Laserfiche WebLink
a 200,000 sq.ft. facility. Granted Mounds View does not have land available <br /> for such a large facility but First Team Sports CFO noted they also were looking <br /> for more of a hometown environment for their corporate headquarters and that <br /> "Were is there a downtown in Mounds View or Brooklyn Park or Coon <br /> Rapids?". This validates the City's priority for the redevelopment of Highway <br /> 10 and how the image and identity of a community can have an impact, not <br /> only on residents but new corporate development. A copy of the article is <br /> attached. In any case, I do have a meeting set (exit interview) with First Team <br /> Sports on April 25th at 2:00 PM. I will be bringing an EDC member along but if <br /> any council members would like to come let me know! <br /> Business Reception: <br /> • I have scheduled a business reception for June 29, 1995 from 4:30-7:00 to <br /> unveil the results and action steps from the survey done in 1994. The EDC will <br /> be reviewing Part II this week and will be making recommendations for action <br /> steps to be presented to the EDA at the June work session. Sysco has offered <br /> to have the reception in their conference facility. This will be an excellent <br /> opportunity for the City to communicate with the business community and <br /> thank them for their participation in the survey process. Please mark your <br /> calendars and let me know if you have a conflict. <br /> Commercial Real Estate Trade Show: <br /> • I attended the commercial real estate trade show at the Minneapolis <br /> Convention Center on 4/19 with the North Metro Mayors Association. Other <br /> Cities that participated in the booth included New Hope, Brooklyn Park, New <br /> Brighton, Crystal, Columbia Heights and Blaine. I distributed several <br /> community profiles and made contacts with several developers in the metro <br /> area, of course selling Mounds View as a great place for business! Other <br /> Metro Cities that had booths were Cottage Grove, Burnsvillle, Apple Valley, <br /> Lino Lakes, Oakdale and Woodbury. <br /> Development Project Funds: <br /> • Samantha, Don and I met with Casserly to discuss the updated schedule of TIF <br /> Funds. We will be proposing options for use of the funds to include Business <br /> Loan Program, Housing Program, Redevelopment of Highway 10, Joint Venture <br /> with School District and Marketing activities. We will present the information to <br /> the EDA at the June work session. <br /> Cathy B. <br />