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preference survey. No one mentioned having a community center, and a covered skating rink was desired. Denaway stated that we should also target professional serves, such as lawyers, medical, offices. Puleo stated that the downtown needs exposure. Graff stated that residents could be surveyed to see what they would like to see in downtown. Denaway stated it's also a matter of creating spaces several users can go into. Miron stated that we may have all the information on the services that people get out of town. Miron, Denaway, and Graff stated we need to compile of the information in the strategic plan and showcase Hugo. Denaway made a motion, seconded by Graff, for staff to do an analysis on a hypothetical development that includes a restaurant. This will show the EDA how much the development would cost in Hugo and in the surrounding cities. All aye. Motion carried. UPDATE ON GREATER MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP Staff attended the Greater MSP meeting on September 29, 2011. Bryan Bear, Community Development Director, attended the second meeting. He stated that our City marketing outline is not a lot different from Greater MSP. Their goal is to get contact information from cities and provide them with prospects. The focus has been on manufacturing and industrial businesses and they are doing regional marketing to get leads. Hugo is part of the group that is being responsive to Greater MSP. UPDATE ON DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT Staff updated the EDA on the progress of downtown redevelopment. The LCDA Grant for Pete Sampair's property in downtown has moved to the second step of evaluation. The bids for the demolition of the Ricci's building should be in next week. There will be a sheriff's sale on the Carpenters and Antique Store properties on October 21, 2011. They will have six months to redeem the property. Anyone has an opportunity to bid on the property. Graff and Denaway stated that the City should not bid on the property. Bryan Bear, Community Development Director, stated that the one thing the City may lose if the full access onto and from Highway 61. UPDATE ON BOOT CAMP FOR ENTREPRENEURS Staff updated the EDA on the Boot Camp for Entrepreneurs on October 18, 2011. Miron made a motion, seconded by Graff, to post the boot camp as an EDA meeting. All aye. Motion carried.