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MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF December 17, 2007 EDA President Fran Miron called the meeting to order at 8:30 am. PRESENT: Jan Arcand, Jim Bever, Tom Denaway, Phil Klein, Brian Thistle, and Fran Miron ABSENT: Mike Granger CITY STAFF PRESENT: City Administrator Mike Ericson, CD Director Bryan Bear, Associate Planner Rachel Simone APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF NOVEMBER 19, 2007 Thistle made motion, Klein seconded, to approve the minutes for the EDA meeting of November 19, 2007. All aye. Motion carried. UPDATE ON CARPENTERS REDEVELOPMENT Staff updated the EDA on the progress of the Carpenters Restaurant redevelopment project. Attached was the plan that has been submitted from the architect for informal comments. Mike Anderson was also present at the meeting. CD Director updated the EDA on what has been happening with the redevelopment of Carpenters Restaurant. The new development team is now thinking big picture for the project and finding out where Carpenters would fit in. The project has slowed down, but there have been great changes. The plan does a good job of enhancing the street-scape and thinking about a public corridor. Mike Anderson stated that he thought that thinking big was a good change for the redevelopment project and that the restaurant parking has been a problem. He stated that in the new concept plan they have done their best to accommodate the problem. He asked for informal feedback from the EDA. He would like to have final plans submitted in early 2008 and start construction around April 2008. Miron asked if the development team is planning on developing the entire site. Mike Anderson stated that they are primarily planning for Carpenters, but has some interest in the other property available. Miron asked about the access to the site. CD Director stated that the plans have not been looked at closely. Staff will continue to work with Mike Anderson on the access into the site. Granger stated that he likes the plan and he thinks that Carpenters can work as the first phase without having the entire site complete. Granger also asked if the parking was realistic. CD Director stated that it is pretty close and that the City owned property could be purchased for additional parking. The Metropolitan Council has some grant options for structured parking such as ramps. The EDA discussed the Tax Increment Financing District Certification. Denaway stated that the key date for certification would be sometime before June 30, 2008. Denaway asked if the