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EDC Minutes December 16, 2016 Page 4 of 6 & E survey, but to stop in so that they don't forget who we are and keep the relationships between the City and local businesses going strong. Beeman's goal was to visit every business in the City at least once and this has been nearly accomplished with the exception of a few. Helgemoe thanked Beeman for his service to the businesses stating that it was good for the City to have someone out their contacting businesses and taking care of their needs. Beeman said he has received very good comments from most of the businesses stating that they are pleased with the City services and how the City has handled issues. Beeman likes to get ahead of any problems before they become bigger problems and he has been able to do that for the most part. Rice Creek Commons Development Update Beeman informed the Commission that the County Road H intersection and bridge project is now open and there is access to the Rice Creek Commons side of 1-35W. The roundabouts are open and there is access to 1-35W. While the City of Mounds View's walking trail has been completed, Beeman contacted Ramsey County and they informed Beeman that the trails on the Rice Cree Commons side are closed until the construction workers can fix some safety concerns. However, the County didn't provide a timeline. Construction for the most part has quieted for the winter, but will start up again in the Spring of 2017. Beeman said he had talked to a few businesses in the area and once the road opened up, they experienced an immediate increase in customers which nearly doubled right away causing them to get back to their normal customer base. Website Update Beeman provided an update on the website stating that the Council had approved a Website Task Force and the Task Force has been interviewing six companies from the initial dozen or more initially contacted and unanimously agreed to recommend Revize. At its December 12, 2016 meeting, the Council approved Revize and a contract has been signed by the City and Revize for five years. The design phase will take approximately 5-7 weeks depending on how long it takes staff to get back to them and entire project at a best case scenario is expected to take 15-17 weeks. Before launching the site, staff will have a chance to test, monitor, and edit the site then once it is considered acceptable, the site will be launched. Commissioner Rieland who is also on the Task Force said the group approved Revize as the company to construct a new website because it was thought that they could do what we desired for them to do at a reasonable cost. The City also gets a refresh every three years. She is excited for the project to be completed. Beeman said staff reviewed another company that provides an aftermarket meeting video feature that was not originally part of the website Task Force and staff will be evaluating the product to see if it is something that can enhance what we will already have at a reasonable price. Beeman said the project kick-off meeting will most likely be in mid-January 2017. Mounds View Boulevard Next, Beeman updated the Commission on the address change from County Road 10 to Mounds View Boulevard stating that the first sign has been installed at the intersection of County Road H and Mounds View Boulevard. Council Member Meehlhause, who was in