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Reports of Staff November 18, 2016 Page 4 of 6 Alatus has been chosen as the master developer who has indicated that Phase I construction will consist of 200 homes. In addition, Alatus will begin its search for a business anchor with the idea that it will spur more commercial development interest. In talking with the Mounds View School Superintendent, he has indicated that they are in the preliminary stages of determining how to handle the influx of new residents translating into more students. As I understand it, a freeze on open enrollment is in force. D. Mounds View Project Updates Website: On September 5, the City Council authorized setting up a Website Task Force. The first Task Force meeting was held September 28. The Task Force is actively hearing presentations from each of the preselected companies , in addition to researching and evaluating the companies. The Task Force is expected to discuss its final recommendation to hire one of the website companies at the December 5 Council Workshop with the expectation that the Council will approve by Reso lution the recommended company at its December 12 meeting. The initial kick-off meeting and design phase could start as early as January 2017 and would take approximately 5-6 months for the design phase and about a year to launch the final website. Silver Lake Park Trail: Other than some landscaping and a small segment of concrete, the Silver Lake Park Trail has been completed. Trail Segments: For the most part, the other trail segments in the city have been completed. A few utility light poles and some grass seeding still need to be completed. Community Center Sign: A new Community Center monument sign has been constructed with a similar look to the existing City Hall sign and placed closer to the street. The old sign which was showing signs of wear, was largely hidden from the roadway, and was using the old city branding. That sign has been removed. E. Snyder Building Staff is in regular contact with the broker offering ideas and leads. The main issue is the price and lack of parking. The asking price has been reduced from $2.5 mill to somewhere between $1 to $2 mill. The lease is over $14 p/sq. ft. Many businesses like the location but can’t afford the price and/or require more parking spaces. The owner has been forced into paying the loan payments without income from the building and has indicated that he is accepting reasonable offers and is open to creative financing. F. County Road 10 Addressing (Mounds View Boulevard) On June 13, 2016 the Mounds View City Council passed Ordinance 918 renaming County Road 10 to Mounds View Boulevard. The name change went into effect the end of July. The Post Office will continue to deliver mail to the old addresses as well as the new address. Google Maps has already made the change and others such as Tom -Tom