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04-11-2012 Community Redevelopment Authority Regular Meeting Packet Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Regular Meeting Packet Board Members: Michelle Fitzke Tom Gdowski Barry Sandstrom Sue Pirnie Glen Murray 3:00 PM CMR, City Hall 100 E 1st St, Grand Island Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 1 / 38 Call to Order Roll Call A - SUBMITTAL OF REQUESTS FOR FUTURE ITEMS Individuals who have appropriate items for City Council consideration should complete the Request for Future Agenda Items form located at the Information Booth. If the issue can be handled administratively without Council action, notification will be provided. If the item is scheduled for a meeting or study session, notification of the date will be given. B - RESERVE TIME TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS This is an opportunity for individuals wishing to provide input on any of tonight's agenda items to reserve time to speak. Please come forward, state your name and address, and the Agenda topic on which you will be speaking. DIRECTOR COMMUNICATION This is an opportunity for the Director to comment on current events, activities, and issues of interest to the commission. Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 2 / 38 Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Regular Meeting Item A1 Agenda Staff Contact: Chad Nabity Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 3 / 38 AGENDA Wednesday April 4, 2012 4:00 p.m. Grand Island City Hall Open Meetings Notifications 1.Call to Order.Barry Sandstrom This is a public meeting subject to the open meetings laws of the State of Nebraska. The requirements for an open meeting are posted on the wall in this room and anyone that wants to find out what those are is welcome to read through them. 2.Approval of Minutes of March 14, 2012 Meeting. 3.Approval of Financial Reports. (Delayed until May meeting). 4.Approval of Bills. 5.Consideration of Grant Request from Chief Industries per Roger Bullington Vice President of Development. 6.Consideration of a Façade Request from Sharena & Amos Anson, 116 W 3rd St., for The Chocolate Bar, Grand Island. 7.Consideration of a Grant Request from Larry Fowle, for a micro blight study for 809 S Kimball. 8.Review of Committed Projects and CRA Properties. 9.ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS NEGOTIATIONS. RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION 10.Approve Resolution or Resolutions to Purchase/Sell Property. 11.Directors Report 12.Adjournment Next Meeting May 9, 2012 The CRA may go into closed session for any agenda item as allowed by state law. Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 4 / 38 Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Regular Meeting Item B1 Meeting Minutes Staff Contact: Chad Nabity Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 5 / 38 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS MINUTES OF COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING OF March 14, 2012 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Regular Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Authority of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska was conducted on March 14, 2012 at City Hall 100 E First Street. Notice of the meeting was given in the March 9, 2012 Grand Island Independent. 1.CALL TO ORDER. Barry Sandstrom called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. The following members were present: Glen Murray, Sue Pirnie and Tom Gdowski. Also present were; Director, Chad Nabity; Secretary, Rose Woods, Marlan Ferguson; City Administrator, Mary Lou Brown; Finance Director, Jaye Monter; Tom Ziller, Marv Webb, Jay Palu, Council Liaison Randy Gard and Community Development Administrator Marco Floriani. Sandstrom stated this was a public meeting subject to the open meeting laws of the State of Nebraska. He noted that the requirements for an open meeting were posted on the wall easily accessible to anyone who would like to read through them. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. A motion for approval of the Minutes for the February 28, 2012 meeting was made by Pirnie and seconded by Gdowski. Upon roll call vote all present voted aye. Motion carried unanimously. 3. APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORTS. Monter reviewed the financial reports for the period of February 1, 2012 through February 29, 2012. Motion was made by Murray and seconded by Pirnie to approve the financial reports. Upon roll call vote, all present voted aye. Motion carried unanimously. 4. APPROVAL OF BILLS. The bills were reviewed by Sandstrom. Motion made by Pirnie and seconded by Murray to approve the bills in the amount of $9,710.12. Upon roll call vote all present voted aye. Motion carried unanimously to approve the payment of bills totaling $9,710.12. 5. PRESENTATION OF DOWNTOWN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT STUDY. Jay Palu from Alley Poyner-Macchietto Architecture, Marv Webb from Webb & Company Architects and Tom Ziller from BID 8 presented the study to the board. Low cost, ample-sized buildings; a need for housing; and a stable local economy are setting Grand Island up in a perfect storm for downtown Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 6 / 38 redevelopment. “They are ripe for rebuild,” Omaha architect Palu said of Grand Island’s downtown buildings. Palu, who works for Alley-Poyner Macchietto Architecture, was part of a team that prepared a 100-page downtown housing and development study. The study was requested by the downtown business improvement board and paid for by the Grand Island Community Redevelopment Authority. The CRA discussed the study with Palu during a Wednesday afternoon meeting at Grand Island City Hall. The study looked at eight downtown buildings and found that 85 apartments could be created on the upper floors of those buildings to add to downtown revitalization. The buildings studied were the Elks Building, 205 W. First St.; Wolbach Building, 103 W. Third St.; Kallos Building, 106 E. Third; Roeser Building, 115 and 117 W. Third St.; Labor Temple Building, 210 N. Walnut St.; Hedde Building, 201 and 203 W. Third; Empire Building, 116 W. Third St.; and the Pathfinder Building, 223 W. Second St. Palu said the buildings are structurally sound and nearly all lend themselves well to a mixed use of commercial space on the first floor and housing up above. The study outlined floor plans for the buildings and looked at possible rents. Palu noted housing can be vital in covering the expenses of downtown buildings, especially at a time when renting out first-floor commercial space is highly competitive. With Grand Island’s high demand for rental housing, putting in downtown apartments not only generates a cash flow for the building, but it also provides a population and clientele for downtown shops and restaurants. Palu said there are numerous funding sources to use in restoring old buildings, historic project tax credits, federal incentives and local incentives that could be offered to aid developers. Ziller suggested the CRA may want to look at revamping the incentives it offers. The CRA has been providing facade grants to assist with updates to downtown building fronts. That’s nice, Ziller said, but after a while it leads to a “decorated coffin” where the building exterior is pretty, but the upper floors are still vacant and not generating an income. Providing help Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 7 / 38 to fix up the upper floors can be the catalyst for restoring an entire building and in turn, the whole downtown, he said. On the parking issue, Palu said there’s quite a bit of downtown parking already. By having a good mix of businesses and housing, the parking can be utilized around the clock. The primary business use is during the day and the primary residential use is after 5 p.m. when people get off work and return home. What the city and downtown shouldn’t do is tear down any downtown buildings to provide parking for remaining buildings. It reduces the density of a downtown, which people expect, and takes away from the character of the neighborhood. Virtually nothing built new will ever compare to the detail, architecture and mass of an original downtown building, he said. “Pay careful attention to protecting those existing buildings,” Palu told the CRA. But do understand that the buildings are ready for something new such as an old bank building in Omaha being converted into 180 housing units or upper-levels in downtown Hastings being turned into condos. “These buildings are in transition from a previous use,” Palu said of Grand Island’s downtown. 6. DIRECTORS REPORT. Nabity talked briefly about the Council and the creating of micro-blighted and substandard areas 7. ADJOURNMENT. Sandstrom adjourned the meeting at 5:45 p.m. The next meeting is scheduled for April 4, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted Chad Nabity Director Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 8 / 38 Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Regular Meeting Item C1 Financial Reports Staff Contact: Chad Nabity Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 9 / 38 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2012 MONTH ENDED 2011-2012 2012 REMAINING MARCH 2012 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BALANCE CONSOLIDATED Beginning Cash 582,028 923,823 923,823 REVENUE: Property Taxes-CRA 17,239 150,087 639,405 658,782 Property Taxes-TIF's - 148,943 318,406 3,059 Loan Proceeds - - - - Interest Income 3,957 4,941 8,000 3,059 Land Sales - - 70,000 63,646 Other Revenue - 13,111 11,000 (2,111) TOTAL REVENUE 21,196 317,082 1,046,811 726,434 TOTAL RESOURCES 603,224 1,240,905 1,970,634 726,434 EXPENSES Auditing & Accounting - 4,025 5,000 975 Legal Services 225 896 10,000 9,105 Consulting Services - 4,210 10,000 5,790 Contract Services 9,439 23,636 55,000 31,364 Printing & Binding - - 1,000 1,000 Other Professional Services - 7,599 5,000 (2,599) General Liability Insurance - - 250 250 Postage 31 130 200 70 Matching Grant - - - - Legal Notices 15 968 800 (168) Licenses & Fees - - - - Travel & Training - 161 1,000 839 Other Expenditures - - 500 500 Office Supplies - - 500 500 Supplies - - 300 300 Land - - 100,000 100,000 Bond Principal - Lincoln Pool - - 201,787 201,787 Façade Improvement - 448,935 987,500 538,565 South Locust - - - - Alleyway Improvement - - - - Other Projects - - 111,000 111,000 Bond Principal - 129,488 266,659 121,171 Bond Interest - 27,088 50,747 23,659 Interest Expense - - - - TOTAL EXPENSES 9,710 647,136 1,807,243 1,144,107 INCREASE(DECREASE) IN CASH 11,486 (330,054) (760,432) ENDING CASH 593,514 593,769 163,391 LESS COMMITMENTS 667,071 667,071 AVAILABLE CASH (73,558) (73,302) 163,391 - CHECKING 228,272 INVESTMENTS 365,241 Total Cash 593,514 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 10 / 38 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2012 MONTH ENDED 2011-2012 2012 REMAINING MARCH 2012 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BALANCE CRA GENERAL OPERATIONS: Property Taxes 17,239 150,087 639,405 489,318 Interest Income 3,947 4,334 8,000 3,666 Land Sales - - 70,000 70,000 Other Revenue & Motor Vehicle Tax - 6,524 10,000 3,476 TOTAL 21,186 160,945 727,405 566,460 GILI TRUST Property Taxes - 32,019 32,890 871 Interest Income - 511 - (511) Other Revenue - - - - TOTAL - 32,530 32,890 360 CHERRY PARK LTD II Property Taxes - 31,776 59,180 27,404 Interest Income 10 89 - (89) Other Revenue - - - - TOTAL 10 31,865 59,180 27,315 GENTLE DENTAL Property Taxes - 80 4,202 4,122 Interest Income 0 1 - (1) Other Revenue - - - - TOTAL 0 81 4,202 4,121 PROCON TIF Property Taxes - 9,109 19,162 10,053 Interest Income 0 2 - (2) Other Revenue - 233 - (233) TOTAL 0 9,344 19,162 9,818 WALNUT HOUSING PROJECT Property Taxes - 32,025 74,472 42,447 Interest Income 0 5 - (5) Other Revenue - 6,354 - (6,354) TOTAL 0 38,384 74,472 36,088 BRUNS PET GROOMING Property Taxes - 6,474 11,000 4,526 Interest Income - - - - Other Revenue - - - - TOTAL - 6,474 11,000 4,526 GIRARD VET CLINIC Property Taxes - 167 14,000 13,833 Interest Income - - - - Other Revenue - - - - TOTAL - 167 14,000 13,833 GEDDES ST APTS-PROCON Property Taxes - 23,881 30,000 6,119 Interest Income - - - - Other Revenue - - - - Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 11 / 38 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2012 MONTH ENDED 2011-2012 2012 REMAINING MARCH 2012 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BALANCE TOTAL - 23,881 30,000 6,119 SOUTHEAST CROSSING Property Taxes - 7,255 14,000 6,745 Interest Income - - - - Other Revenue - - - - TOTAL - 7,255 14,000 6,745 Poplar Street Water Property Taxes - 61 1,000 939 Interest Income - - - - Other Revenue - - 1,000 1,000 TOTAL - 61 2,000 1,939 CASEY'S @ FIVE POINTS Property Taxes - 4,262 15,000 10,738 Interest Income - - - - Other Revenue - - - - TOTAL - 4,262 15,000 10,738 SOUTH POINTE HOTEL PROJECT Property Taxes - 1,473 22,000 20,527 Interest Income - - - - Other Revenue - - - - TOTAL - 1,473 22,000 20,527 TODD ENCK PROJECT Property Taxes - 104 5,500 5,396 Interest Income - - - - Other Revenue - - - - TOTAL - 104 5,500 5,396 JOHN SCHULTE CONSTRUCTION Property Taxes - 77 3,000 2,923 Interest Income - - - - Other Revenue - - - - TOTAL - 77 3,000 2,923 PHARMACY PROPERTIES INC Property Taxes - 178 8,000 7,822 Interest Income - - - - Other Revenue - - - - TOTAL - 178 8,000 7,822 KEN-RAY LLC Property Taxes - - 5,000 5,000 Interest Income - - - - Other Revenue - - - - TOTAL - - 5,000 5,000 SKAGWAY Property Taxes - - - - Interest Income - - - - Other Revenue - - - - Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 12 / 38 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2012 MONTH ENDED 2011-2012 2012 REMAINING MARCH 2012 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BALANCE TOTAL - - - - TOTAL REVENUE 21,196 317,082 1,046,811 729,729 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 13 / 38 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2012 MONTH ENDED 2011-2012 2012 REMAINING MARCH 2012 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BALANCE EXPENSES CRA GENERAL OPERATIONS: Auditing & Accounting - 4,025 5,000 975 Legal Services 225 896 10,000 9,105 Consulting Services - 4,210 10,000 5,790 Contract Services 9,439 23,636 55,000 31,364 Printing & Binding - - 1,000 1,000 Other Professional Services - 7,599 5,000 (2,599) General Liability Insurance - - 250 250 Postage 31 130 200 70 Matching Grant - - - - Legal Notices 15 968 800 (168) Licenses & Fees - - - - Travel & Training - 161 1,000 839 Other Expenditures - - 500 500 Office Supplies - - 500 500 Supplies - - 300 300 Land - - 100,000 100,000 Bond Principal - Lincoln Pool - - 201,787 201,787 PROJECTS Façade Improvement - 448,935 987,500 538,565 South Locust - - - - Alleyway Improvement - - - - Other Projects - - 111,000 111,000 TOTAL CRA EXPENSES 9,710 490,560 1,489,837 999,277 GILI TRUST Bond Principal - 33,066 31,627 (1,439) Bond Interest - 1,325 1,263 (62) Other Expenditures - - - - TOTAL GILI EXPENSES - 34,390 32,890 (1,500) CHERRY PARK LTD II Bond Principal - 24,473 49,894 25,421 Bond Interest - 5,117 9,286 4,169 TOTAL CHERRY PARK EXPENSES - 29,590 59,180 29,590 GENTLE DENTAL Bond Principal - 1,349 2,760 1,411 Bond Interest - 752 1,442 690 TOTAL GENTLE DENTAL - 2,101 4,202 2,101 PROCON TIF Bond Principal - 5,731 11,782 6,051 Bond Interest - 3,850 7,380 3,530 TOTAL PROCON TIF - 9,581 19,162 9,581 WALNUT HOUSING PROJECT Bond Principal - 21,191 43,096 21,905 Bond Interest - 16,045 31,376 15,331 - - - TOTAL WALNUT HOUSING - 37,236 74,472 37,236 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 14 / 38 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2012 MONTH ENDED 2011-2012 2012 REMAINING MARCH 2012 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BALANCE BRUNS PET GROOMING Bond Principal - 6,474 11,000 4,526 Bond Interest - - - - TOTAL BRUNS PET GROOMING - 6,474 11,000 4,526 GIRARD VET CLINIC Bond Principal - 9,196 14,000 4,804 Bond Interest - - - - TOTAL GIRARD VET CLINIC - 9,196 14,000 4,804 GEDDES ST APTS - PROCON Bond Principal - 14,852 30,000 15,148 Bond Interest - - - - TOTAL GEDDES ST APTS - PROCON - 14,852 30,000 15,148 SOUTHEAST CROSSINGS Bond Principal - 7,255 14,000 6,745 Bond Interest - - - - TOTAL SOUTHEAST CROSSINGS - 7,255 14,000 6,745 POPLAR STREET WATER Bond Principal - 61 - (61) Bond Interest - - - - Auditing & Accounting - - - - Contract Services - - - - TOTAL POPLAR STREET WATER - 61 - (61) CASEY'S @ FIVE POINTS Bond Principal - 4,262 15,000 10,738 Bond Interest - - - - TOTAL CASEY'S @ FIVE POINTS - 4,262 15,000 10,738 SOUTH POINTE HOTEL PROJECT Bond Principal - 1,473 22,000 20,527 Bond Interest - - - - TOTAL SOUTH POINTE HOTEL PROJECT - 1,473 22,000 20,527 TODD ENCK PROJECT Bond Principal - 104 5,500 5,396 Bond Interest - - - - TOTAL TODD ENCK PROJECT - 104 5,500 5,396 JOHN SCHULTE CONSTRUCTION Bond Principal - 77 3,000 2,923 Bond Interest - - - - Auditing & Accounting - - - - TOTAL JOHN SCHULTE CONSTRUCITON - 77 3,000 2,923 PHARMACY PROPERTIES INC Bond Principal - 178 8,000 7,822 Bond Interest - - - - Auditing & Accounting - - - - Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 15 / 38 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2012 MONTH ENDED 2011-2012 2012 REMAINING MARCH 2012 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BALANCE TOTAL PHARMACH PROPERTIES INC - 178 8,000 7,822 KEN-RAY LLC Bond Principal - - 5,000 5,000 Bond Interest - - - - Auditing & Accounting - - - - TOTAL KEN-RAY LLC - - 5,000 5,000 SKAGWAY Bond Principal - - - - Bond Interest - - - - Auditing & Accounting - - - - TOTAL SKAGWAY - - - - TOTAL EXPENSES 9,710 647,391 1,807,243 1,159,852 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 16 / 38 Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Regular Meeting Item D1 Bills Staff Contact: Chad Nabity Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 17 / 38 11-Apr-12 TO: Community Redevelopment Authority Board Members FROM: Chad Nabity, Planning Department Director RE: Bills Submitted for Payment The following bills have been submitted to the Community Redevelopment Authority Treasurer for preparation of payment. City of Grand Island Administration Fees $ 2,740.14 Accounting Apr, May June $ 375.00 Officenet Inc. Postage $ 42.32 Lawnscape Primitive Touch Antique Warehouse $ 70,443.00 Grand Island Independent Monthly & Redevelopment Plan Notices $ 771.91 Mayer, Burns, Koenig & Janulewicz Legal Services Total: $ 74,372.37 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 18 / 38 Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Regular Meeting Item E1 Committed Projects Staff Contact: Chad Nabity Grand Island Regular Meeting - 4/11/2012 Page 19 / 38 COMMITTED PROJECTS TOTAL AMOUNT 2012 FISCAL YR 2013 FISCAL YR ESTIMATED COMP Downtown BID Grand Generation/YMCA $ 7,500.00 Indv. Building Evaluations $ 14,816.62 Historic Lighting Projects $ 30,000.00 Total Downtown BID **$ 97,500.00 Fall 2012 3333 Ramada Rd - Howard Johnson $ 100,000.00 $ 100,000.00 Fall 2012 Fonner Park $ 192,623.00 $ 96,311.50 $ 96,311.50 YMCA $ 48,000.00 $ 48,000.00 2014 Wayside Horns (Custer/Blaine) $ 100,000.00 $ 100,000.00 Winter 2014 Primitive Touch Antique Warehouse $ 70,443.00 $ 70,443.00 Fall 2012 The Grand Façade $300,000 ($100 over 3 fiscal yrs) $ 300,000.00 $ 200,000.00 $ 100,000.00 Spring 2012 Wilmar Realty LLC $300,000 ($100k over 3 fiscal yrs) * $ 100,000.00 $ 100,000.00 Fall 2012 Total Committed $ 1,008,566.00 $ 667,071.12 $ 296,311.50 CRA PROPERTIES Address Purchase Price Purchase Date Demo Cost Status 408 E 2 nd St $4,869 11/11/2005 $7,500 Surplus 3235 S Locust $450,000 4/2/2010 $39,764 Surplus March 31, 2012 * Wilmar has been paid $200,000 for their Façade grant (they have $100,000 remaining) ** Downtown BID 8 has been paid for the POW Marker and for a part of the building evaluations. 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