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Reports of Staff July 15, 2016 Page 2 of 5 deal work. As a result, they are still looking for land to build a new facility or an existing building to refurbish. They would like to stay within 5 miles of their existing site if possible. Mounds View Square: They still have six vacancies. They have talked about a possible tap room but would need the city to update their ordinance on this type of use. Jon Sevald, City Planner is working on this ordinance. The ordinance would address brew pubs, tap rooms, micro brews, distilleries, wineries, etc. The City Council is expected to adopt the Ordinance August 22, 2016, with the intent to go into effect by the end of September. Empire House: The company was trying to build a new building in Mounds View and decided to stop any and all negotiations on the land north of Bio Life because the land owner has many shell companies and their attorneys were busy trying to determine who actually owned the property. Once it was determined who owned the property, the land owners decided that they wanted to sit on the land in case Bio Life needed it for future parking. As a result, Empire House may be leaving Mounds View to build their new building. El Loro: They are moving in about two months. They said they have experienced a decline in customers and they won’t be able to recover unless they can reduce their lease and/or somehow pick up the customer base. They are encouraged by the new proposed apartment development at Crossroad Pointe, but they don’t believe they can hold on for another year. If the apartments had been built a year earlier, they may have been able to survive. This brings to light a common theme. Many people who I’ve talked to mention they want a better variety of restaurants in Mounds View, particularly during lunch time. However, historically they have not supported our local restaurants and they end up leaving to find a better location or close down all together. Hopefully with the new apartments getting built this will change the trend for the better. Event Center: City Planner, Jon Sevald and Business Coordinator Brian Beeman met with a group wanting to purchase the Tires N More building and the adjacent EDA owned lot. They wanted to hold weddings and gatherings on the weekends and catering throughout the week. They would have had around 200 vehicles on the weekend events. However, they have notified staff that they have decided to continue to look elsewhere and are no longer interested in the site. 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.