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EDC Minutes May 17, 2002 Page 2 Chamber Board of Directors considered merger options at its April 25th meeting at the Pratt- Ordway Building in New Brighton. All but one director voted in favor of the Executive Committee recommendations. The Southern Anoka Chamber Board of Directors met in Fridley on May 10th and unanimously approved the merger. Over the past week all NBMV members voted on the merger. Of the 116 paid members, 52 voted on the merger. Of those voting, 50 or 96% voted in favor of the move. The existing office in New Brighton will close on June 30th and the new Chamber based in Fridley will open July 1st. The NB-MV Chamber Business of the Year Luncheon will occur on June 6th at the New Brighton Family Service Center. Field highlighted some of the results of the Annual Chamber Golf Tournament that was held at Brightwood Hills Golf Course on May 16th. D. Report of Staff: 1. Revised 2000 TIF Report: Each year the City of Mounds View submits a financial report regarding Tax Increment Financing to the State. In order for the City of Mounds View to accurately complete the 2001 TIF District Report that goes to the Office of State Auditor (OSA), the end-of-year balances for FY2000 need to be accurate. Both Charlie Hansen, the City’s Finance Director and Backman did not have confidence in last year’s numbers. Shelly Eldridge from Ehlers & Associates reviewed the 2000 TIF Report. She estimates that 75% of the numbers in that report are not correct. Therefore, permission was sought (and approved) from the City Council to have Ehlers reconstruct the 2000 TIF Report. Backman and Hansen met with Eldridge on 5/14/02 to review the revised report. It is largely done and will be submitted to the City later in June. 2. Manufactured Home Park Revitalization Activities: In 2001 the City was able to garner a CDBG grant through Ramsey County to improve the home units at Mounds View Mobile Home Park. The voluntary program has two elements to it—an acquisition program to purchase and demolish substandard manufactured homes and a rehabilitation program to upgrade existing units to eliminate health and safety violations. Following the April 10th meeting of Ramsey County (community development staff), Durand & Associates (the property mgmt. company), and City staff, several milestones need to be met. Ramsey County sent a letter on April 29th delineating its expectations. Ramsey Co. wanted a commitment on the part of the park owners to invest in needed infrastructure (eg. water/sewer line replacements). Durand & Associates has not provided this letter yet because it is still getting quotes from contractors. The main discussion point is whether the main water line should be replaced or not. Perry Hansen hopes to have line testing quotes in the next two weeks. Originally the goal was to have a community meeting to discuss the housing program with the residents prior to Memorial Day. Due to the process taking longer, the public meeting will probably occur in late June. 3. Highway 10 Revitalization Public Meeting: The Highway 10 Revitalization Plan was presented by Todd Halunen, URS, and City representatives at a Public Meeting on April 24th at 6:00 p.m. in the M.V. Community Center. Backman discussed some highlights from the meeting. He noted that 40-50 people attended the presentation, question and answer period, and the open house to view the plan diagrams. Sonterre felt that given the importance of the study more citizens should be interested and attend these forums to ask questions, and discuss community issues and redevelopment. 4. I-35W Corridor Coalition—Housing Subcommittee Activities: Backman reported attending the Housing Subcommittee meeting on May 6th. A significant portion of the meeting was devoted to a demographics presentation by John Carpenter from Excensus, LLC. His report