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Item #: 6 <br />Meeting Date: Dec 20, 2013 <br />Type of Business: EDC <br />To: Economic Development Commission <br />From: Jim Ericson, City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Reports of Staff <br />A. Crossroad Pointe Redevelopment Project <br />On August 16, 2013, the EDC <br />recommended that the EDA <br />solicit land development • ` <br />planning proposals for the <br />EDA's redevelopment site <br />located at the Southwest cornerry <br />of County Road 10 and County <br />Road H2. On August 26, 2013 <br />the EDA accepted the EDC's <br />recommendation and directed' <br />staff to distribute a Request for <br />Qualifications (RFQ) for proposals. City staff distributed the RFQ to eight firms on <br />September 4t". Four firms-- Bolton and Menk, HKgi, Stantec and WSB—submitted <br />proposals. The proposals ranged in price from $12,900 to $19,500. At their meeting on <br />October 28, 2013, the EDA selected the proposal submitted by Stantec. <br />Staff has met with the Stantec team and they are already working to pull together the <br />necessary data and background information. Stantec plans to present its preliminary <br />findings to the City Council at its work session on January 6, 2014, at which time Stantec <br />hopes to identify some expectations and visions held by the Council. If the members of the <br />EDC are available to attend this meeting, your input would be desired as well. <br />B. TCAAP Development Update <br />Work progresses on the demolition and remediation activities on the TCAAP site. Only <br />one building remains and the work on that building is slow due to the abundance of <br />asbestos. Bolander and Sons will work throughout the winter removing foundations and <br />other subgrade improvements, although some work will have to wait until the spring. <br />(Refer to a TCAAP update distributed by Ramsey County.) <br />