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CITY OF LAKE ELMO
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES
November 15, 2022
Call to Order/Roll Call
Vice President Tony Manzara called the meeting to order at 6:02pm.
PRESENT: Jeff Holtz, Charles Cadenhead, Ninna Waldoch, Linda Larson and Tony Manzara.
ABSENT: Paul Ryberg
Staff Present: City Administrator Handt
August 16, 2022 Minutes:
Motion to approve the August 16, 2022 minutes by Holtz, seconded by Waldoch. Motion passed.
Solar Farm on City Landfill Property
Evan Carlson of Enterprise Energy addressed the commission and discussed the process to place a
solar installation on city land near the old landfill site on Jamaca Ave. He shared images from his
website enterpriseenergy.com He shared the 10 acre site on the north is ideal because it is near
phase 3 power, in Xcel’s territory and a brownfield site which provides additional financial benefits
from the federal government. Current state law limits community solar to 1 megawatt but that may
change. Notices from MPCA and an interconnection agreement with Xcel would be the focus after
signing a land lease with development rights for 5years then 25 years of operation that are allowed
under the current state program.
Business Retention and Expansion Survey Updates and key findings to deliver to City Council
Commission discussed options for moving forward including sharing a report with businesses,
meeting with council and an interim report with summary highlights. Commission discussed what
they saw as the highlights: signage, the process to get permits or explanation of denial and website
updates to be more user friendly.
Motion by Cadenhead, seconded by Manzara to put out an interim report with summary highlights.
Motion passed.
Annual Review of Work Plan
Commission reviewed the current work plan and discussed possible changes. It was noted solar
farm may fall into the third goal identified for 2024.
Motion by Holtz, seconded by Cadenhead to recommend keeping the current work plan as is with
continuing the BRE into 2023 and rework goal 2 to reflect the county is doing a labor market survey
so the city won’t need to hire one in 2023. Motion passed.
Future Agenda/Reports
The next meeting will be Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 6pm. Agenda topics will include the interim
report on the BRE.
Adjourn
Motion by Holtz, seconded by Larson to adjourn at 7:01pm.
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Respectfully Submitted,
Kristina Handt