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MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF DECEMBER 19, 2023 Commissioner Klein, acting President, called the meeting to order at 5:31pm. PRESENT: Arcand, Chrun, Denaway, Klein, Puleo ABSENT: Weidt STAFF: Rachel Juba, Community Development Director Max Gort, Associate Planner Bryan Bear, City Administrator APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF NOVEMBER 21, 2023 Commissioner Chrun made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Puleo, to approve the November 21, 2023 EDA meeting minutes. Ayes: All. Nay: None. Motion carried. 2024 Goal Setting Gort presented the 2023 Annual Building Report, which provided the EDA with information on the trends relating to planning and building activity specific to 2023, as well as over the past 10 years. Gort also gave an update on some of the topics discussed at the Planning Commission’s goal setting workshop, including cannabis, apartments, commercial and industrial design guidelines, and single- family residential requirements. Gort presented the EDA with the goals they had set for 2023. The EDA moved through each of the goals by category as follows: Development and Downtown Redevelopment Commissioner Arcand suggested that the wording of “stay informed of the Highway 61 Visioning Study with Washington County” should be changed to read as “stay engaged with…” Commissioner Puleo asked whether small area planning around the area of 165th Street and Highway 61 will come. After some discussion the EDA determined that the outcome of the Highway 61 Visioning Study will have a wider implication on future land use in the area. Commissioner Klein said that the Highway 61 Visioning Study outcome will be a blueprint for the redevelopment and beautification of properties downtown. Commissioner Denaway points to the city-owned property on Egg Lake, and suggests adding a goal of determining how to use City owned property.