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MINUTES New Brighton Economic Development Commission Regular Meeting—March 9, 2004 7:00 a.m. Members/Liaisons Present: Bob Benke, Mary Burg, Gene Delaune, Dennis Flahave, Linda Harmon, John Kaufhold, Mark Nelson, Maxine Pierson, Jim Witkowski. Members/Liaisons Absent: Ken Johnson, Steve Larson, Gary Stang. Staff Present: Matt Fulton(7:10 am), Kevin Locke, David Black. Call to Order Linda Harmon called the meeting to order at 7:05 a.m. ( 11111)1Sif Approval of Minutes The minutes of February 10, 2004 were presente or appr 1. With one minor change for clarification, all approved. PI° Brighton Village Report Black reported that Kraus-Ander o has t epo any improvement in resolving the two issues preventing its signing of Aa elopm a reement. Delaune expressed concern that the City's image and credibili may be tarnishe by lack of visible progress, and suggested a newspaper article to clarilProles and reonsibilities. Harmon agreed, suggesting including a schedule for Snyder's*work out of its b alpp tcy. Northweir s t Repo Corporate ser. B�orted th taff was continuing to meet frequently with Medtronic staff, county cl-state r esenta es, and our financial consultants to address many issues involved in th company's proposal to establish a corporate campus on the east side of Old Highway 8. T e cy�mpany has not committed to the project, though their staff remains interested. Housing Agreement. Black reported that the terms of the housing agreement were approved by the Council on February loth Acquisitions. A map showing the status of acquisitions was enclosed. The Haines (Clinch-On) property was purchased by the City on February 19th. The most important purchases are currently the purchase and relocation of the post office and the removal of the rail spur east of Old Highway 8.