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APPROVED CITY OF LINO LAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES DATE: Thursday, January 6, 2000 MEMBERS PRESENT: B. Johnson, B. Wessel, F. Chase, J. Schwartz, D. Gorowsky, M. Haselman, H. Juni, F. Johnson MEMBERS ABSENT: R. Jensen, J. Milbauer, G. Rehbein OTHER PRESENT: M. Divine, D. Carlson, J. Smyser, J. Bergeson ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR Mr. Chase welcomed new member M. Haselman. Mr. Juni moved to reappoint Mr. Chase as chairman of EDAC, and Mr. Gorowsky as vice-chair. Ms. Schwartz seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. GENERAL/MINUTES Mr. Gorowsky moved to approve minutes of Dec. 2, 1999 with changes to members present. Mr. Juni seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. UPDATES Mr. Wessel stated that Socrates (“Socco”) Babacus has announced he has an option on 370 acres of Gerald Rehbein’s land on 35E to build a retractable domed stadium. Ms. Divine will be the information point person for the media and that it was an opportunity for the city to represent itself well. Mr. Gorowsky said the city is not solely tax base oriented and there are many considerations to a project of that scope, including the strain on the city’s resources. Mr. F. Johnson noted that the intent of the RBR was development 15-20 years from now, which is generally the life of a stadium. Mr. B. Johnson noted that Centerville would be impacted and could potentially share in some of the revenue. Mr. Wessel stated the city council was prepared to meet with Socco next week to hear about his proposal. The city will not be able to respond to any proposal without the opportunity to evaluate it. Mr. Wessel informed the board that Glenn Rehbein has decided to develop the shopping center himself. He as hired RSP Architects to design a plan. Staff met with architects, who questioned if the current shopping center location was the best place. They said