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MINUTES New Brighton Economic Development Commission Regular Meeting—October 12, 2004 7:00 a.m. Members/Liaisons Present: Bob Benke, Dennis Flahave, Linda Harmon, Ken Johnson, John Kaufhold, Mark Nelson, Gary Stang, and Jim Witkowski. Members/Liaisons Absent: Mary Burg, Gene Delaune, Steve Larson, and a Pierson. Staff Present: Grant Fernelius and David Black. Call to Order Linda Harmon called the meeting to order at 7:00 a.m. ed Approval of Minutes The minutes of the September 13, 2004 meeting were pr o pproval. The minutes were approved unanimously. Northwest Quadrant Report Corporate User. Black reported that Medtronic had not resp ded to the last proposal submitted by the City. The company indicated that is ends ill decide on one site sometime in November. The City is preparing for the redevelopment ' hout Medtronic, though we believe that the company is still considering this sit lgre ar low&Uban is preparing a proposal to update the 2002 concept plan. Acquisitions. Black report-• at City h submitted the abandonment petition for the portion of the rail spur o - si e of Old Highway 8. Discussions are continuing with the Postal Service; the pri r i issue cerns the amount of assistance the City should provide for tenant improvements. r On the we side,the latest pr• al to Kilkenny received no response; it may be necessary to consider e inent •cee• . The Midwest Asphalt case is proceeding, with a scheduling c t ffrence y terday. he judge will announce the date of the trial tomorrow; it is likely to be h: • in January. We are continuing to propose possible relocation sites to Midwest, but none have •.•e. seriously considered, to our knowledge. Kaufhold asked whether a site near I-35E and I-69A Little Canada had ever been mentioned; Black replied that it had not, but indicated he would research it. Black noted that the schedules the members had been receiving had been discontinued because of uncertain timing with regard to Midwest Asphalt and Medtronic. He expressed hope that we would gain enough information in the next several months to permit updating of the schedule.