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MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF APRIL 17, 2006 EDA President Fran Miron called the meeting to order at 8:40 am. PRESENT: Jan Arcand, Mike Granger, Fran Miron, Jim Bever, Phil Klein, and Tom Denaway City Administrator Mike Ericson, CD Director Bryan Bear, CD Intern Rachel Simone ABSENT: Nick Skarich APPROVAL OF MINUTES Granger made motion, Denaway seconded, to approve the minutes for the EDA meeting of March 20, 2006 as presented. All aye. Motion Carried. PRESENTATION OF MULTIFEEDER CONCEPT PLAN -NEAL NORDLING City staff has met with representatives ftom Multi-Feeder, Inc., for the past months for construction of a building in the Bald Eagle Industrial Park. The applicant is requesting a concept plan review for the development that would consist of three buildings totaling 55,400 square feet including associated parking lots on Fenway Boulevard in the BEIP. Neal Nordling, the president and CEO of Multifeeder Technology, is planning on purchasing the property legally described as Lot 3 Block 1 of Bald Eagle Industrial Park 4th addition. The property is currently vacant and is located immediately north of the old Minnesota Union Builders building. The applicant is proposing to divide the property into 3 lots. A public road way is planned to allow for buildings 1 and 2 to be constructed with frontage along the new roadway. Building 3 will be the Multifeeder Technology facility that will employ 40-50 workers and involves high tech design and manufacturing of processing equipment. The other 2 buildings are part of the future site build out. Bryan Bear gave an overview of the concept plan and Rachel Simone gave the presentation of the plan to the EDA. Neal Nordling was present at the meeting to discuss the construction of the new business and asked if there was any economic incentive available to him. The EDA discussed the issues of the plans that needed variances and the business itself. The EDA and staff stated that a TIF District was already set for this area and the money was used for roads and utlilities. The EDA discussed that they liked the over all concept and were collectively supportive of the plan. Miron suggested processing the variances as soon as possible. There was a motion by Miron, and seconded by Granger, to have staff look at a text amendment to the ordinance for the Industrial Districts to change the 40 foot side yard setback to 10 foot side yard setback All aye. Motion carried.