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COW OF <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION <br /> Agenda Section: 4. <br /> IINDSSTAFF REPORT Report Number: 95-1499WS <br /> �W AGENDA SESSION DATE November 6, 1995 Report Date: 11 2 95 <br /> DISPOSITION <br /> Item DescriptiorDiscussion of Progress on Potential Hotel/Conference Center in Mounds View <br /> Administrator's Review/Recommendation: <br /> - No comments to supplement this reporeti <br /> - Comments attached. <br /> Explanation/Summary (attach supplement sheets as necessary.) <br /> UMMARY; <br /> As some of you may know Charlie Hall, owner of the Mermaid, contracted with a consulting firm <br /> for a market demand study regarding the highest and best use of his property for a <br /> hotel/conference center. I have been working closely with the company providing information <br /> regarding the area. <br /> Mr. Hall would like to come and talk to the Council regarding support for his project and may be <br /> able to reveal some of the results of the market demand study. For a project of this size to be a <br /> reality it is imperative to have community support. I do not anticipate that he will be prepared to <br /> request financial assistance at this time but would like the Council's backing regarding the need for <br /> a hotel/conference center in the area. <br /> I would suggest a resolution noting that a hotel/conference facility would be an economic <br /> enhancement to the community and would provide jobs and increase to the tax base for the City. <br /> The project would also provide Mounds View as a destination for visitors potentially from around <br /> the world. <br /> Representatives from the Metro North Chamber (formally Anoka County Chamber), New <br /> Brighton Chamber and the Blaine Sports Center may also be in attendance to relay their support <br /> for the project. <br /> I <br /> ...1/i✓. ,. ,A 0O <br /> Cathy Ben i, conomic Development Coordinator <br /> RECOMMENDATION; <br />