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Mounds View Planning Commission September 15, 1999 <br /> Regular Meeting Page 10 <br /> • an Economic Development section. He noted, however, a number of months ago, he had decided <br /> as the primary staff person to the Economic Development Commission, that this would be appropriate <br /> from a planning standpoint, as it would assist them in their consideration of the economic <br /> development in the City of Mounds View. He explained that if the Economic Development <br /> Commission could agree upon some general priorities, they could go from the general to the specific, <br /> and use that information to help craft their work plans. <br /> Economic Development Coordinator Carroll stated the Metropolitan Council and other Planning <br /> organizations had set forth a recommended format for Economic Development sections, which <br /> included seven or eight different parts. He commented that some of these parts appeared to be too <br /> specific, and for that reason, they were deleted, and some of the titles and captions of the <br /> recommended format were changed. He stated the Economic Development Commission had <br /> determined to approach this section as a document that would closely reflect what they believe the <br /> City should do in terms of economic development, and `this resulted in many of the statements <br /> contained in the first part of the document, "Community Economic Goals." <br /> Economic Development Coordinator Carroll explained that the next section of the document <br /> "Priorities for Economic Development Decisions," was debated in regard to whether or not they <br /> should list the priorities in order. He noted, as this would be a difficult and time-consuming process, <br /> it was recommended that they utilize bullet points. The stated section provides a list of the Economic <br /> 4111 <br /> Development Commission's highest priorities, collectively. <br /> "Resources to Support <br /> Development Coordinator Carroll stated the third section, <br /> Economic Development" is a list of the present assets and resources of the City that would assist or <br /> promote Economic Development. <br /> Economic Development Coordinator Carroll stated the last section of the document, "Economic <br /> Development Challenges," was highly debated among the Economic Development Commission <br /> members. He noted several viewpoints had come forward, however, the ultimate consensus was to <br /> provide recognition of the present state of economic development within the City. He explained that <br /> this section pertains to the current proposals, and was included in order to make the document more <br /> proac ive, an• o in•ica - • - ••• ` , ' - . , - _ - - - - •- , -- - • <br /> Development Commission plans to constructively address these issues. <br /> Economic Development Coordinator Carroll commented that the Economic Development <br /> Commission had spent seven to eight monthly meetings discussing the Economic Section, and the <br /> document presently before the Planning Commission is the best culmination of those efforts. <br /> Commissioner Miller pointed out there were several references to Highway 10 contained in the <br /> document, which required clarification. <br /> Coordinator Carroll stated there appeared to be some confusion regarding this road. He stated in <br /> earlier drafts they had referred to the road as US Highway 10, which it was at one time, then they had <br /> • references to County Road 10 or County 10, and had decided to omit those. He stated "Highway <br />