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EDC Minutes <br />April 17, 2009 <br />Page 3 of 4 <br /> <br />Motion Carried: 6 Ayes 1 Nay (Johnson opposed) <br /> <br />Commissioner Larson reminded the Commission about the results of the Risdall survey and <br />how the residents are concerned about blighted properties within the community. The <br />Commission discussed how the EDA’s list of properties eligible for acquisition could be a <br />way to help eliminate blight within the community. Mrs. Steinmetz stated that the City <br />Council’s new goal to ramp up code enforcement within the City might help the situation. <br />Mr. Roberts added that the City’s Street & Utility Improvement Project might also spur <br />homeowners to improve their properties. <br /> <br />Motion/Second: Commissioner Johnson moved and Commissioner Meehlhause seconded <br />a recommendation to the EDA that they continue to discuss updating the EDA’s list of <br />properties eligible for acquisition. <br /> <br />Motion Carried: 6 Ayes 1 Nay (Entsminger opposed) <br /> <br />7. REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br /> A. Potential Mounds View Farmer’s Market <br /> <br /> Commissioner Wagner reported the following information about a potential Farmer’s Market <br />in Mounds View: <br /> <br />• She spoke with Lesley Young, the person that runs the Farmer’s Market in Shoreview. <br />Ms. Young said that if Mounds View established a group of committed volunteers, they <br />could negotiate a contract with Ms. Young to manage Mounds View’s Farmer’s Market. <br /> <br />• The planning phase for a Farmer’s Market should begin 12-18 months ahead of time. <br /> <br />• The Mounds View Parks, Recreation & Forestry Commission has also discussed a <br /> Farmer’s Market but is assuming the EDC would take the leadership role. <br /> <br />• Commissioner Wagner and Parks, Recreation & Forestry Commissioner Cindy Palm <br /> are interested in serving on a Farmer’s Market Committee. <br /> <br />• A potential location for the Farmer’s Market could be the Mounds View Community <br />Center parking lot. <br /> <br />Commissioner Wagner told the Commission that she would like to solicit volunteers for the <br />Committee. <br /> <br /> Community Development Director Ken Roberts provided an update that the Planning <br />Commission recommended on April 15, 2009 that the City Council approve a Farmer’s <br />Market at Robert’s Sports Bar, in addition to auctions and flea market sales in the Robert’s <br />parking lot. The events would occur from 7:30am to 1:30pm on Thursdays, Saturdays and <br />Sundays. The City Council will consider this request on April 27, 2009. <br /> <br /> Commissioner Wagner stated that a true Farmer’s Market serves fresh produce from local <br />farmers, which is a different concept than what Robert’s Sports Bar is proposing. She