062705 EDA
CITY OF NEW HOPE
4401 XYLON AVENUE NORTH
NEW HOPE, MINNESOTA 55428
EDA Minutes June 27, 2005
Regular Meeting City Hall
CALL TO ORDER
President Opem called the meeting of the Economic Development Authority
to order at 9:46 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Martin Opem Sr., President
Mary Gwin-Lenth, Commissioner
Andy Hoffe, Commissioner
Karen Nolte, Commissioner
Steve Sommer, Commissioner
Staff Present: Dan Donahue, City Manager
Kim Green, Community Development Assistant
Guy Johnson, Director of Public Works
Clarissa Klug, Assistant City Attorney
Valerie Leone, City Clerk
Kirk McDonald, Director of Community Development
Shawn Siders, Community Development Specialist
Steve Sondrall, City Attorney
Vince VanderTop, Assistant City Engineer
APPROVE MINUTES
Motion was made by Commissioner Sommer, seconded by President Opem,
to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of June 13, 2005. All present voted
in favor. Motion carried.
IMP. PROJECT 740
President Opem introduced for discussion Item 4, Resolution approving a
Item 4
purchase agreement to sell the city-owned property at 7500, 7516, 7528 42
nd
Avenue North to Frey Development and Manley Land Development, LLC
(improvement project no. 740).
Mr. Shawn Siders, community development specialist, reviewed the history of
the property. He stated the purchase price was $510,000, and the
redevelopment will include eight office condominium units and a multi-
tenant retail building with Viva Italia Restaurant proposed as the anchor
tenant.
Mr. Donahue, city manager, commented that it was nearly 20 years ago when
pollution clean-up efforts were initiated at the site.
The city manager and EDA commended the community development staff for
their efforts in making the redevelopment a reality.
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EDA RESOLUTION
Commissioner Sommer introduced the following resolution and moved its
05-05 adoption: “RESOLUTION APPROVING A PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO
Item 5 SELL THE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AT 7500, 7516, 7528 42 AVENUE
ND
NORTH TO FREY DEVELOPMENT AND MANLEY LAND
DEVELOPMENT, LLC (IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 740).” The motion
for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Commissioner
Nolte, and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor
thereof: Opem, Gwin-Lenth, Hoffe, Nolte, Sommer; and the following voted
against the same: None; Abstained: None; Absent: None; whereupon the
resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, signed by the president
which was attested to by the executive director.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Commissioner Nolte, seconded by Commissioner Hoffe,
to adjourn the meeting. All present voted in favor. Motion carried. The
New Hope EDA adjourned at 9:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Valerie Leone
City Clerk
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