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BACKGROUND MEMO FOR THE EDA MEETING OF MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2009 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Staff recommends approval of the minutes from the March 16, 2009, EDA Meeting as presented. 4. TIF DISCUSSION The owners of Carpenters Restaurant have submitted a TIF application for review. Staff was hoping to have a recommendation to the EDA at its April meeting. Staff working with the applicant and Springsted and is hoping to have a recommendation ready for the EDA in a couple of weeks. Staff would like to ask the EDA to schedule a special meeting on Monday, May 4, 2009, to review and make a recommendation to the City Council on the TIF application. 5. GOOD TIMES FLEA MARKET Pete Sampair, who owns the old lumber yard property at the south west corner of 145th Street and Highway 61, would like to have a discussion with the EDA on hosting a flea market on his property. Mr. Sampair will the present at the meeting to present to the EDA his plans for the flea market. He would like to get feedback from the EDA on the plans. 6. UPDATE ON APRIL 14TH BR&E WORKSHOP WITH THE HBA On Tuesday, April 14, 2009, Liz Templin from the U of Extension Serivices gave a presentation to the businesses in the City on the BR&E program that they offer to communities. There were about 50 people that attended the meeting. Staff will update the EDA on the BR&E presentation to businesses. 7. UPDATE ON 147TH AND 148TH STREET BUSINESS MEETING On February 23, 2009,the EDA directed staff to invite property owners in the area of 147th and 148th Street along Highway 61 to a meeting to talk about development opportunities in the area. Most of the property owners in the area were present at the meeting on Thursday, April 2, 2009. Staff will update the EDA on the out come of the meeting. 8. UPDATE ON CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY Mark Finnemann from Finn Daniels Architects and Richard Fischer from Richard Fischer Architects are interested in developing the City owned property. The EDA reviewed the plans at its November 2008 meeting. The development team been to the Planning Commission and their concept plan has changed since the last time the EDA reviewed the concept plan. The development team is presenting the concept plan to the City Council at its meeting on Monday, April 20, 2009. Staff will update the EDA on the new concept plan.