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Item Numbers: 8 & 9 <br /> Meeting Date: February 20, 2009 <br /> Type of Business: EDC <br /> City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> To: Economic Development Commission <br /> From: Heidi Steinmetz, Economic Development Specialist <br /> Item Title/Subject: Reports of Staff& Upcoming EDC Meetings (Items 8 & 9) <br /> Item 8 — Reports of Staff <br /> A. The Mermaid Subdivision <br /> Charlie and Dan Hall, owners and representatives of The Mermaid, have applied to the <br /> City for a major subdivision. This latest proposal shows the property divided into two <br /> lots — including creating a new 3.0-acre parcel (for the existing hotel and 273 parking <br /> spaces) from their existing 8.9-acre site. The owners of the Mermaid wish to divide their <br /> • property to create separate lots for the Mermaid Entertainment Center and the <br /> Americlnn Hotel. This new plat is a substantial change from the previous plat approved <br /> by the Planning Commission and City Council this past Fall. <br /> B. New Convention &Visitors Bureau (CVB) <br /> Mounds View's Economic Development staff sits on the Visit Minneapolis North (VMN) <br /> board of directors. Mounds View is one of eleven cities represented by VMN. In <br /> general, CVBs promote their cities through marketing to visitors, especially by <br /> promoting hotels and meeting facilities. Mounds View's involvement with a CVB is <br /> crucial since the City itself has limited funds to spend on marketing. <br /> It appears as though VMN is going to split into two separate CVBs with the dividing line <br /> being the Mississippi River. City staff has been involved in the discussions on different <br /> levels: Clerk Administrator Jim Ericson, Community Development Director Ken Roberts <br /> and I met with representatives of the new CVB on January 5, 2009 and I've been <br /> involved with the board of directors and a special task force. <br /> Most recently, the Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce passed the attached <br /> resolution dated February 3, 2009 supporting a new CVB. Jim Ericson then provided <br /> the City Council with the attached e-mail on February 11, 2009. Finally, Jim Ericson <br /> and I will be attending a meeting of cities on the east side of the Mississippi River on <br /> • February 18, 2009 to discuss further the new CVB. The meeting invite is attached for <br /> your reference. <br />