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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAd Hoc Business Park Planning Committee - Agenda - 9/7/2016K:\Ag Station Business Park Planning Committee\Agendas\Business Park Planning Committee Agenda 2016-09-07.doc Bayfield County Administrator 117 E 5th Street, PO Box 878, Washburn, WI 54891 Ph: 715-373-6181 Fx: 715-373-6153 Mark Abeles-Allison, County Administrator Kristine Kavajecz, Assistant BAYFIELD COUNTY AD HOC BUSINESS PARK PLANNING COMMITTEE Scottie Sandstrom-Chair Mike BeBeau Mark Abeles-Allison, Brett Rondeau Leo Carlson-Vice-Chair Cody Bohl (Alternate) Dear Committee Members: This letter is written to inform you of the Bayfield County Ad Hoc Business Park Planning Committee Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 7, 2016, 1:00pm, at the Town of Eileen Meeting Building, Bayfield County Business Park, Ashland, WI. The agenda for this meeting is as follows: Notice is hereby given that a majority of the Bayfield County Board may be present at the meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making responsibility. This constitutes a meeting of the Bayfield County Board pursuant to State ex rel. Badke v.Greendale Village Bd., 173 Wis. 2d 553, 494 N.W.2d 408(1993), and must be noticed as such, although the County Board will not take any formal action at this meeting. AGENDA 1) Call to Order 2) Public Comment 3) Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Minutes of August 3, 2016. 4) Cedar Corporation review of final Bayfield County Business Park Development Analysis document, plus review of Bayfield County Business Park Marketing Document. This will include discussion and possible action on applicable recommendations to the Bayfield County Executive Committee. 5) Business Park Budget 2017 - Mark Abeles-Allison K:\Ag Station Business Park Planning Committee\Agendas\Business Park Planning Committee Agenda 2016-09-07.doc 6) Discussion on price per acre going forward and upcoming meeting(s) with prospective park tenant(s) - Scottie Sandstrom 7) Set next meeting date and time. 8) Adjournment Should you have any questions in the meantime, please contact my office. Sincerely, Mark Abeles-Allison Bayfield County Administrator MAA/kak Any person planning to attend a Bayfield County meeting that has a disability requiring special accommodations should contact 373-6100, 24-hours before the scheduled meeting, so appropriate arrangements can be made. cc: Bayfield County Board of Supervisors The Daily Press, via fax The County Journal, via fax Cody Bohl; cody@ashlandfordchrysler.com Randy Knapp; rknapp@midlandservices.com Seth Hudson; seth.hudson@cedarcorp.com Patrick Beilfuss; Patrick.beilfuss@cedarcorp.com Mark Bugher; mdbugher@wisc.edu Jim Hagstrom; jim.hagstrom@mirusbio.com Minutes of the Bayfield County Ad Hoc Business Park Planning Committee Meeting 1:00pm, August 3, 2016 Business Park, Ashland, WI Members Participating: Scottie Sandstrom, Mark Abeles-Allison Bayfield County, Leo Carlson, Cody Bohl. Brett Rondeau Members Excused: Mike Bebeau, Others Attending: Patrick Beilfuss, Seth Hudson, Mark Bugher, Jim Hagstrom. Sandstrom called the meeting to order, 1:00pm PUBLIC COMMENT: None Minutes of July 6, 2016: Motion Carlson, Rondeau to approve minutes of the July 6, 2016 meeting. Motion Carried. Business Park Layout Review: Seth Hudson reviewed the updated plan with utilities, possible funding sources, easements, intersection reconstruction, tower, access and zoning issues. Road development is connected to storm water development. Discussion regarding cost for sites. Often times a business park will set the price to cover infrastructure development costs, still retaining the option to lower the price Rondeau to approve the Business Park Development Analysis Plan and recommend onto the Executive Committee, seconded by Carlson. Motion carried (5-0). DOT Plan Review: Sandstrom reviewed the DOT meeting discussion items, turn lanes, que line for traffic, park road construction, etc. Mark Bugher (Former Madison Research Park Director) and Jim Hagstrom (Blue Wave). Mark Bugher discussed UW Madison Business Park development.  Employing graduates’ concept  Much smaller lots in Madison. Recommendation to retain flexibility and consider smaller sites.  Created a separate stand-alone corporation for financial flexibility.  Used a ground lease, 99 years, with monthly payments made. This endowment like structures creates working funds.  Not worried about profit, cash flow only. Goal was to create jobs.  Incubator with 12 month leases, very flexible, move from incubator to standalone.  UW Foundation help support building construction Jim Hagstrom:  Began in an incubator building in 1995, always paid a lease  Don’t underestimate peoples interest in non-business related issues, i.e.: water, sewer, etc.  Get costs together  What should incubator look like?  Proximity to UW key.  Patience / opening broad site / USDA Funding Discussion: Norvado considering pursuing USDA funding for revolving loans. Needs to determine if a business is interested, then will apply to USDA. Meeting Adjourned: 3:00pm. Next meeting: Sept 7, 1:00pm