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Approved CITY OF LINO LAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES DATE: Thursday, December 4, 2008 MEMBERS PRESENT: K. Corson, K. Lodico, D. Roeser, M, Keller, Joe Stranik MEMBERS ABSENT: J. Milbauer, J. Helgemoe, J. Schwartz, B. Combs OTHERS PRESENT: M. Divine GENERAL/MINUTES Minutes Minutes for October 2, 2008 were approved with one change. Review of Commercial/Industrial Inventory Ms. Divine asked members how they would like to proceed regarding the EDAC 5-year and 1-year action plan. The old economic development plan was based on assumptions that may not be valid in the current climate. Members would like to know what developers are doing and what other cities are doing. It’s time to reassess. EDAC wants to know what the city council wants. Ms. Divine noted that the city council is continuing to debate the pace, density and quality of housing development. The council will be meeting with the Comp Plan advisory panel in January. Members said the plan should have principles that survive the short term issues and not be a knee-jerk reaction to current trends. Ms. Divine completed an inventory of project areas, broken up by sewer districts, so members can look at opportunities and constraints in each area. Mr. Stranik noted that Centerville makes a large white space inside Lino Lakes, and one long term savings in services might come from a city merger. A laundry list of issues should start the discussion. The issue of vertical mixed use needs to be reconsidered also. The 35E big box development is the priority currently. Mr. Stranik sees EDAC’s role as being a conduit between developers and the council in getting the big boxes in. There’s room for major employers on 35E and the EDAC plan needs to look at a strategy for drawing the health/education/high tech users. Members noted that the plan should attack the separate areas of the city since they are separate markets. This can be an advantage when planning. The physical constraints create an identity issue, so identity and the creation of tax base need to be treated separately. East side will be a priority. Ordinances will help to determine what kind of uses go on the east side. Considerations of outside storage, Ms. Keller noted people need outside storage, and there is a lot of land on the east side. Outside storage could be put in the back, out of sight. Mr. Roeser noted outside storage can be a temporary use until best use comes along in 10-15 years. Mr. Corson noted that sometimes it’s more difficult to redevelop those areas than build on clear land. 1