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MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF JANUARY 26,2009 <br /> EDA President Fran Miron called the meeting to order at 8:35 am. <br /> PRESENT: Jan Arcand, Jim Bever, Tom Denaway, Mike Granger, Phil Klein, Fran Miron, <br /> and Brian Thistle <br /> ABSENT: None <br /> CITY STAFF PRESENT: City Administrator Mike Ericson, Community Development <br /> Director Bryan Bear, and Community Development Assistant Dennis Fields <br /> APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF NOVEMBER 24, 2008 <br /> Klein made motion, Thistle seconded, to approve the minutes for the EDA meeting of November 24, <br /> 2008. <br /> All ayes. Motion carried. <br /> UPDATE ON DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT <br /> Staff updated the EDA on downtown redevelopment projects. Carpenters Restaurant <br /> continues working on their site plan and TIF application. They have drastically changed <br /> their site plan and design of their building from a 2 story 20K sq ft building to a single story <br /> 8K building. They have removed the commercial space and continue to work on their floor <br /> plan of the building. <br /> On the City owned properties just north of Carpenters, developers have discussed plans of a <br /> business park with office buildings that they would like to start construction on one of the <br /> office buildings just north of the Carpenters site this year. Staff has not yet received official <br /> submittal of plans for the project. <br /> On the Endzone property, staff has received a TIF agreement but it is not signed. They are <br /> having a hard time finding tenants due to market conditions. If and when they do find <br /> tenants the approved plans for the site may change. <br /> The Ricci's Restaurant site is now in full ownership of the bank. Price has been drastically <br /> reduced and the bank has recognized that the building and home may have to be demolished. <br /> Staff is planning to meet with the bank and realtors as to how they site may develop. <br /> The intersection at 147`x' ST and Hwy 61 will not add driving lanes, only turn lanes and a <br /> street signal. Plans have been approved and construction is planned to start in 2009. <br /> DISCUSSION ON TIF CERTIFICATION <br /> Staff invited Paul Steinman and Mikaela Huot, from Springsted. Mikaela gave a <br /> background to the EDA and things to consider in the coming months. Certification needs to <br /> be completed within 3 years of the first demo and that timeline will end in March 2009. <br /> She explained that the EDA has three options: <br /> - Do nothing <br /> - Certify the district <br /> - Modify and then certify the district <br />