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Draft EDC Minutes <br /> September 18,2009 <br /> Page 4 of 5 <br /> 8. REPORTS OF STAFF <br /> A. Former Let's Get Graphic Building (2442 County Road 10) Available <br /> Ms. Steinmetz said that the owner of Let's Get Graphic tried to purchase the building but <br /> the negotiations with the building owner fell through. Now that Let's Get Graphic has <br /> moved to Coon Rapids,there is about 14,000 square feet available at their former location <br /> of 2442 County Road 10. Ms. Steinmetz said that more information about the building is on <br /> the City's Website in addition to all of the available business sites in Mounds View. <br /> B. Recap of City Council Mini-Retreat on August 31, 2009 .--- <br /> Mr. Roberts stated that the City Council and Staff Department Heads met on Monday, <br /> August 31, 2009 for their semi-annual retreat. He highlighted the discussion topics that <br /> were most relevant to the EDC, which were"Review"and reaffirm the 2009 City goals and <br /> priorities" and "County Road 10 redevelopment and revitalization - aggressively pursue <br /> redevelopment opportunities." He said that the Council provided direction to City staff at <br /> the retreat that they (the Council) are not interested in offering any new TIF for <br /> redevelopment projects but that the Council is still interested in renaming County Road 10. <br /> Mr. Robert's mentioned a few other topics discussed by the Council at the retreat including <br /> foreclosure response efforts, code enforcement,the 2010 City budget and the new location <br /> for the City's annual Town Hall Meeting. He expanded on the City's code enforcement <br /> efforts, stating that the amount of code enforcement cases that the City's Code <br /> Enforcement officer has opened this yearis'three times more than last year at this time and <br /> the compliance rate is 80%. He credited the increase in cases to the new Code <br /> • Enforcement software that the City purchased. He <br /> added that City staff could not monitor <br /> as many cases without the new software, not to mention that the City's Code Enforcement <br /> officer has other duties besides Code Enforcement. <br /> Commissioner',Larson asked if renaming County Road 10 would be a financial burden on <br /> the City. Mr. Roberts said that it could be but that City staff has not delved into the process <br /> yet. He added that Mounds View would also need the participation from adjacent cities. <br /> Commissioner Larson stated that it is important for the City to move forward now with <br /> renaming County Road 10 and that the City has been talking about doing so for years and <br /> years. <br /> Chair Meehlhause asked if the Council's opposition towards the redevelopment of County <br /> Road 10 is unanimous. Mr. Roberts and Ms. Steinmetz agreed that the consensus of the <br /> Council is not to assist financially towards the redevelopment of County Road 10. <br /> Commissioners Johnson and Entsminger said that they do not understand this reasoning. <br /> Commissioner Entsminger added that County Road 10 is the first thing that people see <br /> when driving through Mounds View and that potential businesses do not see the internal <br /> improvements of the City, such as trails and new residential roads. <br /> Commissioner Helgemoe said that Western Bank's clients have difficulty locating the bank <br /> because of the confusion between State Highway 10 and County Road 10. He added that <br /> he can't imagine other Mounds View businesses don't have the same problem. <br /> Ms. Steinmetz stated that she doesn't believe County Road 10 in Mounds View will be <br /> • redeveloped unless the Council is willing to use the financial tools that the State legislature <br /> has afforded to cities in order to conduct redevelopment. She told the EDC that she hopes <br />