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Approved MINUTES New Brighton Economic Development Commission Regular Meeting—December 13, 2005 7:00 a.m. Members/Liaisons Present: Bob Benke, Gene Delaune, Dennis Flahave, Linda Harmon, Lisa Harreld, Ken Johnson, John Kaufhold, Steve Larson, Mark Nelson, and Bruce Nustad. Members/Liaisons Absent: Sharon Doffing and Gary Stang. Staff Present: Matt Fulton, Grant Fernelius, David Black, and Jennifer Lavandowska. Call to Order Linda Harmon called the meeting to order at 7:00 am. Approval of Minutes The minutes of the November 15, 2005 meeting were presented for approval. All approved. Northwest Quadrant Report Design Guidelines Black reported that the design guidelines would be presented to the Council at the December 13 meeting for approval. City staff met with Ramsey County Public Works staff to discuss upgrades to Old Highway 8. The site plan for the housing area will be considered by the Council in January or February. Delaune indicated that he was impressed with the guidelines. Housing Agreements The housing agreement will also be on the Council agenda for the December 13 meeting. The 2004 agreements have been slightly modified. The plans are basically the same; engineering requirements have shifted some of the units a bit. Several of the dates needed revision. Construction on the first units will start in the fall of next year after the streets and utilities are installed. The City Engineering staff will be designing the streets and utilities and the developers will be doing the remediation of the Midwest Asphalt site. Kaufhold inquired when the City would anticipate pre-selling of the units to begin. Black replied that the developers should begin pre-sales in the early to mid-summer. Flahave asked how many acres were on the west side. Black responded that there are 46 acres for housing, with about five acres devoted to office. Fernelius explained that construction will start in the center of the west side and build out from there. He also explained that the developers are interested in raising the grade of the site by 12 feet to help block the sight of the railroad cars. Fernelius reported that staff is still discussing how the development will connect to Long Lake Regional Park. Staff had a meeting with Greg Mack(Ramsey County Parks)to discuss the relationship between the development and the park. The County is receptive to the connection of trails at the north and south ends, however they are sensitive to the number of access points from the development to the park. The developers would like to have a bridge over the rail line to the park trails. An at-grade crossing or a tunnel are other possibilities for the crossing. Benke