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the EDA would have enough dollars to cover any City costs associated with the future business park. <br /> Notification: <br /> NA <br /> Observations/Alternatives: <br /> ALTERNATIVES <br /> STEP 1: PURPOSE OF THIS CASE <br /> Based on the attached Right of First Refusal Agreement,the City must act by November 16. Both Pearson <br /> Properties and Capstone Homes are waiting to see how the City moves forward. <br /> Alternative#1:Purchase Pearson Property <br /> Purchase the Person Property (48 acres) for$1,465,500.Provide Pearson Properties with a notification of <br /> intent to exercise a purchase. Direct staff to draft a purchase agreement and obtain title work. City would <br /> have approximately 30 days to close on a purchase. <br /> This alternative would allow the City to maintain control over the Pearson Property,and the original <br /> vision for the future business park. If the City took this step, staff would subsequently request the <br /> business park be rezoned accordingly. For the reasons outlined in the Background Section of this case, <br /> Item D, staff does not recommend the Council move forward with this alternative. <br /> Alternative#2:Don't Purchase Pearson Property <br /> Do not purchase the Pearson Property(48 acres), and allow the attached Right of First Refusal Agreement to <br /> terminate on November 16. <br /> This alternative does not provide a definitive solution to the City's need/desire for a new business park. <br /> However, staff believes there are several worthwhile alternatives to consider, different scenarios to <br /> unfold, and questions to be answered. Staff would like to bring back a case(s)to the EDA/Council/ <br /> Planning Commission to discuss said items,before the City makes another decision RE the future <br /> business park. Please see below. <br /> STEP 2: FUTURE CASE(S) <br /> Staff is recommending the City not act on the attached Right of First Refusal agreement, and not purchase the <br /> Pearson Property today. Staff would recommend the EDA/Council discuss the items below, at future meetings. <br /> Future Alternative#1: Rezone Pearson Property <br /> Rezone the Pearson Property(48 acres)for a business park as originally planned,without the consent of the <br /> property owner. This option will likely come with opposition from Pearson Properties; and may require <br /> counseling from the City Attorney. <br /> Future Alternative#2: Wait out Capstone PA <br /> Wait to see what happens with the Pearson Property--Capstone Homes purchase agreement. It would not be <br /> unrealistic for that purchase agreement to NOT close. Subsequently,the Pearson Property could come back <br /> to the City at a competitive price, again. Or,the discussion of a third party industrial park investor could <br /> resurface. <br /> Future Alternative#3: Hageman Holdings School Site for Business Park <br /> Work with Hageman Holdings on their School Site. Attempt to rezone for a business park, and put <br /> agreements in place to allow for both parties to move forward with comfort.Please see Background Section <br /> of this case,Item C, for details. <br /> Future Alternative#4:Add Connexus Energy Site to Industrial Land Inventory <br /> Continue to work with Connexus Eneregy on their 17.55 acre industrial site. Staff would like to see this site <br /> added to the City's inventory of ready-to-go industrial park land. Thus,pressure on an immediate solution for <br /> a new business park would be temporary relieved. This site is located off Sunwood Drive and Bunker Lake <br /> Boulevard,just south of Connexus Energy. Attached is a reference map. <br />