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