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Minutes of the Economic Development Commission <br />City of Mounds View <br />Ramsey County, Minnesota <br />Regular Meeting <br />October 24, 1996 <br />City of Mounds View, Council Chambers <br />2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 <br />1. Call to Order: <br />The meeting was called to order at 7:35 a.m. by Vice Chairperson, Cindy Carlson. <br />2. Roll Call: <br />Members present were as follows: Cindy Carlson, Rosemary Goff, Brian Sjoberg, Ron Schmidt, Delane <br />Welsch and Bev Terhark. Member Dan Nelson and EDA Liaison Sue Hankner and Alternate Liaison Gary <br />Quick were absent. Economic Development Coordinator Cathy Bennett was present. <br />3. Approval Of Minutes: <br />No Minutes for Approval <br />4. Special Business <br />Interviews for Highway 10, Section 9 Corridor Study <br />The following consulting firms gave a 30-40 minute presentation in response to the REP that <br />was approved at the September 26, 1996 regular meeting. <br />1. BRW, Inc teaming with the McComb Group and Evensen Dodge, Inc. <br />2. Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Inc. teaming with Maxfield Research Group and <br />Benshoof and Associates <br />3. Minnesota Department of Administration <br />After each presentation commissioners asked several questions regarding each companies <br />background and the proposed scope of work. <br />After the last presentation, Corrunissioner Welsch suggested that the Minnesota Department of <br />Administration was not exactly qualified and had more of a city adm nistrative strategic <br />planning and conflict resolution focus. Both of the other presentations were very competitive in <br />their presentations, price and expertise. Commissioner Carlson suggested that the Town <br />Planning Collaborative not be interviewed since they were much more expensive than all the <br />other firms that responded and that they were not well know for projects in the Metropolitan <br />area. Comniissioner Welsch shared an article regarding the Town Planning Collaborative's <br />work in St. Louis Park. Commissioner Terhark suggested that the EDC could give them an <br />opportunity to revise their plan to be more competitive. Commissioner Sjoberg suggested that <br />