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APPROVED Kaufhold asked about the twenty-five-year tax increment periods and why they are so long. Black replied that the state statutes allow that length, but that does not mean that the district needs to stay in place for twenty-five years. The City will monitor the situation and if the City is repaid sooner the district will be decertified. Fulton pointed out that the first increment payments for the Northwest Quadrant would be in 2009. Flahave inquired if next fall there would be models available to look at. Black stated that next fall would be the earliest; spring of 2007 would be more realistic. Fernelius reported that the developers would like to have seven to eight different model homes. Delaune asked that the commission be given updated phasing maps. Black indicated that he would provide them to the commission. Flahave inquired if the Council was voting on the Midwest Asphalt sale at the next meeting. Black responded that they were not voting on it yet; there are a few more details to be worked out. Fulton reported that the City would be organizing a bus tour for the Council and the commissions to give a sense of the density and the product types that the developers are proposing. The Commission will be notified when this trip is scheduled. Library Harreld reported that the library task force is holding public meetings at 7:00 p.m. at the Mounds View Community Center on September 15, at Arden Hills City Hall on September 22, and at New Brighton Family Service Center on September 28. She encouraged that the commission and their friends and neighbors come to the meetings to show support for the library. Delaune inquired if it would be appropriate to give an update on the Northwest Quadrant development at one of the meetings. Fernelius replied that at the New Brighton meeting there would be an overview of the development. Kaufhold asked if the library board was looking at any other locations. Harreld replied that New Brighton was the only location. She also noted that Satveer Chaudhary, our state representative, is a liaison to the task force. Fulton suggested that for the library to be successful both the Mounds View and Arden Hills libraries would need to close, requiring people to think regionally, which can be difficult. Delaune suggested that when we are talking about the library, that the City and task force not call it the "New Brighton Library,"but something more regionally appealing, for example the "Northwest Regional Library." Black handed out a public art brochure. Black and City Planner Patrick Boylan recently had a chance to tour six public art installations in the Twin Cities area. The City would like to incorporate public art into the development of Northwest Quadrant. Brighton Village Fernelius reported that he had spoke with Cynthia Hable, the project manager at Kraus- Anderson, and she indicated that they were making progress. US Bank is interested in becoming part of the development with a smaller facility; they do not need the large building that they currently have. There has been renewed interest by a grocery store, which would go on the