Port Authority Approves Parking Ramp Contractors, Hires Development Director
The Bloomington Port Authority unanimously approved additional contractors and a 10% contingency fund for the SIC Parking Ramp project on September 12, while welcoming a new Assistant Port Authority Administrator who previously worked in Minneapolis and studied urban planning at the University of Minnesota.
The Port Authority Commission voted 6-0 to approve two subcontractors for the ongoing SIC Parking Ramp construction project: SDI Signs for signage work and RTL Construction for installation, drywall, and finishing work. Economic Development Analyst Luke Spaniel explained that these contracts were delayed during the bidding process and required commission approval because of their size, unlike smaller contracts that the Port Authority Administrator can approve independently.
Immediately following that vote, commissioners unanimously approved a 10% contingency fund for the total project cost—a standard practice to cover unexpected conditions that may arise during construction. Spaniel noted this contingency had been discussed at a previous meeting.
The commission also formally introduced Kevin Kenny as the new Assistant Port Authority Administrator, who will focus on real estate development and redevelopment. Kenny, who holds a bachelor's degree in urban planning from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from Oxford University, previously worked in Minneapolis supervising residential development and held positions at Minnesota Housing, Dakota County Community Development Agency, and the City of Golden Valley. He expressed enthusiasm about returning to his hometown and implementing projects tied to Bloomington's South Loop District Plan. Luke Spaniel, an Economic Development Analyst who has been with the team for three months, was also re-introduced.
During approval of previous meeting minutes, commissioners raised concerns about unclear definitions for mixed-use development projects. One commissioner requested that staff develop more detailed "operational definitions" to guide future projects, emphasizing the need for significant long-term planning. Staff will research and return with clearer guidelines for the commission to consider.
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Approval of Minutes with Discussion on Mixed-Use Development
Moved by Commissioner Keller [3:19] · Seconded by Commissioner Bussey [3:25]
The approval of previous meeting minutes, specifically concerning the Cross Andersen Project, led to a broader discussion on mixed-use development. A commissioner expressed concerns that current definitions were insufficient and requested staff to develop more robust 'operational definitions' to guide future projects, emphasizing the need for significant, long-term planning.
Introduction of New Employees
The meeting included the official welcome of Kevin Kenny's as the new Assistant Port Authority Administrator, focusing on real estate development and redevelopment, filling Jason Schmidt's former role. Kevin expressed enthusiasm for returning to work in his hometown of Bloomington and implementing projects related to the South Loop District Plan. Luke Spaniel, Economic Development Analyst, who had been with the team for three months, was also re-introduced.
Approval of Subcontractors for SIC Parking Ramp Construction
Moved by Commissioner Peterson [9:05] · Seconded by Commissioner Hunt [9:26]
The commission reviewed a plan for two additional subcontractors, SDI Signs (signage) and RTL Construction (installation, drywall, finished work), related to the construction of the SIC Parking Ramp. Staff explained that these scopes of work were delayed in the bidding process and required commission approval due to their value, distinguishing them from smaller contracts managed by the Administrator.
Approval of Contingency for SIC Parking Ramp Project
Moved by Commissioner Peterson [9:37] · Seconded by Commissioner Hunt [9:54]
Following the approval of subcontractors, the commission considered and approved an as-needed contract amendment for a 10% contingency on the total project cost for the SIC Parking Ramp. This contingency, described as standard practice, is intended to cover unforeseen conditions that may arise during the construction.
I think we need to really have staff do some homework on it and come back to us with some more operational definitions and but exactly what they can apply for mixed use.
and now being able to be back and implement projects that are part of that Plan is incredibly exciting to me and I'm hoping to continue to the great work that our staff have already done with developers here in the community.
I think these were just scopes of work that had been saved a little bit towards the end to work through all the bidding process and everything. So they're just coming to us now.
these just happened to be big enough that we needed your approval here.
This is following the same form of contingency the 10% that we had discussed past meeting prior. Once again this contingency is pretty standard and is just covering any unforeseen conditions that these work might face.
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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
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