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Tom gave an overview of the Council meeting which he attended and spoke at on behalf <br /> of the EDA. He talked about the goals of the EDA and what businesses are looking for as <br /> they decide what City to locate in. <br /> UPDATE ON CITY RENTAL PROPERTIES IN DOWNTOWN <br /> The CD Director gave the EDA background on rental properties the City owns. There is <br /> one tenant in the rental house that has paid the rent to date. The other tenant is in the <br /> process of eviction. Staff will continue to evaluate the building and see if the tenant space <br /> should be rented out again. <br /> There is someone that may be interested in renting out the entire print shop building and <br /> sub-leasing to the current tenant that runs a barbershop. He would also be in charge of the <br /> maintenance of the building. <br /> Miron stated that would help with the holding costs for the building and then the building <br /> would be occupied until redevelopment occurs. <br /> UPDATE ON DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT <br /> CD Director stated that Bill Lentsch and Paul Kelleher continue to work together on <br /> putting together a project that would include assisted living on the End Zone property. <br /> Pete Sampair has been working with a development team for a redevelopment project on <br /> the old Stock Lumber site. The project would include a mix of commercial, residential, <br /> and office. The property has also thought about a transit station being located on the <br /> property. <br /> The Planner gave an update to the EDA on the zoning map changes to be consistent with <br /> the 2030 comprehensive plan that are proposed to the Planning Commission and City <br /> Council. <br /> UPDATE ON BR&E MARKETING ACTION PLAN <br /> The Planner updated the EDA on the BR&E Marketing Action Plan effort with the HBA. <br /> The process with the HBA is now complete and staff has been working with Tom Weidt <br /> and Phil Klein on a Marketing Action Plan geared towards the City. The group came up <br /> with the idea of a multimedia campaign to market the City. This would include a section <br /> of the City's website that is dedicated to marketing the City. <br /> Granger stated that we need to figure out how to get people to the website and get them <br /> the information quickly. Provide a list of contacts with phone numbers. He suggested <br /> business cards for the EDA members. <br /> Bever stated that this may require spending some money and would like to have a budget <br /> for the EDA marketing action plan. <br />