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EDC Meeting May 18, 2010 Page 2 eR At the April 27'h work session, the City Council directed staff to solicit public input on anew name for the Northwest Quadrant. The Council was less than enthused about the concepts Risdall Madeering Group (RMG) came up with and felt that more emphasis was needed on place names that reflect the City's history. The plan is to hold a naming contest in the next month Contestants can submit more than one entry and the winner could receive a cash prize up to $250. The contest is open to anyone 18 years of age or older. Employees, elected and appointed officials (and their immediate handles) can participate, but are not eligible for the prize money. The deadline for submission is Jane 15, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. Entry foam and contest rales are posted on the City's web site. Nonhwest Refinery The City and Ashland have been waiting for responses from MPCA on the draft compliance agreement than was forwarded to the State earlier this your. According to MPCA officials the document is at the Attorney General's (AG) office awaiting review. The City's wvirommnml attorney bes contacted the AG's office and requested a response. The State will play a key rote in trying to resolve the clean-up plan. We have communicated a sense of urgency to keep the negotiations moving and not Blow the process to stall further, especially now that Ashland is willing to accept some responsibility. Federal punditne Attached is an update from Andy Burmeister at Lockridge Grindal Neuer, which has been assisting the City In pursuing fedemi fiords. The City hes made requests of I) $800,000 for a new pedestrian bridge over the railroad tacks to Lang Lake Regional Park; 2) $2.4M for reconstruction of the Old Highway 8 bridge over 1684; and 3) $LSM for additional dump removal on Block E. Both of the transportation proposals were included in the House version of the transportation meuNorization bill(SAFETYLU). The environmental clean-up has been included on Sen. Klobuchar's list ofprojeet for funding under the FY2011 appropriations process. V. General Development Activity The City Council recently approved or is considering several lend use applications that will result in new construction or remodeling activity in the coming months: McDonald's Restaurant McDonald's USA, LLC received approval to re -build drew store at 729 Long Coke Road. The project is expected to start this summer and also up to 13 weeks to complete. The existing restaurant will be closed during convstmction.