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01-24-11 EDA Agenda PacketCITY OF SHOREWOOD 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011 Immediately following the Regular Council Meeting AGENDA 1. CONVENE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING A. Roll Call President Lizée _____ Hotvet _____ Siakel _____ Woodruff _____ Zerby _____ B. Review Agenda 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. EDA Minutes of July 26, 2010 (Att.- Minutes) 3. NEW BUSINESS A. Selection of Officers (Att.- Executive Director’s memorandum) B. Authorize Wire Transfers for Bond Payments (Treasurer’s memorandum) 4. ADJOURN #2A CITY OF SHOREWOOD 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, JULY 26, 2010 7:30 P.M., or immediately following Regular City Council Meeting MINUTES 1. CONVENE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING President Lizée called the meeting to order at 8:07 P.M. A. Roll Call Present. President Lizée; Boardmembers Bailey, Turgeon, Woodruff and Zerby; Executive Director/Secretary Heck; and Assistant Executive Director Nielsen Absent: None B. Review Agenda Woodruff moved, Zerby seconded, approving the agenda as presented. Motion passed 5/0. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. EDA Minutes of July 27, 2009 Turgeon moved, Zerby seconded, approving the EDA Meeting Minutes of July 27, 2009, as presented. Motion passed 5/0. 3. CONSENT President Lizée reviewed the items on the consent agenda. Bailey moved, Turgeon seconded, approving the Motions Contain on the Consent Agenda. A. Treasurer’s Report Motion passed 5/0. 4. NEW BUSINESS Turgeon suggested the officer selection remain the same as those selected during the EDA’s annual meeting held on July 27, 2009. CITY OF SHOREWOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING July 26, 2010 Page 2 of 2 A. Selection of Officers Woodruff moved, Turgeon seconded, approving the Economic Development Authority Officer appointments of: President – Christine Lizée Vice President – Laura Turgeon Treasurer – Richard Woodruff Executive Director/Secretary – Brian Heck Assistant Treasurer – Finance Director Assistant Executive Director – Brad Nielsen Motion passed 5/0. 5. ADJOURN Turgeon moved, Zerby seconded, Adjourning the Shorewood Economic Development Authority Meeting of July 26, 2010, at 8:10 P.M. Motion passed 5/0. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, Christine Freeman, Recorder Christine Lizée, President ATTEST: Brian Heck, Executive Director #3A SHOREWOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 5755 Country Club Road Shorewood, MN 55331-8926 952-960-7900 FAX: 952-474-0128 MEMORANDUM DATE: January 12, 2011 TO: EDA Board of Commissioners FROM: Brian Heck, Executive Director RE: Selection of Officers The Selection of Officers is made at the EDA’s annual meeting in July. The EDA By-Laws state the positions of Vice President and Treasurer shall be members of the Board and shall be elected at the annual meeting. The By-Laws further state that no commissioner may serve as President and Vice President at the same time. The Officers appointed at the annual meeting in July included: President – Christine Lizée (The President shall be the Mayor of the City of Shorewood). Vice-President – Laura Turgeon (Presides in the absence of the President). The Board may determine who shall serve as Vice-President. President Pro-Tem – Appointed to serve in the absence of both the President and Vice-President. The Board decided to leave this position vacant. If the Board wishes to fill this position, it will need to select someone for it. Treasurer – Richard Woodruff (The Treasurer shall receive and be responsible for Authority money, etc. (The Board may determine who shall serve as Treasurer). Assistant Treasurer – Bruce DeJong (The Assistant Treasurer shall be the Director of Finance). Secretary – Brian Heck (The Secretary shall be the City Administrator). Executive Director – Brian Heck (The Executive Director shall be the City Administrator). Assistant Executive Director – Brad Nielsen (The Assistant Executive Director shall be the Director of Planning). The position of Vice-President is in need of appointment, as Laura Turgeon is no longer on the Board. In following with what has traditionally been done in the past, Scott Zerby would be appointed as Vice-President. If the Board wishes to fill the President Pro-Tem position, it will need to select someone. Action Needed: The Board may determine to appoint Scott Zerby to the position of Vice-President, or select someone else; and The Board may determine to appoint someone to President Pro-Tem (if the Board wishes to continue the position of President Pro-Tem) or leave this position vacant. #3B SHOREWOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 5755 Country Club Road Shorewood, MN 55331-8926 952-960-7900 FAX: 952-474-0128 MEMORANDUM DATE: January 12, 2011 TO: EDA Board of Commissioners FROM: Bruce DeJong, Assistant Treasurer RE: Authorize Wire Transfers for Bond Payments The EDA has three invoices that need to be paid by February 1, 2011 for the Public Safety Refunding Bonds. Staff would like authorization to process these payments for this year and all other future bond payment by wire transfer rather than check. Mailing checks runs the risk of lost or delayed mail and requires action sometimes well in advance of the due date in order for the paying agent to have collected funds on hand to make the payment. Federal wire transfer of the funds is more reliable and better controlled by staff. Most EDAs use this method for their debt service payments. Options The options identified for the EDA are:  Authorize staff to write checks to meet the paying agent the due date of five days prior to 2/1/11, or  Authorize staff to pay debt service by wire transfer as recommended on that attached resolution. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution as presented. Attachment: Resolution SHOREWOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY RESOLUTION NO. 11- A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING WIRE TRANSFERS FOR BOND PAYMENTS WHEREAS , the Shorewood Economic Development Authority authorizes all payments for goods and service according to state statute; and, WHEREAS , the Shorewood Economic Development Authority believes it to be safer and more efficient to process these payments through wire transfer; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Economic Development Authority of the City of Shorewood that the authority to make bond payments by wire transfer and to pay usual and customary claims for any month when a regularly scheduled meeting is not held is hereby granted to the Executive Director (City Administrator) and Assistant Treasurer (Finance Director). Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Shorewood Economic Development Authority this 24th day of January, 2011. ATTEST: Christine Lizée, President Brian W. Heck, Executive Director