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Home My WebLink About2003-08-18 CA EmailJulie Hultman From: Eric A. Johnson Sent: Monda Au 18, 2003 10:15 AM To: Ja Johnson; Scott Richards ( E-mail ) ; Dennis Postler ( E-mail ) ; Jud Holst Julie Hultman Jim Butler Sub FW: Kohl's Development PLEASE SEE BELOW Remeber - we meet with them on Tuesda at 10:30 Thanks, Eric -_ - -- Ori Messa -- - - -- From: Ja Scott [ maiIto:Ja y .Scott @ naproperties.com ] Sent: Thursda Au 14, 2003 9:23 AM To: Eric A. Johnson Cc: steve.johnson@naproperties.com Subject: RE: Kohl's Development Eric, I would like to schedule a meetin with cit staff for next Wednesda mornin There are a number of issues that need to be discussed and resolved if we are to g o forward with this pro Please let me know the time that would work best. I appreciate y our response to m e-mail. I still have q uestions ( most of which can be addressed in our meetin next week 1) 1 understand that SACNVAC fees are to be paid when we pull our buildin permit. However, y ou also state that if we disturb Outlot A, then we will be re to pa the fees related to that site. This confuses me. We will be mass g radin g Outlot A alon with the entire propert when we pull our g radin g permit. It all needs to be done to to balance the propert However, I would not expect to pa the filtration fee or an SACMAC fees for Outlot A until we brin forth a specific plan and g et approval on it. Further, one could not even calculate the SACNVAC fees until the t of use (i.e. restaurant or retail) is determined. We need to have more clarication on this issue. 2) We will certainl meet the cit re re the postin of an LC for 125% of the public improvements for the project. We do need to discuss what constitutes a public improvement for our project and is therefore, applicable to the securit postin re For instance, the retainin wall around the watertower is not, in m opinion, an t of public improvement. Can y ou identif for us at our meetin all items considered public improvements? We need to work with our lender, in advance, in settin the LC. 3) We are not a to "bu an easement for the road access onto Norrell from the cit When we were talkin to Wal- Mart (before an of us knew that the cit owned this propert we planned on g ettin g their permission to build this road, without the need to "bu the ri from them. We do not have mone bud for this ac If we cannot reach an a with the cit on this issue, then we will g o back to our previousl approved concept plan with the access onto Norrell. We feel we are bein taken advanta of on this issue b the cit (whether that is y our intent or not). The last issue we will need to discuss is the pondin issue. At this point we haven't been able to reach an a with Mr. Bracke for the ac of the propert necessar for the construction of the pond. The current solution, as approved b the watershed district, ma not be a financiall viable solution. Knowin this, we have continued to explore alternative solutions. Dan Parks, our en will continue workin with Dennis on this issue and will present alternative solutions to Dennis that we can further discuss at our meetin on Wednesda More than likel we will be focusin on a solution that locates a small pond on our propert to meet the needs of our propert onl We do hope to reach a resolution on this issues. As y ou know, when are under a ver ti time schedule and need to have these issues resolved in the next couple of weeks. I look forward to seein y ou this evenin at the plannin commission meetin and look forward to hearin bakc from y ou on a meetin time for next Wednesda ----- Ori Messa - From: Eric A. Johnson [ mailto:ea j ohnson @ cit y ofoakparkhei g hts.com ] Sent: Wednesda Au 13, 2003 3:01 PM To: Ja Scott Sub RE: Kohl's Development Please see attached. Thanks, Eric - - - -- original Message---- - From: Jay Scott [mailto: Jay. Scott aOnaproperties.com] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 11:07 AM To: Eric A. Johnson Subject: RE: Kohl's Development Eric, thanks for the information. I have a couple of questions I hope you can assist me with. 1) With respect to SACMAC charges, we ordinarily pay these fees when we apply and pull the building permit, not the grading permit (since these fees are more specifically tied into use - types). Can you confirm that is this case with Oak Park Heights as well. Also, since we are not developing Outlot A with the initial development, I assume that all SACIWAC fees for Outlot A will be paid again once the specific building permits are pulled for the various lots within Outlot A as we move forward. 2) Is the Filtration fee $5,000 per acre or $4,000 per acre. 1 assume $5,000 since you identified that in your memo. Also, once again, I assume we would pay this fee for Lot 1 and Lot 2 (the main center - phase 1) and wait to the pay the filtration fee on Outlot A until we move forward with our development of that property. Please confirm. 3) We will need to know as soon as possible the securities the city will need for the project. We will likely provide performance bonds, in lieu of LC'c, which I assume will be fine. However, we need a little lead time in obtaining these bonds so the sooner we can get the specific needs the better. Eric, I am concerned about the over -all schedule and the need to have the final plat submitted to the county before we can pull our grading permit. I think we should include in our request before the planning commission and city council a request for an early grading permit, contingent upon their approval of our plans and final plat, our signature of the DA, and our issuance of the necessary performance bonds. The city should not feel a sense of risk under this scenario. Our circumstances with Kohl's will not allow for any delays and we will need to start grading by about September 8th. I don't need to know the building permit fees at this time. I realize that the fees are based upon construction values. We will provide that information as part of our building permit application and pay those fees at that time. Last, it was mentioned that the city might want us to pay some type of fee for an easement for the city owned property to facilitate our access onto Norrell Avenue. We don't have money in the budget for this and I'm not sure why the city would encourage us to look at that solution and then tell us that, by the way, you need to pay us for the right to use this property. We really need to address this matter in the near future so we can plan our access to Norrell accordingly. I would hope this development is important enough to the city that they would want to assist us in putting this together (as everyone at staff has throughout the process). I appreciate all of your hard work and support on this project. I look forward to pushing this one over the goal line. Please let me know your thoughts on the questions I have reaised in this e -mail at your earliest convenience. Thanks. - --- --- Original Message -- - -- From: Eric A. Johnson [mailto :eajohnson aOcityofoakparkheights.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 4:31 PM To: steve. johnson aOnaproperties.com Cc: jay.scott@naproperties.com Subject: RE: Kohl's Development see attached. _____Original Message_-___ From: Steve Johnson [mai Ito: steve.Johnson aOnaproperties.com] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 2:27 PM To: Eric A. Johnson Subject: Kohl's Development Eric: As we move forward toward the completion of the City approval process, and our closing of the property at the end of August, there are a few items I need from you as part of our lender requirements. I will need to know all the fee's associt , with this project, and the time they are due (i.e when we take out our grading permit, building permit or at some other time). Will we be paying on phase I of the development (which is the large box development), then coming back for phase 2 (the outlots)? The list of fee's that I was given early on included sewer, water, storm, and filtration (park dedication fee's where paid by Bob Brackey according to the development agreement - please verify). We will have SAC thru Met council, but that the city has no WAC fee's. I also need to know what bonding sureties are required, and what form it may be in (Bond, LOC etc...). Would you please put this together for me, preferably on City letterhead as well as any other fee's I may not be aware of. I need this by next week. apologize for the short notice, but we have submitted our loan doc's, and the lender is requiring this information. Please call with any questions (952) 829 -7448. Thanking you in advance, Steve Johnson