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Minutes of the Economic Development Commission
City of Mounds View
Ramsey County, Minnesota
Regular Meeting
January 28, 1999
City of Mounds View, Conference Room C
2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112
1. CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order at 7:38 a.m. by Chairperson Cindy Carlson.
2. ROLL CALL:
Members present: Cindy Carlson, Tom Field, Rosemary Goff, Wendy Marty, Sean
Walther, EDA Liaison Lynne Thomason
Staff present: Economic Development Coordinator Kevin Carroll, Community
Development Director Rick Jopke, City Administrator Chuck Whiting, Housing Inspector
Steve Dorgan
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Motion/Second: Walther/Field to approve the minutes from December 10, 1998.
Motion carried unanimously.
4. SPECIAL BUSINESS
The EDC and City staff extended a welcome to newly-appointed EDA liaison Lynne
Thomason.
5. EDC BUSINESS
A. Housing Inspector Steve Dorgan reviewed and answered questions about
potential grant applications to fund existing and proposed housing
programs.
Motion/Second: Goff/Walther to recommend to the City Council/EDA that
staff be authorized to complete and submit the various grant applications
described by Mr. Dorgan. Motion carried unanimously.
B. Mermaid Hotel & Banquet Center
In attendance at the meeting were Dan Hall, on behalf of the Developer, and
Chris Berndt, Mr. Halls= attorney. Economic Development Coordinator Kevin
Carroll gave an overview of pertinent provisions of the working draft of the
Development Agreement. Mr. Hall and Mr. Berndt also commented on
various aspects of the project, and answered questions from the
Commissioners. They then left the meeting (by mutual agreement) and the
EDC members proceeded to provide direction to staff regarding the comments
that they wished to convey to the City Council/EDA regarding the
Development Agreement and other aspects of the proposed project. Mr.
Carroll agreed to prepare a summary of the EDC=s comments and provide the
EDC members with a copy of that summary for their review before it was
provided to the Council/EDA. [A copy of the summary that was prepared has
been attached hereto for reference.]
C. Discussion of EDC Procedural Matters
A brief overview was provided by staff regarding the upcoming election of
officers, the review of the Bylaws, and the adoption of a list of future meeting
dates. It was anticipated that most or all of these issues would be dealt with
at the EDC=s next regular meeting in February.
D. Comprehensive Guide Plan [ED Section]
Due to time constraints, most of the anticipated discussion of this issue had
to be deferred to a future meeting. The EDC members agreed to hold a
special meeting at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, February 17, 1999 to address the
issue.
6. REPORTS FROM CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS, AND STAFF:
None.
7. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Commission, this meeting of the
Economic Development Commission adjourned at approximately 9:25 a.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kevin Carroll
Economic Development Coordinator