continued environmental investigation work on block 28. GZA geo environmental the uh consulting group that we used for the phase one uh is the consultant that was submitted in the grant application uh to begin work. The proposed scope of work needs to be signed. Uh this is the same proposed work and costs that were submitted in the application. Just need the authorized signature. So no changes have been made since that submission. Uh, and pending signature, the soil vapor sampling is scheduled to start March 24th. I'm happy to stand for any questions. >> I I just have one um trip. I think we're the amount of the the work order and the grant are pretty close to each other. Is that correct if I'm remembering? >> Yes, they're close. We are I'd have to refresh. We the the hedro would have to pay I it's around $1,700 of to hit the with the TBR grant. We have to provide a 25% match and the original rig grant we we received for the phase one counted towards that match. So the only only delta on that is about $1,700 from there. >> Any other questions? >> Okay. Looking for authorization. Motion to approve. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. That that carries. Um, next on the agenda is our resolution 20263, approval for facade approvement grant for 218 2nd Street East. >> Yeah. Staff received an application from Daniel Roberts who represents the property at 218 Second Street East. the Edward Jones uh business downtown uh for facade improvement program. The full eligible scope of the project is uh brick repair and replacement and some tuck pointing of the facade and around the building. Uh most of which is visible because it's uh right near Oliver's Grove Park. Uh the project has total eligible costs totaling $51,650. under the program. Uh the grant would be the grant award is based on one-third of the project cost or $5,000 whichever is uh lower. So I'm happy to stand for any questions. >> Any questions for Alex? >> Nope. >> Okay. So looking for appro motion to approve. >> I'll move resolution 2026-03 for approval. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. I and that carries as well. So, next on the agenda is another facade improvement grant um resolution 202604 for 1800 Vermillion Street. >> Yeah, staff received an application from uh Douglas Grandall who uh owns the property at 1800 Vermillion Street. The full project is a replacement of the flat roof and then replacement of the cedar shake awnings and to change those to metal awnings. Uh the owner is aware that the only the the only eligible portion of the project is the uh awnings portion since that is the visible portion there. So the project has eligible costs totaling just over $7,000. So it would be uh given, you know, a one-third of the the total project amount, assuming it comes in at that that amount there. But I'm happy to stand for any questions on this one. >> Any questions for Alex? >> Okay. I will move to approve. >> I'll second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> That motion carries. Um and last on the agenda is resolution 202605 for um designation of a building as structurally substandard prior to demolition for the Hastings Co-op Crearyy. >> Thank you, Mr. President. With the Hastings Crearyy, we are looking at taking action tonight to preserve our ability to potentially create a tiff district in the future. Uh the what we need to do is to designate the building as structurally substandard. This is a little bit different action than what the city council took a week ago in which they order the demolition removal but still based on the same terms. The the building itself is not in good condition. We did hire LHB architects to provide the determination that it is a substandard building via Minnesota state statutes which they did and it's part of this report. So, we need to be able to do that in order for this area to be eligible for a redevelopment tiff district in the future. Again, this does not take any action to say we are going to establish a tiff district, but we need to be able to preserve the ability to consider that in the future prior to any application for demolition. And we're very hopeful and with the council's action a week ago establishing a demolition date of June 15th, we hope in short order that'll be happening. And with the discussions we've had with the contractor doing demolition, we're encouraged that that's moving forward. So what we're asking for tonight is the is the adoption of that resolution with the findings and designated the building as structurally substandard and then we can make a determination on any tiff that we would be doing in the future. and I can stand for any questions. >> John, are do we know at this point whether the city's going to be moving forward with the demolition or if we're still waiting on the property owner to do that? >> The property owner has till June 15th to complete demolition on that. After that date, the city may take action to do that. So, we're hopeful that the demolition could occur. I understand there's a contract that has been executed between the owners of the crearyy and a demolition company to do so. uh best case scenario they move forward in a timely basis and do it. If not the council has reserved that ability to take action. >> Any other questions? >> Just a clarification. So this has no additional requirements or alleviations of the owners from what the city council has already put in place. Bas it's literally just to enable the ability of a tiff district in the future. No other changes will be enacted. >> Correct. Correct. That's the only only thing we be doing is making that a declaration that this would be eligible prior to knockdown. >> Awesome. Thank you, >> John. Is it a knockdown of the complete building or is it just a portion of it or how do they >> I think it would be any sort of under tiff definition any demolition of any portion of the building starts a four-year knockdown rule. So basically from the time it's demolished, we have four years to establish a tiff district on that. So >> okay, sounds good. So looking for a motion to approve resolution 202605. >> I will move to approve resolution 202605. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. And that carries. Next on our agenda is our reports um and information starting with Gans's company industrial park marketing. Okay. Yeah. Uh Gone Company's provided their uh monthly report for February and they are going to be finalizing the conceptual business park renderings and releasing two updated brochures for the site. One brochure will be a general forale version. The other is a more uh cannabis focused uh for cultivation and manufacturing since that's been a decent amount of interest that they've uh received having a a specific one for that. Um gone uh provided notes that uh indicated that the current general industrial sector trends are looking more for movein ready spaces with limited interest in traditional build to suit arrangements. Right now the the demand is for properties that are already there ready to go. Um so that's adds some difficulties with the site but staff will be meeting with gone representatives within the next couple of weeks just to talk through some strategy. Happy to stand for any questions. >> Questions for Alex? >> Alex remind me that the marijuana component of this it's not growing marijuana there. Correct. It's I mean >> it would be a that part of the cultivation. Yeah. Would be indoor cultivation. >> Okay. And what I just know going by marijuana fields they stink. Um what kind of do we anticipate if we went that direction there'd be odor problems or anything else with that >> to the site? >> Yeah, that would be something we'd have to have some pretty in-depth discussions on and what that would look like. But >> yeah, when we adopted the cannabis ordinance a couple of years ago, we identified any growing operations as having the potential for orders on that. And so we have certain regulations in place to that, but we can put something more on that as well with us being the owner. >> Yeah, I like that. John or Ariel, what is the I remember when Gan was here last night, they talked about that they had a potential individual that might want to build homes along the the far side, far north side. Where we at with that? Did that go away or what? Because if we can move some of that property, maybe that's a start. I don't know. >> Yeah, put that on hold at this point. Want to take a a more comprehensive look as to what we would do in the future. I I don't want to be in a position in which we may sell off a portion of that for residential and then not understand what the implications may be for the rest of the park. So, I I think we need to take a more comprehensive look at what we're going to be doing with that property. Is it going to be an industrial park? Is it going to be residential? Does it get split some point? And and do that ahead of being able to react to certain development requests. How long do you think it would be to put this on hold before we move one way or the other? >> Yeah, I don't don't have a time frame on that at this point. >> Okay, thank you. Other questions? Okay, next is um the right of first refusal. >> Update on the right of first refusal. He executed this last year with Stretch Holdings. Joe Schnell provided him exclusive rights to the property. This is that 4 acre property at South Fernage Road and Pleasant Drive. Looks like a storm water basin at present across from the library. Stretch has not come to any uh determinations on that one. I did talk to Joe. Both agreed it would be best just to let let the right of first refuse to expire so he no one would have any rights on it. Does it preclude him from working on it in the future? If something comes forward, we could look at something else. But just wanted to bring that forward to your attention. >> Yep. Then looking into development updates, we're had a little bit of traction on what's being called Pleasant Valley Farms. This is a property of about 160 acres located just north of the high school that tradition homes is proposing 375 units altogether mostly single family some town home on that there'd be a number of requirements necessary approvals it's within the township right now what would need to go to our planning commission go through an environmental review because of the size of the units the developer potential developer there is moving forward on that we did take a concept plan forward to our planning commission for review and looked at the park dedication with the park board. So, this will be something that'll be continuing to go on. I think the next steps on that is the annexation application and environmental assessment worksheet, which will make some determinations on environmental impact, traffic, and so forth. That those will probably be the next steps that would come forward, getting the public involved in that, some of the neighbors that are there. But it's a situation where if things go well on this one, get their entitlements through this uh the spring and summer, get going on some uh construction of infrastructure later on this year, and maybe we see some homes next year on that one. So, great project. They're they're a very uh very wellknown developer. I've done some other projects within the county here. We did talk about Hastings Co-op Crearyy and the action we took there. So I don't know if there's anything new on that other than we've been proactive in trying to feed that site availability to the development market and so we reached out and uh gave that opportunity contact to the crearyy did meet with one individual or one entity just kicking tires at this point. I'm not sure if it'll go anywhere but want to want to make sure that the development community out there has an idea that this is available and uh maybe something could happen there. So, we'll see what happens in the future. And then with Heritage Ridge, we are going to be acting on Monday on some of the final paperwork items to allow construction of that last phase with the development agreement, storm water agreement. They're also getting very close to scheduling their precon pre-construction meeting. The drawings are being finalized. They're ready to go. They I think they're going to be closing on the property from the owner within the next couple of weeks and then they'll be ready to go with the construction of the of the infrastructure. One of the things I know that's been sought out by the council on that has been the crosswalk locations on General Steven Drive at Fbrook Drive and at Northridge Drive that there's a there's a time frame on that that would that would they would adhere to. I coincidentally I was at an event today to talk to the individual in Creative Homes and uh asked her about that and said yes we we're aware of that and we with the contractors who were hiring we we will abide by that date. So that's something that's high on on their priority list right now. So be good to get that going. There's they're about built out of the home the lots that they have available right now and adding another 40 would be good. The other one that that's come forward too since I put this out, Sunset Hills, which is a 26 lot subdivision proposal by Greg J. Holmes, north of 15th Street across from Seas, west of Okonnell Drive, and that's going forward to planning commission on March 23rd uh to council presumably in April on that one. So that would provide some more capacity there and that that's what I have. John, I've got a couple of questions. One, on the Pleasant Valley Farm setup, are is our utilities squared away so water and sewer is manageable as that expands? Because I remember that was a discussion point. >> It was there was an area, it wasn't this area, but one south of 55 where we had some restrictions on the number of units that could be this is a different trunk line that goes down there. This one has the capacity to meet the development. So, we should be in good shape. >> Okay. On the wall edition uh 316, uh today when I was out that way, I see the surveyors are busy plotting and looks like they've got construction equipment sitting along the highway. So, I would expect there must be going to be some some work coming up shortly. I saw that the property had changed hands in February from best on to somebody else and in the same day it went on to the developer that currently is going to move the project. Okay. Yeah. No application has been presented at this point. I did talk to 310 Designs who is taking the lead on development. They anticipate submitting the plat and other land use applications within the next month or so. But yeah, the parking of the equipment there is an indicative of any approvals that we've granted at this point. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions? And um I think the next agenda item is that we're going to remove at this point. >> We are. Yeah, we had we had asked for a closed door session to discuss items related to block 28. I'd like to have a have more of the commission present for that. So, we'll we'll delay that and uh I'd ask that that be removed. >> Okay, that sounds good. Um and then we're ready for a motion to adjurnn. >> So, move. >> Second. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> And we are adjourned. Thank you.