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MINUTES New Brighton Economic Development Commission Regular Meeting — May 6, 2008 7:00 a.m. Members/Liaisons Present: Bob Benke, Mary Burg, Dennis Flahave, Linda Harmon, John Kaufhold, Mark Nelson, and Tim Roche. Members/Liaisons Absent: Cynthia Lesher and Jim Sculthorp. Staff Present: Grant Femelius and Jennifer Lavandowska. Others Present: Jim Witkowski. Call to Order Nelson called the meeting to order at 7:05 a.m. Approval of Minutes The minutes of the April 1, 2008 meeting were presented for approval. All approved. Introduction and Chamber of Commerce Report 40 Tim Roche was welcomed to the EDC by all the Commissioners. Roche gave a brief history of his professional background and stated that he is looking forward to working with everyone. Northwest Quadrant Report General Femelius reported the Council has selected nine citizens to make up the Northwest Quadrant Task Force. While the first meeting has not been scheduled, it is anticipated they would meet within the next several weeks. Harmon inquired to how many citizens applied for the task force. Burg replied that ten citizens applied for the task force. Kauthold asked about the rationale for having nine task force members versus seven. Burg replied that it was decided the task force should have nine members in order to increase the amount of citizen input. Kauthold asked why the commissions are only allowed to have seven members, but the task force is made up of more. Burg replied that issue was discussed, but it was decided to have nine members. Nelson asked whether the meetings would be open to the public. Femelius replied that they would be. Fernelius reported on the City's legislative initiatives. He noted that the legislature approved the technical tax bill in March. This bill allowed revenues from TIF District 26 to help pay of soil remediation in the Northwest Quadrant. The bonding bill did not include funding for the proposed landfill gas collection system for the east side. The extension of TIF districts 31 and 32, and the ability to pool from TIF districts 9 and 20, are included in both the Senate and the House versions of the tax bill, and staff is hopeful that it will pass. Benke noted that the bill did pass the night before, however •the Governor may veto it. Flahave asked how much money will be pooled from TIF districts 9 and 20. Femelius replied that it would be between $9 and $10 million and would be used for soil remediation or debt service, however if all the funds are not needed they would remain the district. Pagel of 3