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start construction in early 2005 yet preliminary work is being delayed. Witkowski asked what the key legislative issues were. Fulton replied that the most onerous concern was with proposed eminent domain legislation; if passed, public-sponsored redevelopment would essentially be shut down. Housing Agreement. Black reported that staff met with the housing developers last week; good progress was made on our development agreement. Larson indicated that residents have been asking him when they can start to "sign up" for units. Fulton noted that staff has been maintaining a list of interested parties. Ak` Acquisitions. The City has hired Mark Nagel, former City Manager in Anoka, to work on several of our key acquisition projects, including the post office and the rail s r abandonment. He will be working temporarily this summer, until the department is back at 1 strengt Other Business Burg noted a recent article in the Multi-Housing News on the Ma St • e housing project. An article from a recent Citizens League publication re arding isparities distributions was distributed. Black thanked Pierson for providing i Black distributed a map and described recent interest in a sit including Hubcap Warehouse and the vacant land immediately to the north all west. 14e indic ted that staff was interested in members' opinions on the appropriate use- e site. It is seen as an important"gateway"to New Brighton, especially as the No P Q nt is developed to the south. At this point, United Properties is interested in bui a in. sin n the largest portion of the site, and another group wants to develop an officcuilding o he ubcap site. Fulton added that, given the small size of the Hubcap parcel, i . ould onl ma 4 sense to develop both sites together. Harmon agreed, indic. : that s . ad . d 'me seeing both uses together. Witkowski suggested that indust a elopm t wou venerate unwelcome truck traffic. Larson noted that the p ' ility of a res . ' . ad been discussed. Given the short notice, other members indicated uld like ive by the site and assess it further. Delaune exp s d his c cern a c out several letters recently published in the New Brighton Bulletin, wonering if there were plans for responses. Witkowski suggested that the City could benefit from as these people to become involved in the decision-making process. Stang offered that mo people are pleased with the direction of the community, and that we should generally ignore the critics. Minutes of the Commission will be published on the City's Website after they are approved. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 a.m.