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APPROVED CITY OF LINO LAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES DATE: Thursday, August 3, 2000 MEMBERS PRESENT: F. Chase, H. Juni, T. Vacha, J. Schwartz, J. Milbauer, R. Jensen MEMBERS ABSENT: M. Haselman, D. Gorowsky, B. Rehbein OTHERS PRESENT: M. Divine, D. Carlson, B. Johnson, B. Wessel, J. Smyser GENERAL/MINUTES Ms. Schwartz moved to approve minutes of July 13, 2000. Mr. Juni seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. APOLLO BUSINESS CENTER UPDATES Ms. Divine updated the committee on new projects, including Marmon/Keystone, Twin City Fab, Inc., which are going through the approvals process, and on two potential businesses interested in the site adjoining Jon Street. The city’s new outside storage ordinance prohibits this parcel from having outside storage. Both prospects are requesting it. Ms. Schwartz questioned if the parcel could be subdivided so the outside storage site did not abut Jon Street. Staff will look into it. TOWN CENTER DESIGN STANDARDS Mr. Wessel updated the board on the schedule of approvals for the Town Center design standards. Staff will be requesting a recommendation from the council to approve the standards in concept on Aug. 28 to be able to move forward on the Livable Communities grant application for funds to implement the Village project. Ms. Divine explained the city scored very high on the first cut of the application project, but the Livable Communities committee will be looking for evidence that the city had its regulatory process in place and that the project could move forward with a grant award. Mr. Wessel said staff is looking to EDAC for its endorsement of the direction of the design standards. Ms. Divine explained that she and Mr. Smyser had made revisions in the design standards, including clarification of what will be required and what is