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Draft EDC Minutes <br /> May 16,2008 <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br /> • Mr. Roche stated that he began work with the Chamber onApril <br /> more <br /> 14th. He hopes to be the <br /> EDC's Chamberliaison. He added thatthe Chamber wouldbe than happy to help <br /> and assist the City. <br /> 6. EDC BUSINESS <br /> A. Continue Discussion Regarding 2008 Targeted Business List <br /> In April, the EDCreviewed a targeted businesslistthat staff developediais. based on staffs <br /> memory, resident input and input from and elected officials. The EDC asked <br /> t <br /> staff to categorize thelist (to be less specific)sppofor review at today'smeeting. The EDC <br /> reviewed the below"categorized" list: <br /> • Specialty Retail <br /> o Hardware store <br /> o Jewelry store <br /> o Florist <br /> • Big Box Retail <br /> o Grocery store <br /> • Professional Office <br /> o Medical or dental clinic <br /> o Optometrist office <br /> oFinancial institutions <br /> • Sit-down Restaurants <br /> • Funeral Home <br /> Commissioners Johnson and Meehlhause agreed that"Sit-down Restaurants"could remain <br /> a category of its own and that "Professional Office" could be revised to read "Professional <br /> Office/Services" sothat "Funeral Home" could be added under that category. <br /> Commissioner Johnson asked Chamber ifth <br /> President Tim Roche Chamber categorizes its <br /> memberbusinesses. d <br /> or targets certainbusinesseswhen tryingtonew members. <br /> . <br /> Roche saithat these types strategies may be developed in the future. <br /> The EDC will revisit the list in January of 2009. <br /> The EDC also prioritized their reasons for businessand <br /> recruitment. An increased well- <br /> coordinated tax base is the EDC's#1 priority and sub-priorities <br /> - riorities to that are: a)create jobs b) <br /> provide goods/services that are not already offered in Mounds View and c) consider the <br /> patrons of the <br /> targeted business list (demographics). <br /> Chair Helgemoe concluded with a question: "What are the realistic chances that a"big box" <br /> retail store is goingtolocate in Mounds View because the nly large site left for development <br /> in Mounds View is possibly the Saturn/MultiTech site?" Ms. Steinmetz answered the <br /> question by providing an example that Target's regional real estate person recently visited <br /> the site and told staff that even the smallest Target would not fit on the Saturn/MultiTech site <br /> due to the triangular shape of the lot. <br /> tCnheasiritHe,elgemoe then stated that we should determine .whatbdxsp"big box"stores could fit o. n <br /> • whether it'sOffice Max or another .smaller store. Staff will request site <br /> location criteria from bigbox stores to determine whichones would fit on the site. <br />