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Lino Lakes City Council <br />Work Session <br />Minutes <br />DATE: September 3, 2024 <br />TIME STARTED: 6:00 P.M. <br />TIME ENDED: 7:10 P.M. <br />LOCATION: City Hall Community Room <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rafferty, Councilmembers Cavegn, Lyden, Stoesz and Ruhland <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: None <br />Staff Members Present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton, City Clerk Roberta Colotti, Community <br />Development Director Michael Grochala, and City Planner Katie Larsen <br />1. Call to Order and Roll Call <br />Mayor Rafferty called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. <br />2. Setting the Agenda: Addition or Deletion of Agenda Items <br />The agenda was adopted as presented. <br />3. Roers Companies - Woods Edge Property <br />The Community Development Director introduced the Roers Company representatives <br />present this evening. He stated that the City Economic Development Authority (EDA) <br />received a letter of intent from Roers Companies to purchase 6.27 acres of EDA-owned <br />property in the Legacy at Woods Edge Development. This evening, they are present to <br />discuss the multi -family project and associated commercial development. <br />Andy Bollig, Development Partner with Roers Companies, said that Ehlers & Associates <br />connected them with the Woods Edge site. He said he believes there is development <br />potential for this site. He said that Roers Companies strictly does multi -family building <br />development. They would need to partner with a commercial developer for the <br />commercial portion of the site. <br />Mr. Bollig said that retail development is a very difficult market. He identified visibility <br />and traffic counts as concerns for the site. He said that they would develop the multi- <br />family piece and leave the other section for a future commercial developer to complete. <br />He said ideas for the site include a retail pad or a city use such as a recreation facility. <br />Councilmember Ruhland said the commercial development piece is non-negotiable. He <br />suggested Roers Companies find a development partner and return with a joint <br />proposal. He noted that a prior developer could not make the commercial piece work so <br />they passed on the development. <br />