HomeMy WebLinkAboutLaurel Urban Renewal Agency Minutes 10.18.2010 MINUTES
LAUREL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY
OCTOBER 18, 2010
OWL CAFE — 203 E. MAIN STREET
Members present: Dirk Frickel, Dean Rankin, Bruce McGee, Daniel Klein
Advisors present: Steve Zeier
Others present: Bill Kampfer, Linda Frickel, James Caniglia, Ken Olson, Mayor, Bill Sheridan, City
Manager
Minutes for 9 -20 -2010 approved as submitted
Bill Sheridan and Ken Olson said the Laurel Trading Post and parking lot are up for sale. Their laundry
matt is closed down. Wally and Helen Hayes (might be interested in selling) . The tax assessed value is
$113,400. Some ideas for the property might be a dinner theater or a hall to hold receptions and private
parties. LURA can't own property but the City can such as the Babcock in Billings Need to look at
private ownership but first the City should get the property appraised to see if the owners are interested
in selling and second to get some architectural ideas, LURA can spend up to $4,000 to have that done.
Reports: The Caboose finish work is continuing, Northern Pacific sign is coming, curbing and bank will
soon be finished.
Dean says the 4 street project has received it's first bid for hook ups in the amount of $18,000 and
they are still awaiting other bids.
James says the Awning project has applied for a grant for $8,000 and is up for review but they
recommend about $5,000 but is still awaiting approval from the State Legislature. They are very glad to
be working toward protecting the Mural.
The corner of Rapid Tire is being talked about being refurbished. The silo corner is up for sale. Sam
McDonald has a $15 per square foot request in to James. The owners of the Hertzler Hotel are talking
about turning it into low /moderate housing but at this time it is a safety hazard. They are working with
Randy Hafer. They may be eligible for Technical assistance to do the architectural review and maybe
qualify for Facade Improvement. They need 1 funding, 2 appraisal and 3 a correct value. They will need
to upgrade the water line.
Motion: If the owner is interested and approves in Technical Assistance Grant, we are interested in
moving forward up to $4,000. There was a second and the motion passed
Riverside Park: The Federal Department of Transportation will assess the pipeline and levy to determine
if they might fail should the park flood every spring.
Technical Assistance passed City Council, Facade Improvement was moved forward to a later workshop
next week.