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MINUTES New Brighton Economic Development Commission Regular Meeting—July 12, 2005 7:00 a.m. Members/Liaisons Present: Gene Delaune, Sharon Doffing, Dennis Flahave, Lisa Harreld, Ken Johnson, John Kaufhold, Steve Larson, and Gary Stang. Members/Liaisons Absent: Bob Benke, Linda Harmon, Mark Nelson, and Jim Witkowski. Staff Present: David Black, Grant Fernelius, and Jennifer Lavandowska. Call to Order With Chair Linda Harmon absent, Vice-Chair Ken Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:03 a.m. Approval of Minutes The minutes of the June 14, 2005 meeting were presented for approval. Johnson presented an amendment reflecting more accurately his comments regarding CMS and the company's needs for additional office space. With this amendment, all approved. Northwest Quadrant Report Planning Black reported that the Council approved both site plans for Northwest Quadrant at the June 28tn meeting, with the only difference being the presence of the library on the block north of the pond. This approval allows the City to go forward on more detailed studies, and on the design guidelines. Barr has started an engineering study on the size of the pond, to be completed in four to six weeks. The Library Board will be convening a task force to explore the long-term strategic plan for library services in our area. Larson reported that the Council will be appointing a representative from the general public at the July 12t Council meeting and that the following people were being considered: Bruce Howard, Gene Delaune and Lisa Harreld. Harreld indicated that she had applied directly to the Library Board and is very interested. A new traffic study is being discussed with potential consultants to assess the impacts of changes shown in the revised plan. Harreld inquired if all types of traffic, including pedestrian, were being evaluated. Kaufhold suggested that with the increased residential area there would be additional pedestrian traffic throughout the whole area, including the regional park. Black replied that the study would mainly analyze vehicle traffic, the need for signal lights and the road network. He noted that the first traffic study had been dependent on an office-based development, with peak hours in the morning and evening. Now that the plan has changed to be more residential, the traffic should be more evenly distributed. Geoff Martin of DSU, is working on the design guidelines. DSU anticipates on having the