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5. JULY 11, 2005 RFP SUB COMMITEE REPORT With direction from the EDA and city council, staff previously sent out a request for proposal (RFP)for the development of the city owned property at the northeast corner of Fenway Blvd and Fenway Blvd Circle in the Bald Eagle Industrial Park(BEIP). City staff has also been in contact with three businesses that have expressed interest in the recently reacquired"Rink-Tec"property on Fenway Blvd. Circle in the BEIP. At its last meeting on July 11, 2005, the RFP subcommittee met with the four businesses that submitted RFP's for both properties in the Bald Eagle Industrial Park. The subcommittee listened and reviewed four proposals for the development of the two sites and city staff reviewed an additional proposal from another business interested in the Rink-Tec site earlier in the day. At the EDA meeting city staff provided a summary of the RFP meeting and the recommendations of the RFP sub-committee as to which businesses to enter into purchase agreements with for the city owned properties. Charpentier made motion,Klein seconded to recommend to the city council that the city enter into a purchase agreement the 3.3 acre site to Pearson Mechanical Inc. All aye. Motion carried. Klein made motion,Charpentier seconded to recommended to the city council that the city sell the `Rink-Tec' property to Oneka Pet Resort All aye. Motion carried. Miron made motion, Granger seconded requesting that the city works with the other businesses to find them a place in the city. All aye. Motion carried. 6. DISCUSSION OF DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT At the last meeting of the TIF subcommittee city staff and the subcommittee identified the parcels that should be included in the proposed TIF district. The subcommittee also discussed the subsequent procedure for conducting blight examination and substandard tests to determine if the district would qualify under state law for the establishment of a TIF district. At the EDA meeting city staff and subcommittee members provided a summary of the meeting to the EDA on the proposed boundaries and discussed extending the boundaries south to the `End Zone' property. The EDA requested that the city staff and the subcommittee continue to test the feasibility of the TIF district boundaries. 7. ADJOURNMENT Granger made motion, Charpentier seconded to adjourn the meeting at 10:45 All aye. Motion carried.