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Reports of Staff May 20, 2016 Page 6 of 8 possibility is the land parcel north of Bio Life . Otherwise, the city or a private developer would have to purchase and demo potential sites for redevelopment. In 2016, the City Council considered an EDA levy to help build funds to purchase lots for redevelopment. However that levy was never passed due to uncertainty as to which entity has the legal authority. Some interpretations of the statute address an HRA as the primary levying entity. Other interpretations address the EDA. It wasn’t clear if Mounds View’s EDA had been given the authority to levy based upon the way its original documents were worded. As a result, the Council decided not to levy for this purpose. To further complicate matters, the state imposed a levy limitation for EDA levies and the City of Mounds View also has a City Charter with levy limitations. It is unclear if adding an EDA levy counts against the general fund levy or if an EDA levy would be a separate funding source an d not be included as part of the Charter’s levy limitation. As a result, no EDA levy was ever passed and no money has been set aside to purchase properties for development. C. Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP) Development Update Construction on Rice Creek Commons and County Road 10 & H has begun. Final completion is expected early 2017. Information on the project and an explanation of roundabouts was posted to the website and Facebook. The building development is expected to begin in 2017. Alatus has been chosen as the master developer who beat out Opus and Ryan Companies. Alatus will be negotiating a development agreement soon then it will begin plans for Phase I construction calling for 200 homes. In addition, Alatus will begin its search for a large grocery store and medical facility to serve as an anchor in the hopes that it will spur more commercial development. In the meantime, Rice Creek is being restored to its original location. Bridges will be installed for vehicles and pedestrians. D. Mounds View Project Updates Website: The City Council will be discussing the possibility of upgrading the existing website or installing a completely new website. The current website is very manually intensive and doesn’t allow some of the features that more modern websites have to offer. They will discuss forming a task force and brining in web companies to present after they have talked with a few web companies at the LMC Conference. Silver Lake Park Trail: The Silver Lake Park Trail is expected to be installed this summer. The trail was supposed to be completed last year; however the project was delayed due to the association negotiation process. Trail Segments: The city plans on completing the final trail segments this year. Segment 6 will be placed from the County Rd 10 & H2 intersection in front of Moe’s to the corner