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EDC Minutes <br />May 20, 2016 <br />Page 4 of 10 <br /> <br />discussions with their architect, complete site plans, estimate costs of materials, <br />consider parking requirements, and if they can get the tax credits or not. However, they <br />still plan on a fall start date. <br /> <br />Helgemoe asked if the plan was for them to get in before the development at TCAAP. <br />Beeman responded that this has been the plan and to his knowledge that strategy hasn’t <br />changed. The developer plans to open a leasing office in the spring with construction still <br />going on. The developer at the TCAAP site will be constructing 200 homes in phase I. <br /> <br />Commissioner Dahlstrom asked if the homes are zoned for Sunnyside or Pinewood. <br />Beeman said he has never run across a discussion on the topic of school boundaries <br />and doesn’t anticipate those districts changing unless a question is raised with the <br />School Board. Dahlstrom said maybe the City Council should think about how many <br />families would be moving in and how that would affect the schools because Pinewood is <br />already at capacity. <br /> <br />Business Retention & Expansion Visit (BR&E) Updates <br /> <br />Coordinator Beeman informed the Commission that a majority of the Mounds View <br />businesses have been visited. Some have not responded, while others have stated they <br />wish not to participate. <br /> <br />Dunkin Doughnuts was looking at the endcap at Edgewood Plaza; however Subway felt <br />that they would compete with them since they sell breakfast sandwiches. Therefore, staff <br />has been trying to find them another location. At one time the owner of AmericInn <br />wanted to put a coffee shop or similar business on the corner of County Road 10 & H in <br />the AmericInn parking lot. The square footage would need to be determined as well as <br />negotiating with Metro Transit to find them a new location for their Park N Ride. The lot <br />may not be large enough if only placed on the AmericInn lot. Therefore, the Mermaid <br />may also need to be approached. However, at this time, Dunkin Doughnuts has not <br />responded to let staff know if they are even interested. <br /> <br />Last week, staff received a phone call from a developer wanting to redevelop the five <br />residential lots at the corner of Woodale Drive and County Road 10. However, there are <br />three single family homes in the middle of the development and the developer is trying to <br />negotiate with them to sell. The developer would like the area to be a retail development. <br /> <br />Staff also received a call for a request to put in a flea market. They are from Blaine and <br />looking for a new location. They liked the Crossroad Pointe site, but the land is under <br />contract and the developers felt that it wasn’t a good idea as they will need to start soil <br />borings and other development activities. City staff offered them some other alternatives <br />but they informed staff that they will keep looking for space in surrounding cities. <br /> <br />Next Beeman informed the Commission that a bio tech company was looking for 3-6 <br />acres in Mounds View which would bring around 50 employees and they would need a <br />clean room. Beeman provided the company the available options and they were going to <br />look at the vacant lot north or Biolife. They seemed interested in the Edina area as well. <br />