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<br />Item #: 6A <br />Meeting Date: February 17, 2022 <br />Type of Business: EDC <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Economic Development Commission <br />From: Brian Beeman, Assistant City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Review EDC’s 2022 Economic Development Commission Priorities <br /> <br />Background <br />Annually, the EDC reviews the priorities for the upcoming year. At the EDC’s meeting February 18, 2021 the <br />Commission reviewed the priorities from the previous year. For the most part, the adopted priorities for 2021 <br />remained unchanged. <br /> <br />Discussion <br />As amended and revised at the February 2021 meeting, the following represents the EDC’s priorities for 2021: <br /> <br />1. Redevelopment along the Mounds View Boulevard corridor <br />a) Improve the aesthetics of properties located on Mounds View Boulevard <br />b) Silver View Plaza <br />c) Simon’s & EDA-Owned Vacant Lot <br />d) Rydell Auto & Adjacent Bio Life Lot <br />e) 5 lots along Mounds View Boulevard & Woodale Drive lots Southeast of Bel Rae <br />f) 5 lots west of MWF (Boulevard Apartments) <br />g) Western Bank Lot <br />h) Steve’s Appliances Redevelopment <br />i) Retail mixed-use at the Movie Theater <br />2. Monitor development plans for the Rice Creek Commons site in Arden Hills <br />3. Arden Park & EDA owned lot, Consider purchasing rear lot & house with no city service connections and <br />adjacent lots for a housing redevelopment <br />4. Monitor Mounds View commercial properties in transition <br />5. Skyline Motel Redevelopment & Bauer Welding vacant lot <br />6. Monitor and assist with Citywide housing issues and projects & older properties as well as cooperating <br />with residential property owners to assist with upgrading facilities <br />7. Monitor & explore new business categories through trade groups like Medical Alley and identify available <br />spaces in Mounds View with the intent to fill those spaces with new companies <br />8. Continue business retention & expansion program <br />9. Snap Market Redevelopment <br /> <br />Recommendation <br />Staff recommends that the EDC review its adopted 2021 priorities as a means to consider possible changes for <br />2022. A list of suggested changes is attached. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> ____________________________ <br />Brian Beeman <br />Assistant City Administrator <br /> <br />Attachments: 1) Example 2022 Priorities <br />