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City Council Minutes January 7, 2019 Page 3 of 11 ----------------------------- Mr. Buell stated that electrical services could be provided from Patriot Avenue to minimize the costs. He also stated that instead of running City water and sewer, which was about 3,100 feet from Derksen Road and would be very expensive, the Committee feels that a well and septic approach would be a better option. Mr. Buell noted that if land has to be reserved for a motel or hotel, typically two and a half to three acres is needed for a small hotel and three and a half to five acres for a moderate hotel and/or restaurant. He stated that a brewery concept has been discussed previously and could potentially be a part of that forty acres. Mr. Buell informed the Council that Andrea Nelson, Youth Sports Coordinator, gave the Committee an estimate of the number of households that would be impacted by the project and if facilities were available how many tournaments could be held with the resulting impact to the community. He said roughly about a thousand households participate in youth sports across the City and that adequate facilities in town do not exis�. He said what is currently here is owned by the school at this point. He stated since there are no quality City fields or City facilities a lot of existing teams play games at neutral sites. Mr. Buell stated that one example is if Pequot Lakes plays Staples for a baseball game they may play in Nisswa which results in Pequot losing out on potential food revenue, gas purchases, and shopping revenue. He stated the last point the Committee would like to make is City resident and business impacts have been used to prioritize the facility options. Kent Koerbitz talked about how this project would be an investment in the community and that they want to try to put as good of numbers together as possible and try not to inflate them. He stated that it is a little difficult to determine since summer is significantly different than winter. He also said since there are no motels they cannot look at occupancy rates and how they change during different times of the year. He talked about how Pequot lakes gets crowded during the summertime and that is great for business. Mr. Koerbitz asked how do you do fo make yourself attractive to the 20-30 year olds and young families in which he stated that it really comes down to good schools and amenities. He said that Pequot Lakes has a wonderFul school but this project is really getting down to the amenities. Discussion ensued about potential costs and tax implications. 6. Plannina and Zoninq 6.1. Planninq Commission Report The Planning Commission did not meet in December. 6.2. Planninq Commission Meetinq Liaisons Nancy Malecha informed the Council of the 2020 Council Liaison Schedule for attendance at Planning Commission meetings and asked them to inform the City if there are any conflicts.