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MINUTES <br /> New Brighton Economic Development Commission <br /> Regular Meeting—June 13, 2006 <br /> 7:00 a.m. <br /> Members/Liaisons Present: Gina Bauman, Gene Delaune, Dennis Flahave, Linda Harmon, <br /> Lisa Harreld, John Kaufhold, Steve Larson, Mark Nelson, Jim Sculthorp, and Gary Stang. <br /> Members/Liaisons Absent: Bob Benke, and Bruce Nustad. <br /> Staff Present: Matt Fulton, Grant Fernelius, and Jennifer Lavandowska. <br /> Call to Order <br /> Mark Nelson called the meeting to order at 7:00 a.m. <br /> Approval of Minutes <br /> The minutes of the May 9, 2006 meeting were presented for approval. All approved. <br /> Northwest Quadrant Report <br /> Property Acquisitions <br /> Post Office <br /> Fernelius reported that the Post Office owner and the City are apart on the price for the property <br /> by$400,000.00 to $500,000.00. The owner is not willing to recognize that the Post Office <br /> Service has a lease hold interest that carves out a portion of the price for the property. The <br /> owner has retained an attorney in the last two months, Tom Radio,who also represented <br /> Midwest Asphalt. While Radio acknowledges that the Post Office Service has a leasehold <br /> interest, he has come back to the City stating that the owner wants more money for the property. <br /> At the May 23th Council meeting an eminent domain resolution went before the Council and was <br /> passed 3 to 2. <br /> Kaufhold suggested that the owner should not be able to state that the property is worth a certain <br /> dollar amount to the City and then tell the county that it's worth less and pay taxes at a lower <br /> dollar amount. Fernelius replied that the property has been assessed and the County set's its tax <br /> based on that assessment. Kaufhold inquired if the City could force the owner to clean up the <br /> contamination on his property. Fernelius replied that the City can not compel him to clean up the <br /> property and the dump is not under the building,but is under the parking lot, which is City <br /> property. <br /> Delaune inquired if the City has selected a deadline for when it will apply the eminent domain. <br /> Fernelius replied that the condemnation papers have been filed. The proposed date for <br /> everything to be complete, including any appeals, will be November 2008. Sculthorp asked if <br /> there was a timeline for the project and how will this delay affect it. Fernelius replied that it will <br /> cause a delay in the grading; however the clean up of the dump can be done around the building. <br /> Page 1 of 5 <br />