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Reports of Staff February 17, 2017 Page 2 of 2 D. Mounds View Project Updates Website: The initial staff design survey meeting was conducted February 8, 2017. The design kick-off meeting with REVIZE will begin the end of March. REVIZE will provide a mock web design to review once all pictures, files, an d overall site plan has been completed. The entire best-case scenario for the design phase is expected to take approximately 5-6 months and around 15-17 weeks in the best case scenario to launch the new website. E. North Metro Business Council Meeting The next North Metro Business Council meeting will be held March 8, 2017 at 7:30 a.m. at the Mermaid Event Center. The theme will be community policing and engagement. Chief Nate Harder of Mounds View, the new Ramsey County Sheriff, and a member of the Metro-Transit Police force is expected to be in attendance. Jason Helgemoe is organizing the event in cooperation with the Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce. F. Other Upcoming Events/Reports MWF Developers is looking to construct around 52 units of workforce housing on two lots owned by Cynthia Johnson, located at 2865 Mounds View Boulevard and 7980 Groveland Road. On January 3, 2017 at a Council work session the developer and City Council discussed the project and the possibility of using a Housing TIF as well as Housing Tax Credits, and a discussion on allowing leniency on the three acre Planned Urban Development (PUD) requirement. The Council seemed generally in favor of the development but has requested that the developer come back when more of the financial details are known surrounding the Housing TIF. Since the last report, one of the property owners has declined to sell, thus reducing the available acres allowed for the development. If all goes well, the developer plans to submit the tax credit application in the spring of 2017 and if awarded both the tax credit and housing TIF, would anticipate starting construction April 2018 and completing construction December 2019, finishing the lease-up around June of 2019. G. Reports of Commissioners (Agenda Item 7) Gary Meehlhause will provide an update on Atlas Staffing ribbon cutting. H. Upcoming EDC Meetings (Agenda Item 8) The next meeting will be held March 17, 2017 at 7:30 a.m. as needed. Business Development Coordinator Beeman will notify the EDC a week before the meeting is scheduled informing the EDC whether or not the March meeting will be held. ______________________________ Brian Beeman Business Development Coordinator