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Motion Carried <br />5. EDC Business: <br />A. Remove Highway 10 Redevelopment Plan Vision and Action Steps from the Table. <br />Motion/Second: Mountin/Nelson to remove agenda item 5.a. from the table. <br />7 ayes0 nays <br />Motion Carried <br />B. Consideration of Highway 10 Redevelopment Plan Vision and Action Steps. <br />Motion/Second: Mountin/Nelson to table agenda item 5.b. and direct staff to distribute <br />figures A -D of the Old Highway 10 Corridor Plan drafted in 1991 to Commission members for <br />review. <br />7 ayes0 nays <br />Motion Carried <br />C. Consideration of Resolution No. EDC94-3, Supportino Kinder Care's request for a sion <br />variance. <br />Coordinator Bennett reported that Kinder Care is seeking a variance from the sign <br />ordinance and suggested that the Commission consider a resolution supporting this <br />request. Commissioner Seipp questioned whether it is the Commission's role to make <br />this kind of recommendation since the charge of the Commission is long range planning. <br />The consensus of Commission members was that signage as a business development <br />issue should be addressed as a whole for all businesses. The sign ordinance needs to be <br />updated with input from the business community on what works with signage. No <br />recommendation was made on this item. <br />D. Consideration of Small Business Person of the Year. <br />Motion/Second: Seipp/Malone that: <br />whereas, the City of Mounds View has been requested to nominate a candidate for U.S. Small <br />Business Administration's 1995 Small Business Person of the Year, the Mounds View Business <br />Association shall be encouraged to establish some means of honoring individual business people <br />so that a qualified candidate can be nominated for 1996. <br />7 ayes0 nays <br />Motion Carried <br />6. Other Business <br />Hotel Proposals: Coordinator Bennett reported that two preliminary proposals for the construction of <br />hotels/conference centers have surfaced. Commission members agreed that there is a need for a <br />hotel/conference center in the area from both the business and resident perspective. Coordinator <br />Bennett was directed to pursue and research both proposals. <br />Report on North Metro Business Retention and Development Program: Coordinator Bennett reported <br />that there are a total of 166 businesses in Mounds View. A total of 79 companies have completed the <br />2 <br />