HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018 10-08 CCM Work SessionMINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL/ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
WORK SESSION
OCTOBER 8, 2018
CITY HALL — COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER
The Brooklyn Center City Council/Economic Development Authority (EDA) met in Work
Session called to order by Mayor/President Tim Willson at 9:36 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Mayor/President Tim Willson and Councilmembers/Commissioners Marquita Butler, April
Graves, Kris Lawrence -Anderson, and Dan Ryan. Also present were City Manager Curt
Boganey, Deputy City Manager Reggie Edwards, Community Development Director Meg
Beekman, Business and Workforce Development Specialist Brett Angell, City Attorney Troy
Gilchrist, and Carla Wirth, TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.
EASTBROOK ESTATES DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS
City Manager Curt Boganey introduced Community Development Director Meg Beekman to
introduce this item.
Community Development Director Meg Beekman stated the EDA owns approximately eight
acres of undeveloped contiguous land just west of Highway 252 and south of 69th Avenue N. It
was acquired in 2011 after the owner failed to complete the platting and development of the
Eastbrook Estates Second Addition. The EDA used $250,000 of Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
3 pooled housing funds for the purpose of preserving it for future residential housing
opportunities so if the final use is not affordable housing, then those funds will need to be paid
back to that District.
Ms. Beekman used an aerial view slide to point out the location of a roadway that would need to
be constructed and agreement for property owners to pay to construct that connection.
With regard to whether the City can require payment for infrastructure, City Attorney Troy
Gilchrist stated the developer can be required to construct roads to access the property under
development. But, the City cannot require payment to construct a connecting road several blocks
away from the property under development.
Ms. Beekman stated the City has been in communication with a number of residential housing
developers and several have expressed strong interest in the site. Staff has asked interested
parties to submit a proposal by the end of September. Alatus, Pulte, and Centra submitted
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