030804 EDA
CITY OF NEW HOPE
4401 XYLON AVENUE NORTH
NEW HOPE, MINNESOTA 55428
EDA Minutes March 8, 2004
Regular Meeting City Hall
CALL TO ORDER
President Enck called the meeting of the Economic Development Authority to order
at 9:18 p.m.
ROLL CALL Present: W. Peter Enck, President
Sharon Cassen, Commissioner
Don Collier, Commissioner
Mary Gwin-Lenth, Commissioner
Steve Sommer, Commissioner
APPROVE MINUTES
Motion was made by Commissioner Collier, seconded by Commissioner Gwin-
to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of February 23, 2004.
Lenth, Voting
in favor: Enck, Cassen, Collier, Gwin-Lenth, Abstained: Sommer; Absent: None.
Motion carried.
IMP. PROJECT 754 President Enck introduced for discussion Item 4, Resolution authorizing acquisition
Item 4 of property at 7901 Bass Lake Road by direct negotiation or eminent domain
(improvement Project no. 754).
Mr. Kirk McDonald, Director of Community Development, indicated the City
received a letter today from Sinclair requesting that the resolution be amended by
deleting the reference to the appraisal of the property. Staff has prepared a revised
resolution that has been distributed to the EDA.
President Enck noted that he met with CVS and the School District regarding
property adjacent to 7901 Bass Lake Road and the School District is amenable to
considering sale of their property.
It was noted that eminent domain will probably not be necessary for the property
acquisition at 7901 Bass Lake Road but the passage of the resolution allows Sinclair
to utilize some financial reinvestment options that would otherwise not be available.
EDA RESOLUTION Commissioner Collier introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption
04-12 “RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AT 7901
Item 4 BASS LAKE ROAD BY DIRECT NEGOTIATION OR EMINENT DOMAIN
(IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 754).”
The motion for the adoption of the
foregoing resolution was seconded by Commissioner Gwin-Lenth, and upon vote
being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Enck, Cassen, Collier,
Gwin-Lenth, 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 Cassen, seconded by Commissioner Sommer,
to adjourn the meeting
. All present voted in favor. Motion carried. The New Hope
EDA adjourned 9:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Valerie Leone
City Clerk