120604 EDA
CITY OF NEW HOPE
4401 XYLON AVENUE NORTH
NEW HOPE, MINNESOTA 55428
EDA Minutes December 6, 2004
Special Meeting City Hall
CALL TO ORDER
President Collier called the meeting of the Economic Development
Authority to order at 6:52 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Don Collier, President
Doug Andersen, Commissioner
Mary Gwin-Lenth, Commissioner
Steve Sommer, Commissioner
Absent: Sharon Cassen, Commissioner
Staff Present: Dan Donahue, City Manager
Jerry Beck, Communications Coordinator
Valerie Leone, City Clerk
Steve Sondrall, City Attorney
Daryl Sulander, Finance Director
IMP. PROJECT 716
President Collier introduced for discussion Item 3, Resolution approving
Item 3
settlement agreement for eminent domain proceeding to acquire property at
7809 Bass Lake Road – 20/20 Eye Clinic taking (improvement project no.
716).
Mr. Steve Sondrall, city attorney, stated following appeal of the
Commissioners Award for the property, he was able to negotiate a
settlement of $280,000 with the property owners. Mr. Sondrall stated the
settlement amount is consistent with prior direction by the EDA.
EDA RESOLUTION
Commissioner Gwin-Lenth introduced the following resolution and moved
04-41 its adoption “RESOLUTION APPROVING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
Item 4 FOR EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDING TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY AT
7809 BASS LAKE ROAD – 20/20 EYE CLINIC TAKING (IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT NO. 716)”. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing
resolution was seconded by Commissioner Andersen, and upon vote being
taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Collier, Andersen,
Gwin-Lenth, Sommer; and the following voted against the same: None;
Abstained: None; Absent: Cassen; 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 Andersen, seconded by Commissioner
Sommer, to adjourn the meeting. All present voted in favor. Motion
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carried. The New Hope EDA adjourned at 6:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Valerie Leone
City Clerk
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