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June 12, 2013 Housing and Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes 1 MINUTES OF THE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
7:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013 1. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Commission was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was called to order at 7:02 p.m. by Acting Chairperson
Kloncz. 2. ROLL CALL Commissioners Gary Kloncz, Vice-Chairperson Present Mark Jenkins, Commissioner Present Jennifer Lewis , Commissioner Absent Joy Tkachuck, Commissioner
Present Beth Ulrich, Chairperson Absent Dennis Unger, Commissioner Absent Warren Wessel, Commissioner Present Staff Michael Martin, Planner 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Commissioner Jenkins commission presentations park strategy discussion for July 11, 2013, and to Move item 7. Visitor Presentations ahead of 5. New Business. Commissioner Wessel moved
to approve the agenda as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Tkachuck. Ayes – All The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Wessel moved to approve the HEDC minutes
for May 8, 2013. Seconded by Commissioner Jenkins. Ayes – Commissioner’s Jenkins, Tkachuck & Wessel Abstention – Acting Chair Kloncz The motion passed. 5. NEW
BUSINESS a. Review of Proposed 3M TIF District i. Planner, Michael Martin introduced the item. ii. Analyst, Springsted Incorporated, 380 Jackson St., Ste 300, St. Paul, MN, Tom Denaway
presented and answered questions of the commission. iii. Assistant City Manager, Chuck Ahl addressed and answered questions of the commission.
June 12, 2013 Housing and Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes 2iv. Mary Ippel, Springsted Incorporated, 380 Jackson St., Ste. 300, St. Paul, MN, addressed and answered questions
of the commission. Commissioner Jenkins moved to approve the proposed 3M TIF District for the development of the company’s new Research and Development facility. Seconded by Commissioner
Wessel. Ayes – Commissioner’s Jenkins, Tkachuck & Wessel Nay – Acting Chair Kloncz The motion passed This item goes to the city council on July 22, 2013. Commissioner
Jenkins stated he is in favor of the 3M TIF Funding because it is not financing public buildings, because it is going to retain local jobs and local have residents who would not be relocating
to another state. It would not be a significant increase on city services and because 3M has agreed to pay $285,000 in park charges and agreed to pay city fees. Commissioner Kloncz
stated he is voting nay at this time because he felt he needs to do more research to understand TIF funding. Commissioner Jenkins will represent the HEDC at the city council meeting
in July. b. 2014 – 2018 CIP Plan Review and Debt Analysis i. Assistant City Manager, Chuck Ahl gave the presentation and answered questions of the commission. Commissioner Wessel moved
to approve the 2014 – 2018 CIP Plan Review and Debt Analysis. Seconded by Commissioner Tkachuck. Ayes – All The motion passed. Commissioner Kloncz volunteered to be the HEDC representative
at the June 18, 2013, city council meeting. Commissioner Wessel volunteered to be the HEDC representative at the July 8, 2013, city council meeting. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None.
7. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS Visitor Presentations was heard ahead of other items on the agenda. a. Bob Zick, North St. Paul resident, addressed the commission regarding his comments
regarding the review of the proposed 3M TIF District. Assistant City Manager, Chuck Ahl responded to the question from Mr. Zick.
June 12, 2013 Housing and Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes 38. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS a. Commissioner Jenkins said the Park Task Force will be having a meeting for
Maplewood business owners on July 11, 2013, from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. at the Maplewood Community Center. 9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS a. Development Summary i. Planner, Michael Martin gave
an update on the development in the city. 10. ADJOURNMENT Vice-Chairperson Kloncz adjourned the meeting at 9:02 p.m.