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Reports of Staff Council Workshop August 1, 2016 Page 2 of 6 Flea Market: City staff received a request to host a flea market in Mounds View. Since they were not interested in a parking lot location, and the city parks are reserved for other activities such as soft ball, Festival in the Park, etc. they are trying to find another location. They originally wanted to locate at Crossroad Pointe, however, this land is locked up in a contract and the developer will be needing access to the site to conduct soil borings etc. They indicated that they will also be looking at surrounding cities. Bio Tech Company: A broker called looking for 3-6 acres of vacant land for a company to build a facility that can house a clean room that would test medical equipment. Coordinator Beeman provided them information on the vacant land north of Bio Life and also mentioned the possibility of contacting Rydell Auto for additional acreage. They are also looking for sites near Edina. Magazine Distributors: They have gone out of business. Their business model is to distribute phone books, newspapers, magazines, and mailers. All of these media tools have experienced a downturn in the market, as more customers are using eBooks and the internet to find their information. As a result, their space is now available. 2402 County Rd I: The office building next to Snap Market is for sale. The realtor is having a difficult time finding interested buyers and it was recently vandalized as well as the Snap Market building. Snap Market: Spray paint was painted over twice in April on the Snap Market building. Mr. Ankur Chopra of Keshav Enterprises, Inc. will be moving into the old Snap Market space. His intent is to open an off sale liquor store. Their Liquor license was approved May 23, 2016, however the State has not yet finalized the license due to problems with their insurance certificate. Dynex/Dymax: These two businesses have left Mounds View to find another lease space. FedTech owns the building and needs the space to continue to grow their business. Bio Clean: They are still looking to build a new building to assemble their franchise trucks equipped with power washers. They tried negotiating a deal with the Skyline Motel and the owners of the Motel wouldn’t negotiate enough on the price to make the deal work. As a result, they are still looking for land to build a new facility or an existing building to refurbish. They would like to stay within 5 miles of their existing site if possible. Central Transport: They are moving to their new location in Blaine in September. Saia will take over the building and remodel it before moving into the building sometime in the Spring of 2017. Dell-Comm: Has received a permit to install a new cell tower which has been constructed. MFI Metal Finishers Inc.: They have contacted city staff looking into the possibility of expanding their existing building to another 3,000 sf. They are still contemplating how this would be designed and if they will proceed or not. Mounds View Chiropractic: They have signed a long-term lease in their existing building but will be looking for another space as their lease comes due. Ideally, they would like to own their building and custom design it to fit their specific needs. Albert’s Organics: This space is still vacant. The area has a commercial kitchen and they are looking for a user that would have a need for this use. The available space is about 46,000 sf. Mounds View Square: They still have six vacancies. They have talked about a possible tap room but would need the city to update their ordinance on this type of use. City Planner, Jon Sevald is working on this ordinance. The ordinance would address brew pubs, tap rooms, microbreweries, distilleries, wineries, etc. The City Council is expected to consider the Ordinance August 22, 2016, with the intent to go into effect by the end of September.