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<br />APPROVED MINUTES <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />MINUTES <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />I. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Chair Schueller called the Economic Development Advisory Committee meeting to order <br />at 8:01 A.M. on March 4, 2021. <br /> <br />II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> <br />Mr. Cravero made a MOTION to approve the January 7, 2021 Meeting Minutes. Motion <br />was supported by Mr. Vojtech, passing unanimously. <br /> <br />III. DISCUSSION ITEMS <br />A. YMCA Property Transfer and Feasibility Study Update <br /> <br />Mr. Grochala, Community Development Director, discussed the status of the Chain of <br />Lakes YMCA. He informed the board that the preliminary feasibility study will be <br />discussed at a special City Council work session on March 18th. Mr. Grochala <br />informed the board that the YMCA property was transferred back to the City on March <br />1st and that City Council did purchase some of the equipment from the YMCA. Mr. <br />Grochala highlighted some of the things that will be discussed in the feasibility study <br />and ways the facility could be utilized. <br /> <br />Mr. Vojtech asked if the YMCA operates their facilities at a profit. <br /> <br />Mr. Grochala stated that the YMCA is a non-profit corporation and therefore has a very <br />different business model. He explained that the YMCA provides a lot of need-based <br />assistance throughout their organization and while some facilities may turn a profit they <br /> <br /> DATE : March 4, 2021 <br /> TIME STARTED : 8:01 A.M. <br /> TIME ENDED : 8:49 A.M. <br /> MEMBERS PRESENT : Jim Schueller, Andrew Cravero, Nathan Vojtech, <br />Patrick Kohler, Thomas Colgan <br /> MEMBERS ABSENT : Don Johnson, Julie Jeffrey-Schwartz, <br /> Chad Wagner <br /> STAFF PRESENT : Michael Grochala, Janele Waterman, Jessica Eller