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MINUTES New Brighton Economic Development Commission Regular Meeting—September 13, 2004 7:00 a.m. Members/Liaisons Present: Bob Benke, Mary Burg, Gene Delaune, Dennis Flahave, Linda Harmon, Ken Johnson, John Kaufhold(7:05 am), and Mark Nelson (7:10 am). Members/Liaisons Absent: Steve Larson, Maxine Pierson, Gary Stang, an itkowski. Staff Present: Matt Fulton, Grant Fernelius, David Black, and Patrick Boyla Call to Order Linda Harmon called the meeting to order at 7:00 a.m. ed Approval of Minutes The minutes of the August 10, 2004 meeting were presented fo val. The minutes were approved unanimously. Northwest Quadrant Report Corporate User. Fulton reported that the staff had sent edtronic its best offer, with a request to respond by September 30th. We know that the c Vfly has been looking at other sites, including the Bridges Golf Course in Mounds Vi . we don't receive a favorable response, we intend to offer the site to other velopers. Harmon asked whether s r - osts to date would be reimbursed. Fulton replied that they would be reimbur i only u. sig a agreement; he added that though funds have been spent faster tha ould • , erwis ve, the money has not been wasted. Delaune asked why tlompany had •- ' •oking e sewhere. Fulton indicated that the presence of the dump has l en the iiii ary o• le. The City has been reluctant to provide absolute indemnific Lion, ha' fined to step in. Delaune asked whether there have been examples w G,similar sues h. ,e been resolved. Fulton noted that this site had been compared to the US Bandevelopment across the river from downtown St. Paul, but in that case the City of St. Paul did no mnify for third-party claims, as the company has proposed here. Benke suggested that it might be time to "cut off'Medtronic. Fulton agreed, suggesting there would be real benefits in returning to the mixed-use plan, including a larger eventual build-out and reduced traffic congestion. Black added that the experiences of the last two years would suggest that the City could target high-quality office users without needing to build office- warehouse first. Johnson asked whether we could attract something like The Village in Blaine. Black noted that there is not direct access for retail, recalling that a previous market study had indicated only 20-30,000 square feet would be feasible. Benke asked whether any of