community responds. • This template can be modified/adjusted/scaled up for other purposes. (Commercial branding? Entrance signs?) We will work on those ideas next. EDA discussion is requested. The 2017 EDA budget includes $23,000 for enhanced branding and beautification, so funds are available. No EDA action is required.