HomeMy WebLinkAboutLaurel Urban Renewal Agency Minutes 01.10.2011 MINUTES
LAUREL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY
JANUARY 10, 2011
THE OWL CAFE — 302 E. MAIN STREET
Members present: Shirley McDermott, Bruce McGee, Dirk Frickel, Daniel Klein, Dean Rankin
Advisors present: Janice Lehman, Steve Zeier
Others present: Bill Kampfer, Shirley Ewan, James Caniglia, Linda Frickel, Ken Olson (Mayor), Tom
Nelson, Zak Allread,
Linda says the next Laurel Alive meeting will be next Thursday which will be the first meeting of the
year. ,The Chamber is talking to MRL about the building across the street for a Railroad Museum.
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Janice says quotes are coming for the storm sewer tie- ins and repaving. The Mayor says money is
available for a SID
New Business: LURA budget must go along with the Work Plan. Shirley E. LURA currently has approx..
$259,000. To date we have spent $112,000. We have a cash balance of $399,973 but can only spend
$259,000. Our Annual Work Plan currently shows a $25,000 set aside for the Technical Assistance Plan
and $25,000 set aside for the Facade Improvement Plan. Our fiscal year ends June 30
We have 2 proposals to spend money:
1) Sidewalk replacement after we look into regional money for state routes. We also need to
look into natural decay vs. tree issues.
2) Parking areas on the south side of Main at MRL property — The Street Scape show parking.
To date the City has not negotiated with MRL. To date there are two main interests 1) an RV
station and 2)parking. MDT will have to look into traffic control
What else should we be looking at? 1) Adopting a work plan and budget and 2) going to City Council for
the set aside money. We need professionals for both projects. Will the professionals work on an hourly
rate or retainer? We will eventually need to determine for budgeting. Also we will need an engineer to
help with cost estimates for the business owners. We will have to consider a "cap" for each
professional.
Motion: To move forward requesting a proposal for rates with amendments to be completed within 90
days.