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MINUTES FOR THE JOINT COUNCIL/EDA MEETING OF FEBRUARY 20, 2007 EDA President Fran Miron called the meeting to order at 9:40 am COUNCIL: PRESENT: Frank Puleo, Mike Granger, Fran Miron, Becky Petryk, and Chuck Haas EDA: PRESENT: Jan Arcand, Jim Bever, Tom Denaway, Mike Granger, Phil Klein, and Fran Miron City Administrator Mike Ericson, CD Director Bryan Bear, Associate Planner Rachel Simone ABSENT: Brian Thistle APPROVAL OF MINUTES EDA MEETING OF JANUARY 16, 2007 Granger made motion, Klein seconded, to approve the minutes for the EDA meeting of January 16, 2007. All aye. Motion carried. DISCUSSION ON KIDZ PLACE RENTAL SPACE On September 14, 2006 the City Council approved a site plan for Kidz Place Child Care Center located at 5448 Forest Boulevard North. The building includes a daycare and two spaces for office rentals. The owners of Kidz Place have been approached by the owners of Tasty Asia in Wyoming, MN to possibly acquire both of the spaces for their restaurant. Tasty Asia is a take-out and dine -in restaurant with a bakery. The property is zoned Residential Service and restaurants are prohibited by the ordinance. The owners of Kidz Place feel this use will be compatible with the daycare, the surrounding residential services and the residential areas. Staff agrees with the owners and has been researching this issue for the past week. The property owners and the owners of the restaurant will be present to discuss bringing this business to Hugo. The Staff presented options for the Council and EDA to consider at the meeting. The owners of Kidz Place, Deanna Hudella and Don Hruby, and the owners of Tasty Asia, Diana and Chakib Benzakour, were present at the meeting to give a short presentation and to answer any questions. Bever asked about the size of the proposed restaurant compared to the current one in Wyoming, Minnesota. Diana stated that the proposed restaurant is larger than their current restaurant.