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1 COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 12, 1990 Council Member Neal felt that all members of the EDC should be Lino Lakes residents. He said those who do not live in the City do not care what is happening in Lino Lakes. Council Member Bohjanen said he felt that the EDC provided checks and balances for the Design Review Board. The EDC cannot approve a site plan and cannot issue bonds but they offer the planning. Council Member Reinert asked why we do not have City business people on the EDC. He felt it would be worthwhile to see if we have people here who would be interested. Council Member Reinert asked about the study being considered by the EDC. He noted that the expenditure for this study had not be approved by the Council. Mr. Miller explained that the EDC had not selected a vender and when this happens a request will be brought to the Council from the Design Review Board. Council Member Reinert noted that what has been done by the EDC has been done with great expense. He said he did not want the EDC to get to far ahead of the Council. Mr. Miller noted that this Committee is advisory only and has not done anything without Council approval. He felt that the money was well spent and will "prime the pump ". Council Member Reinert asked land planning and Mr. Miller explained that the Design Review Board, EDC and landowners are all working with the consultants on this matter although they are not doing the same thing. There has been an attempt to not exclude any one group. Mayor Bisel explained that there are three different bodies concerned about land use and to not coordinate their efforts would be a mistake. He felt involvement between the three bodies was needed so that each understood what the other was doing. Council Member Neal asked if the $20,000.00 planned for the next EDC study was in the budget. Mr. Miller said yes. Mr. Miller said he felt it is a question of how much the Council wants to spend to "prime the pump ". Council Member Neal asked what report did not appear to be worth the money it cost. Mr. Miller explained it was the Maxfield Research housing study. Council Member Kuether noted that the report was very conservative. Council Member Reinert noted that a lot of cash has been expended in the last couple of years and a lot of paper work has been generated. He said it is time to get out and drum up business. He noted that if the plan is never put into action, nothing is going to happen. Mayor Bisel said that he and the EDC are very serious but without direction, inventory or anything else in place nothing worthwhile will happen. The EDC is considering commercial /industrial development much larger than what has previously been experienced in Lino Lakes. They are considering developing the intersection by