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EDA Meeting#42 <br /> • August 25, 1997 <br /> Page 3 <br /> 1 President McCarty stated he would like to invite the candidates to the September 2, 1997 Council work session <br /> 2 so that the Council can meet them. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 MOTION/SECOND: McCarty/Quick to postpone consideration of Resolution No. 97-EDA-70 until the <br /> 5 September 8, 1997 EDA Meeting. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried <br /> 8 <br /> 9 D. Consideration of Resolution No.97-EDA-72,Authorizing the Negotiation and Execution of a <br /> 10 Contract for Professional Services for the Development of Design Themes for Highway 10 Corridor. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Ms.Bennett explained that at the July 7, 1997 work session,staff was directed to go out for a Request for <br /> 13 Proposal for professional services to prepare a design theme for Highway 10 Corridor between Edgewood <br /> 14 Drive and Silver Lake Road. The goal of the project was to develop two or three alternatives which would <br /> 15 identify the area as the Mounds View City Center which is seen as a focal point of community activity and the <br /> 16 City's commercial core. She noted that the RFP was mailed to 15 consulting firms in the Twin Cities and <br /> 17 eight proposals were received;four were chosen for interviews by members of the Planning Commission. <br /> 18 They were able to narrow it down to two firms,SRF Consulting Group and Hoisington Koegler Group, <br /> 19 however they have not been able to come up with a recommendation for the EDA Board. Ms.Bennett briefly <br /> 20 discussed the advantages of each,but wondered if it may be advisable to get a task force together to interview <br /> • 21 the final two firms. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 MOTION/SECOND: Koopmeiners/Stigney to table the Consideration of Resolution No. 97-EDA-72. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried <br /> 26 <br /> 27 REPORTS: <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Report of EDA Board Members: <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Report of President McCarty: No report. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Report of Vice President Koopmeiners: No report. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Report of Secretary Trude: No report. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Report of Commissioners: <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Commissioner Quick: No report. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Commissioner Stigney: No report. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Report of Executive Director: No report. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Report of Treasurer: No report. <br /> 46 <br /> • 47 Report of Attorney: No report. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 The August 25, 1997 meeting of the EDA was adjourned at 9:40 p.m. <br />