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2 THIS IS IT OCTOBER 21-OCTOBER 25,1996 Thursday, October 10, 1996 I attended a TUG fair market value of the land can be determined. meeting which focused on Customer Service. The There has been disagreement from the beginning presenter, Sally Chial the HR Director from on this number, therefore, to legally substantiate Roseville, discussed how local governments can costs we should have a document to protect both meet or exceed customer expectations. Everest and City regarding this matter. Also, Everest is willing to use $I.48 per square foot The SCORE grant information has been send to (same as the C.G. Hill Project)as a fair market value Ramsey County. The City should be notified the to pay park dedication fees but shows a market amount of the grant later part of November. value of$4 per square foot for reimbursement in the TIF Agreement. We need to be consistent with Lynnette this number and an independent appraisal will clarify the issue. We are still planning on bringing a more ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT complete draft to the EDA at the November work session We have received 6 Proposals for the Study of Section 9 on Highway 10. The EDC will be VB Digs accountant spoke to Bob Thistle of interviewing all 6 Companies. The interviews are Springstead regarding information needed to scheduled for this Thursday 10-24 beginning at 7:30 substantiate financial worth of the organization. am and Tuesday 10-29 beginning at 7:30 am. The Again, we are waiting patiently for the information. following companies submitted proposals: BRW, Inc.; Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Inc.; State of I have been asked to be a judge for the National Minnesota, Department of Administration; Town City Communication Awards for Community Planning Collaborative; SRF Consulting and Sanders Newsletters. I will be reviewing the entries next Wacker Wehrman Bergly, Inc. Recommendations week and sharing the ideas with Sharie for our for hiring a consulting group will come to the EDA newsletter. There were no entries from Minnesota at the work session in November. this year. I spoke to Ben Chanco from Pioneer Press Cathy regarding his absence at the Public Information Meeting. Apparently, they are swamped due to the election articles but he does want to come by and FINANCE discuss the information with Chuck and I later this Mary& Kitty are continuing to receive training on week or next and do a story on the project. I have the new accounting software and work on the been unsuccessful in contacting Greg Schmidt but conversion to the new system. Dorothy's husband will be suggesting that he come and review the has been in and out of the hospital for the last tape. Also, Nick Temali requested a tape of the several weeks; he is home again but needs to watch meeting. his diet and exercise daily; we all hope he continues his recovery. Jim O'Meara has completed the first draft of a Development Assistance Agreement for the I have been analyzing TIF activity to assist in development of Building N. Everest is reviewing projecting future available increment. Based upon a the draft and we are waiting for concrete numbers comparison of prior TIF reporting to the accounting from them on the site costs and public records, there was a discrepancy. In addition, some improvements. Also, Mr. O'Meara is requesting expenditures did not appear to be properly that a third party appraisal be completed so that a categorized. As such, I have been reviewing TIF