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Not Approved <br />Minutes of the Economic Development Commission <br />City of Mounds View <br />Ramsey County, Minnesota <br />Regular Meeting <br />July 27th, 2000 <br />City of Mounds View, Council Chambers <br />2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 <br />1. CALL TO ORDER: <br />The meeting was called to order at 7:35 a.m. by Chairperson Tom Field. <br />2. ROLL CALL: <br />Members Present. Dr. Greg Belting, Cindy Carlson, Tom Field, Tom Johnson, Rosemary <br />Goff, Sean Walther, and EDA Liaison Dan Coughlin. <br />Members Absent: Wendy Marty <br />Staff Present: Economic Development Coordinator Aaron Parrish and Community <br />Development Director Rick Jopke <br />3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: <br />Motion/Second: Carlson/Goff moved to approve the minutes for July 27th 2000. <br />Motion Carried: 6 Ayes 0 Nays <br />4. SPECIAL BUSINESS <br />There was no Special Business before the Commission <br />5. REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS, STAFF AND EDA LIAISON <br />A. Commissioner and EDA Liaison Reports <br />Chair Field indicated that the Highway 10 Steering Committee had conducted a public forum <br />on July 11th. Commissioner Walther said that there was a fair turnout and the primary <br />concerns expressed focused on pedestrian safety. He indicated that items suggested to <br />improve safety included increased signal walk times and enhanced lighting. Commissioner <br />Walther also pointed out that two businesses were in attendance that have noticed a decline <br />in traffic, but were generally supportive of efforts to redesign the roadway. Also regarding <br />Highway 10, Commissioner Belting highlighted the opportunity to redesign the roadway once <br />it was turned back to the County. Chair Field also discussed a follow up meeting to the <br />public forum where the concerns of attendees and Committee members were synthesized. <br />He also noted that Committee is implementation focused. Community Development <br />Director Jopke noted that this was the first phase of a two phase study. The second phase <br />will articulate an action plan. a. <br />Economic Development Coordinator Parrish told the Commission that the Pak building is <br />f currently being marketed by ReMax Commercial. He also indicated that the EDA authorized <br />staff to retain Ehlers and Associates address some administrative matters related to <br />Mounds View's TIF districts. It was also noted that Ehlers was designated as financial <br />N:\DATA\GROUPS\ECONDEV\EDC\Minutes\Min00\07-27-OO.doe <br />