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BACKGROUND MEMO FOR THE EDA MEETING OF Monday, May 21, 2007 3. Approval of Minutes EDA meeting of April 16, 2007 City staff recommends that the EDA approve the minutes for the April 16, 2007 EDA meeting as presented. 4. Red's Savoy Pizza Staff has invited the owner of Red's Savoy Pizza, Mike Kinsella, to the EDA meeting to present his new business. Savoy's opened in April and is located in the Festival Food's retail center. The EDA should welcome Mr. Kinsella and his business to the City. 5. Discussion on Nor Lakes The City has been notified that Nor Lakes has sold their building to Cenex Harvest States. Cenex plans to close the facility. Attached is a Fax from John Gohmann, president of MN Commercial Railway, with concerns that the rail will no longer be used. Jim Taglia from Nor Lakes will be present at the meeting to give an update to the EDA. 6. Carpenters Restaurant Sketch Plan Mike Anderson the owner of Carpenters Restaurant located at 14583 Forest Boulevard has started to get plans ready for redevelopment of his property. Mike and his development team will present the sketch plan for the redevelopment of Carpenter's. Staff recommends that the EDA review the sketch plan and give feedback to Mr. Anderson on whether it relates to the downtown plan and design guidelines. 7. Oneka Square— 120th Street & TH 61 Terry Thompson and Jason Brown have been working on plans for a retail center on the intersection of Highway 61 and 120th Street. Staff has been working with the applicant on a"Welcome to Hugo"monument sign for the south entrance to Hugo. Staff would like in put from the EDA on the monument sign. 8. Discussion on EDA Marketing Strategy Staff has drafted a Marketing Strategy outline for the EDA's review per the comments from the meeting of April 16, 2007. Staff recommends that the EDA review the outline and provide staff with feedback on if there are any items missing or if any items can be eliminated.