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September 12, 2024 Bloomington Port Authority Meeting

Bloomington City CouncilFriday, September 13, 2024
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[0:20] UH [0:30] . [0:31] UH [1:10] UH [1:25] I 15 I'LL CALL A MEETING [1:26] TO ORDER AND WE HAVE A SHORT [1:29] AGENDA HOW IT TOLD ME THAT IF [1:33] WE DIDN'T HAVE THE SICK ITEM [1:34] ON THE AGENDA WE PROBABLY [1:35] WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THIS [1:36] MEETING. [1:36] BUT AT ANY RATE I THINK WE CAN [1:39] HANDLE THESE THINGS. [1:40] SO THE FIRST THING ON THE [1:41] AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE [1:44] MINUTES AND BEFORE WE GET INTO [1:44] THAT I JUST WANT TO COMMENT. [1:47] WHEN THEY ORIGINALLY CAME OUT [1:48] I LOOKED AT THEM AND I DIDN'T [1:51] THINK THAT THAT THE MINUTES AS [1:52] THEY WERE WRITTEN REFLECTED [1:54] THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD ON [1:55] THE ON THE CROSS ANDERSEN [1:58] PROJECT. [1:58] SO I ASKED HOLLY TO AMPLIFY [2:02] THAT AND YOU HAVE IN YOUR [2:05] PACKAGE NOW THERE'S A REVISED [2:06] SECTION ON THE MINUTES WHICH [2:09] IS IS AMPLIFIED I THINK IT'S [2:12] WORTH COMMENTING ON THAT AND I [2:13] WAS TALKING WITH HOLLY BEFORE [2:16] THE MEETING THAT WITH THIS [2:17] WHOLE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT [2:18] THING I THINK WE NEED TO [2:21] REALLY HAVE STAFF DO SOME [2:23] HOMEWORK ON IT AND COME BACK [2:24] TO US WITH SOME MORE [2:28] OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS AND [2:28] BUT EXACTLY WHAT THEY CAN [2:32] APPLY FOR MIXED USE. [2:33] I THINK THAT CLEARLY IT'S [2:36] SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW IT HAS [2:37] TO BE MORE THAN JUST TWO [2:39] BUILDINGS OR SOMETHING LIKE [2:39] THAT. [2:40] IT'S GOT TO BE A PLAN A LONGER [2:40] TERM IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING [2:42] HOPEFULLY THAT'S SIGNIFICANT [2:43] AND THINGS AND SO HOPEFULLY AT [2:46] SOME POINT IN TIME WELL IN THE [2:50] NEAR FUTURE WE CAN HAVE [2:50] SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT WE [2:51] CAN DISCUSS AND YEAH AND IT'S [2:54] IMPORTANT FOR ANY DEVELOPER [2:55] COMING IN TO HAVE A MORE [2:57] OPERATIONAL IDEA OF WHAT WE [2:58] WANT AND AGAIN I THINK IT'S [3:01] SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES VISION [3:02] AND YOU KNOW THEIR THOUGHTS SO [3:05] SO I DON'T KNOW BUT EVERYBODY [3:06] HAD A CHANCE TO TO LOOK AT THE [3:07] MINUTES IF YOU THINK THAT'S [3:09] ADEQUATE OR YOU WANT TO [3:10] AMPLIFY IT OR SOME WAY, SHAPE [3:10] OR FORM UH OTHERWISE I WOULD [3:16] ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE [3:17] APPROVAL OF MINUTES IS REVISED [3:19] MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER [3:24] KELLER DO WE HAVE A SECOND, [3:25] SECOND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER [3:27] BUSSEY? [3:27] ANY FURTHER ADDITIONS OR [3:28] CORRECTIONS ON FAVOR [3:30] OF OVERSEEING I I PAUSED [3:34] MOTION CURIOUS SIX ZERO [3:36] ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS [3:36] INTRODUCTION OF A NEW EMPLOYEE [3:41] SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE [3:42] KEVIN COME UP ABSOLUTELY. [3:45] I'D LIKE TO WELCOME [3:46] KEVIN KENNY'S TO THE PODIUM [3:47] AND I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO [3:48] REINTRODUCE OUR OTHER [3:49] GENTLEMAN SITTING THERE [3:49] BECAUSE WE DON'T WE'VE ONLY [3:53] SEEN YOU A COUPLE OF TIMES [3:56] OF YOU YOU CAN COME UP AFTER [3:57] HIM AND JUST GIVE YOUR NAME [3:58] AND YEAH, OKAY. [3:59] SOME OF US ARE GETTING OLDER [4:00] AND OUR MEMORIES AREN'T QUITE [4:03] AS GOOD AS THEY USED TO BE. [4:04] OKAY, WELL WE'LL DO THAT. [4:07] I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT [4:08] TO OFFER TAKE A MOMENT TO [4:10] INTRODUCE KEVIN WHO'S JOINING [4:11] US FROM MINNEAPOLIS AND WE'LL [4:12] BE FILLING THE ROLE [4:14] OF ASSISTANT PORT AUTHORITY [4:15] ADMINISTRATOR FOCUSING ON [4:15] DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT. [4:18] HE IS FILLING JASON JASON [4:19] SCHMIDT'S OLD ROLE WE HAVE [4:22] THIS BY A WRITTEN AND THEN [4:23] KEVIN YOU'RE WELCOME TO SAY [4:24] WHATEVER YOU LIKE AFTER THIS. [4:25] SO KEVIN WAS RECENTLY HIRED AS [4:26] ASSISTANT PORT AUTHORITY [4:29] ADMINISTRATOR FOCUSED ON REAL [4:29] ESTATE DEVELOPMENT. [4:30] HE STARTED ON AUGUST 28TH. [4:32] KEVIN HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE [4:33] IN URBAN PLANNING FROM THE [4:36] UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AND [4:36] MASTERS OF BUSINESS [4:37] ADMINISTRATION FROM OXFORD [4:40] UNIVERSITY. [4:40] KEVIN MOST RECENTLY WAS AT THE [4:41] CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. [4:42] HE HAD WHERE HE WAS A [4:44] SUPERVISOR OF RESIDENTIAL REAL [4:44] ESTATE DEVELOPMENT. [4:47] PRIOR TO MINNEAPOLIS [4:48] KEVIN WORKED FOR MINNESOTA [4:49] HOUSING IN DAKOTA COUNTY CDA [4:51] AND THE CITY OF GOLDEN VALLEY. [4:52] KEVIN GREW UP IN BLOOMINGTON [4:55] AS WE HAVE HEARD AND IS [4:56] EXCITED TO BE BACK WORKING [4:56] IN AND SUPPORTING THE [4:59] COMMUNITY WHERE HE WAS RAISED. [5:00] YES, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS [5:03] FOR HAVING ME. [5:03] I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE AS [5:06] HOLLY FRAME. [5:07] SO I SPENT TWO THIRDS OF MY [5:08] LIFE IN BLOOMINGTON SO MY [5:10] FORMATIVE YEARS AND I REMEMBER [5:11] READING THE SOUTH LOOP [5:14] DISTRICT PLAN WHEN I WAS [5:15] STUDYING AND BEING REALLY [5:19] EXCITED ABOUT IT AND NOW BEING [5:19] ABLE TO BE BACK AND IMPLEMENT [5:20] PROJECTS THAT ARE PART OF THAT [5:23] PLAN IS INCREDIBLY EXCITING TO [5:24] ME AND I'M HOPING TO CONTINUE [5:26] TO THE GREAT WORK THAT OUR [5:27] STAFF HAVE ALREADY DONE WITH [5:28] DEVELOPERS HERE IN THE [5:30] COMMUNITY. [5:30] SO THANK YOU. [5:31] GREAT WELCOME. [5:33] OKAY, THANK YOU. [5:34] NOW WE HAVE OUR OTHER [5:36] INTRODUCTION [5:43] . [5:43] GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT AND [5:47] COMMISSIONERS LUKE SPANIEL [5:48] ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANALYST [5:49] IT'S BEEN HERE FOR THREE SHORT [5:52] MONTHS NOW SO WELCOME AGAIN [5:52] LORD BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A [6:01] PLAN FOR TWO ADDITIONAL [6:02] SUBCONTRACTORS IN RELATION TO [6:02] THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE [6:06] PARKING RAMP. [6:06] SDI SIGNS IS PROVIDING SIGNAGE [6:10] AND RTL CONSTRUCTION IS [6:10] PROVIDING THE SERVICES [6:11] OF INSTALLATION AND DRYWALL [6:13] AND FINISHED WORK. [6:14] WE HAVE WORKED WITH ANCOATS [6:18] AND REVIEWED EACH SUBMITTAL [6:18] FOR COMPLETENESS AND COST AND [6:21] WE HAVE WORKED WITH THEM AND [6:22] DETERMINED THAT AT THIS TIME [6:23] WE ARE ASKING OR RECOMMENDING [6:25] THAT WE ENTER INTO SERVICE [6:26] AGREEMENTS WITH THESE [6:28] FOLLOWING SUBCONTRACTORS FOR [6:32] $54,131.65 FOR US DESIGN US [6:37] AND $72,798 FOR RTL [6:39] CONSTRUCTION. [6:41] THAT IS THE FIR MOTION THAT [6:42] YOU HAVE HERE. [6:43] ADDITIONALLY THE SECOND MOTION [6:46] YOU CAN SEE THERE SHOULD YOU [6:47] BE OKAY WITH THE FIRST MOTION [6:49] WE ARE THEN ASKING [6:50] SUBSEQUENTLY FOR CONTINGENCY. [6:53] THIS IS FOLLOWING THE SAME [6:57] FORM OF CONTINGENCY THE 10% [6:59] THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED PAST [7:00] MEETING PRIOR ONCE AGAIN THIS [7:03] CONTINGENCY IS PRETTY STANDARD [7:03] AND IS JUST COVERING ANY [7:04] UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS THAT [7:07] THESE WORK MIGHT FACE. [7:10] SO WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE [7:11] ANY QUESTIONS. [7:14] WELL LOOK WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE [7:15] THAT YOU HAVE THIS WHEN IT [7:18] COMES TO US INSTEAD OF COMING [7:19] BACK AGAIN, IT'S IT'S A GOOD [7:19] IDEA TO HAVE THAT CONTINGENCY [7:21] THERE. [7:21] SO QUESTIONS FOR US. [7:22] YEAH, THANK YOU. [7:25] JUST IF I COULD WHY WHY IS [7:26] THIS A ONE OFF? [7:29] WHY WASN'T THIS WITH THE [7:30] PACKAGE OF OTHER [7:30] SUBCONTRACTORS? [7:31] DID WE DO THEY REALIZE OR WE [7:33] MIGHT NEED A SIGN OR YEAH. [7:36] PRESIDENT AND COMMISSIONER [7:37] BUSSEY YES THIS WE'VE BEEN [7:38] WORKING THROUGH WITH COATS ON [7:40] ON THE ENTIRE PROCESS. [7:41] SO JASON SCHMITT HAD HAD DONE [7:44] A LOT OF THE WORK ON THE FRONT [7:45] END TO GET THE MAJORITY OF THE [7:46] SUBCONTRACTORS READY. [7:47] I THINK THESE WERE JUST SCOPES [7:48] OF WORK THAT HAD BEEN SAVED A [7:51] LITTLE BIT TOWARDS THE END TO [7:52] WORK THROUGH ALL THE BIDDING [7:53] PROCESS AND EVERYTHING. [7:53] SO THEY'RE JUST COMING TO US [7:55] NOW WE HAVE IN THE MEANTIME [7:56] ALTHOUGH YOU HAVEN'T [7:57] NECESSARILY SEEN THEM, THEY [7:59] DID COME UP AND THEY WERE [8:00] LISTED IN THE CONTINGENCY [8:01] PACKET WE HAVE ADDED A FEW [8:03] MORE THAT HAVE BEEN BELOW THE [8:04] DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT OUR [8:06] ADMINISTRATOR HOLLEY CAN SIGN [8:07] FOR. [8:07] SO ALTHOUGH YOU HAVEN'T [8:08] NECESSARILY SEEN THEM, WE HAVE [8:10] BEEN WORKING ON SOME [8:11] ADDITIONAL VERY SMALL SCOPES [8:12] OF WORK THESE JUST HAPPENED TO [8:14] BE BIG ENOUGH THAT WE NEEDED [8:15] YOUR APPROVAL HERE. [8:15] GOT IT. [8:15] THANK YOU. [8:16] AND SO DO YOU ANTICIPATE [8:18] THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME [8:18] ADDITIONAL CONTRACTION COMING [8:19] ON THE FACILITY GENERALLY WE [8:21] ARE EXPECTING THAT THIS WOULD [8:24] BE THE END OF ANYTHING BIG. [8:25] THIS IS THE BIG SCOPES OF WORK [8:26] CERTAINLY FOR ANYTHING VERY [8:29] SMALL, ESPECIALLY UP TOWARDS [8:29] THE END IT IS ENTIRELY [8:32] POSSIBLE THAT WE WOULD SEE [8:33] SOME ADDITIONAL OKAY THANK YOU [8:34] QUESTIONS. [8:36] THAT WAS MY QUESTION. [8:37] WHAT ELSE MIGHT BE PENDING OUT [8:40] THERE THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT [8:41] OR ANYTHING MATERIAL BUT JUST [8:44] SOME ANCILLARY SMALL ONES THAT [8:48] ARE GENERALLY SMALL THINGS YOU [8:48] CAN CERTAINLY ASK TO ANCOATS [8:49] FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [8:51] ON THAT BUT YEAH GREAT. [8:52] WELL I WOULD ENTERTAIN THE [8:56] MOTION THEN WE HAVE TWO [8:57] MOTIONS I GUESS WE NEED TO [8:57] TAKE THEM SEPARATELY SO I [8:59] WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR [9:01] THE FIRST MOTION. [9:05] COMMISSIONER PETERSON THANK [9:06] YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. [9:07] I MOVE THAT WE AUTHORIZE THE [9:09] PRESIDENT AND ADMINISTRATOR TO [9:10] EXECUTE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE [9:11] PORT AUTHORITY AND THE [9:11] FOLLOWING SUBCONTRACTORS SDI [9:13] SIGNS AND RTL CONSTRUCTION INC [9:16] RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION [9:17] OF THE PARKING RAMP ASSOCIATED [9:18] WITH PHASE TWO OF THE SIC [9:20] PROJECT AND SUBSTANTIALLY THE [9:20] FORM OF THE ATTACHED SERVICE [9:21] AGREEMENT TEMPLATE. [9:23] AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND SECOND [9:26] BY COMMISSIONER HUNT ANY [9:27] FURTHER DISCUSSION AT ALL [9:31] IN FAVOR OF POLICE SITTING BY [9:32] SAYING I, I OPPOSED MOTION [9:34] CURIOUS SIX ZERO THEN WE HAVE [9:34] A SECOND MOTION. [9:37] MR. PRESIDENT, I ALSO MOVE [9:40] THAT WE AUTHORIZE THE [9:41] PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATOR TO [9:42] APPROVE AN EU CONTRACT [9:42] AMENDMENT AS AN AS NEEDED [9:45] CONTINGENCY UP TO 10% OF THE [9:47] TOTAL PROJECT COST FOR THE SIC [9:48] PARKING RAMP AS SET FORTH [9:48] IN THE STAFF REPORT. [9:51] AND WE HAVE A SECOND SECOND BY [9:54] COMMISSIONER HUNT. [9:58] ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION IF NOT [9:59] ALL FAVORABLY SIGNALED WERE [9:59] SAYING I. [10:01] I PAUSED. [10:01] MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO AND I [10:04] THINK THAT CONCLUDES OUR [10:06] BUSINESS. [10:10] UNLESS WE WANT TO SING HAPPY [10:11] BIRTHDAY AGAIN