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EDC Minutes September 18, 2009 Page 4 of 5 8. REPORTS OF STAFF A. Former Let’s Get Graphic Building (2442 County Road 10) Available Ms. Steinmetz said that the owner of Let’s Get Graphic tried to purchase the building but the negotiations with the building owner fell through. Now that Let’s Get Graphic has moved to Coon Rapids, there is about 14,000 square feet available at their former location of 2442 County Road 10. Ms. Steinmetz said that more information about the building is on the City’s Website in addition to all of the available business sites in Mounds View. B. Recap of City Council Mini-Retreat on August 31, 2009 Mr. Roberts stated that the City Council and Staff Department Heads met on Monday, August 31, 2009 for their semi-annual retreat. He highlighted the discussion topics that were most relevant to the EDC, which were “Review and reaffirm the 2009 City goals and priorities” and “County Road 10 redevelopment and revitalization - aggressively pursue redevelopment opportunities.” He said that the Council provided direction to City staff at the retreat that they (the Council) are not interested in offering any new TIF for redevelopment projects but that the Council is still interested in renaming County Road 10. Mr. Roberts mentioned a few other topics discussed by the Council at the retreat including foreclosure response efforts, code enforcement, the 2010 City budget and the new location for the City’s annual Town Hall Meeting. He expanded on the City’s code enforcement efforts, stating that the amount of code enforcement cases that the City’s Code Enforcement officer has opened this year is three times more than last year at this time and the compliance rate is 80%. He credited the increase in cases to the new Code Enforcement software that the City purchased. He added that City staff could not monitor as many cases without the new software, not to mention that the City’s Code Enforcement officer has other duties besides Code Enforcement. Commissioner Larson asked if renaming County Road 10 would be a financial burden on the City. Mr. Roberts said that it could be but that City staff has not delved into the process yet. He added that Mounds View would also need the participation from adjacent cities. Commissioner Larson stated that it is important for the City to move forward now with renaming County Road 10 and that the City has been talking about doing so for years and years. Chair Meehlhause asked if the Council’s opposition towards the redevelopment of County Road 10 is unanimous. Mr. Roberts and Ms. Steinmetz agreed that the consensus of the Council is not to assist financially towards the redevelopment of County Road 10. Commissioners Johnson and Newsmonger said that they do not understand this reasoning. Commissioner Newsmonger added that County Road 10 is the first thing that people see when driving through Mounds View and that potential businesses do not see the internal improvements of the City, such as trails and new residential roads. Commissioner Helgemoe said that Western Bank’s clients have difficulty locating the bank because of the confusion between State Highway 10 and County Road 10. He added that he could not imagine other Mounds View businesses do not have the same problem.