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CHARTER COMMISSION MINUTES 10/10/96 PAGE 1 NEXT MEETING 1/9/97 1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:10 pm BY CHAIRPERSON PAUL MONTAIN A. ATTENDANCE: ALL MEMBERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE AT THIS MEETING ,EXCEPT ROBERT BENING,KIRK CORSON AND JOYCE SCHARPEN, ALL WERE EXCUSED. 2. MINUTES OF JULY llth 96 MEETING: JOHN SULLIVAN WAS ABSENT AND WAS EXCUSED.MOTION MADE TO EXCEPT WITH THIS CHANGE MADE BY RON SOLFEST, 2nd BY CHRIS BERNIER,MOTION CARRIED. B.MIKE TREHUS INTRODUCED AS NEW MEMBER BY CHAIRPERSON PAUL MONTAIN(REPLACING MARK BENSON)(STILL HAVE ONE VACANCY TO REPLACE RICH LAFOND) . C. MINUTES TO SEPT.19,96 SPECIAL MEETING WITH COUNCIL. MOTION MADE BY DIANA TURNER TO EXCEPT AND ALSO PUT THE TAPE IN THE FILES. 2nd BY RON SOLFEST. MOTION CARRIED. 3. GUEST MARY ALICE DIVINE FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. FROM 94 -96 11 PROJECTS INTO THE CITY 10 ARE LITE INDUSTRIAL AND 1 IS COMMERCIAL,16 NEW BUSINESSES,400,000sq.ft. ,48 acres 14 million IN BUILDING WILL GENERATE ABOUT 1mil.IN TAX REVENUE AND 490 EMPLOYEES. 1997 OUTLOOK.THERE ARE 6 PROJECTS WITH A FINAL OR PRELIMINARY COMMITTMENT.3 LITE INDUSTRIAL AND 3 COMMERCIAL,175,000 sq.ft. $8,450,000.00 /155 employees AND ,5 mil.IN TAX REVENUE. A GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORE,AND SMALL SIT DOWN RESTAURANT IS BEING PLANNED FOR THE CLEAR WATER CREEK AREA. PLANS FOR THE TOWN CENTER PROJECT ARE MOVING ALONG NICELY. DENNIS GREBNER MASTER PLANNER FOR PUTTING TOGETHER PLANS FOR THE TOWN CENTER IS A PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MN. AND WILL HAVE STUDENTS WORKING ON IT ALSO. 4. REPORTS AND OLD BUSINESS: A. SUMMARY SHEET. DO WE NEED A SUB COMMITTEE (QUESTION ASHED BY PAUL. 7 OF 10 SAID YES. IS THERE A NEED TO WRITE A RESOLUTION TO MONITOR AND ANSWER QUESTIONS. (ASHED BY PAUL) 7of 10 SAID YES RESOLUTION: WE THE CHARTER COMMISSION ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIVING THE COUNCILS STREET RECONSTRUCTION PLAN AND COMMEND THEM FOR THE ACTION TAKEN THUS FAR. WE WOULD APPRECIATE RECEIVING SIMILAR