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2 THIS IS IT MAY 25-MAY 29,1998 There is still some work to be done on the with the developers proposing to expand the accounting side but, Kitty is hoping to have it all Mermaid facility to include a 11,700 square foot worked out in June. Twenty-seven families banquet center and a 185 room hotel. The moved into and out of Mounds View the last developers have requested city assistance in three days in May. A couple of names you might acquiring adjacent properties and in providing recall are the Blanchard and the Larry Beach tax increment financing assistance. families. Work on the Comprehensive Plan update is Marge is entering the past Accounts Payable runs progressing. Staff has completed a community that were put in on the old system. This way all forum summary document and is currently the information can be seen on the new reports working on the Community Background and that Mary will be generating out of Financial Housing sections of the document. Staff has Management System. recently met with representatives of Ramsey County to discuss their process to complete a I think the Finance Department is looking comprehensive plan for the County and how we forward to a quiet, "just-get-caught-up-on- can share information and address issues of things" summer. NO NEW PROJECTS until concern to Mounds View. During these fall. discussions staff learned that the target date for the turn back of Highway 10 from the state to Kitty Hickok Ramsey County is July of 1999. So far this year, the number of building permits COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT issued is down 21%but the value of construction After some uncertainty, the Anthony Properties is up 13% and permit revenue is up 100% due to Management/O'Neil theater/office/restaurant the fee increase and the amount of project appears to be ready to move forward. An commercial/industrial permits. amended development stage PUD plan for the On the housing side of things, Steve Dorgan is project has been approved and issues with extremely busy conducting annual inspections MnDOT concerning access to Highway 10 have required as part of the licensing of rental been resolved. A new public road will be properties. So far he has not found any major constructed through the site between Highway 10 problems and has received good response from and County Road H-2 as required by MnDOT. A owners/managers. Steve is also working with the petition for an initiative/referendum was filed by Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA)to citizens to place the question of access to the site allow Mounds View to participate in MHFA's from County Road H-2 on the ballot for a vote by Community Fix-up program. If Mounds View is the citizens. The City Council has found the approved, it will provide Mounds View residents petition to be insufficient due to an insufficient with incomes up to $69,900 living in homes built number of signatures, incorrect language on the in 1965 or earlier access to low interest home petition and because according to Minnesota case improvement loans. Steve is also working with law resolutions and access issues are not subject Western Bank and the Center for Energy and to initiative and referendum. Environment to develop additional home improvement loan programs. Finally the EDA Community Development staff continues to work has approved the allocation of tax increment