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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JUNE 22, 2026 Miller agreed that housing would be challenging, and he would also lean towards a commercial business, perhaps one that can serve the residents in that area while also generating property taxes. He stated that he would be open to a restaurant use but would not want to drive that process. Malone stated that this is a clean slate and is exciting. She stated that she does not have anything she would say no to at this point. She agreed that this is a commercial corridor and the site could work in conjunction with the businesses in the area, while not inhibiting those who live in that area. She stated that she would be open to anyone who could provide a great proposal. President Fischer recognized the professional experience of staff and asked for their opinions on that question. The City Administrator commented that he is glad they are looking at this and advocated for uses that would generate tax base for the City to take the burden off residents. He stated that he would love to see this be a green space, but unfortunately, it would be difficult to do that when they need to generate more taxes. The Assistant City Administrator commented that this is a great opportunity with the EDA owning the property and the ability to consider unique partnerships. She stated that this is an opportunity to be the leaders. The City Clerk stated that this would be a beautiful site for a small corporate campus, similar to Abbott, as it is tucked into the trees. She believed that would also be a better neighbor, as it would operate during the business day and would not attract outside customers. She did not believe a hotel would be a good fit for this site and neighborhood. The City Engineer stated that while this is outside of his area of expertise, it is cool that the EDA can create a vision for the property. He suggested a use that would benefit the residents, such as a medical, wellness, or fitness use. The Community Development Director agreed that a community -oriented service would be great, but was skeptical that they would receive proposals on that type of use. He did not believe it would be out of the realm of possibility that they could attract an office -type use. He agreed that they could maintain the trees/garden space on part of the property with an office user if the developer were open to that possibility. He recognized that they may not get the community service option out of the use but could perhaps attract a quiet tax -generating user. President Fischer stated that perhaps they could lead the proposals towards what they are looking for by including a bulleted list. Malone commented that she would not want to see fast food developed on the property because of the litter that is generated from those users. Kwapick agreed that he would not want to see a fast-food user because of the light that shines on neighboring properties from the headlights in a drive-thru. 0