Minutes

New Brighton Economic Development Commission

Regular Meeting - July 13, 1999

7:30 a.m.

Roll Call

Present:	Rakesh Agarwala, Bob Benke, Eugene Delaune II, Carol Frey, Linda Harmon,

Ann Hoffman, Ken Johnson, Mark Nelson, Maxine Pierson, Dean Tollefson

Absent:	John Kaufhold

Also Present:	Brad Scheib, Hoisington Koegler Group

Cary Teague, City Planner

Jim Casserly, Krass Monroe, PA

Matthew Fulton, City Manager

Jill Bishop, Economic Development Specialist

Kevin Locke, Community Development Director

Call to Order

Ken Johnson, Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:37 a.m.

Approval of Minutes

The minutes of the June 8, 1999, meeting were approved as written.

Comprehensive Plan Review

Eugene Delaune , Chair of the Comprehensive Plan Task Force, explained the Task Force's process for updating the City's Comprehensive Plan. Brad Scheib and Cary Teague presented background information from the Comprehensive Plan, including the expectations and ramifications of the aging of the baby boomer generation. The Draft Comprehensive Plan was sent to the city advisory commissions. The Task Force will hold discussions with the commissions to receive their input.

The changes in New Brighton's land usage will be most significant in the Northwest Quadrant area and the historic downtown.

Changes are being considered to the industrial zoning requirements that will define external versus internal industrial usages.

The uses at the local parks are expected to change as the baby boomers age.

The transportation chapter states that the current structure is working well, but suggests traffic calming methods when the need arises.

A new section addressing telecommunications was added to the Plan.

NW Quadrant Redevelopment RFQ Responses

Opus, Ryan, United Properties, and Welsch were the developers that responded to the RFQ for a Master Developer for the redevelopment of the Northwest Quadrant. The interviews will be scheduled for August 10 and 11. The EDC will hold a premeeting to discuss the set of objectives to use in the evaluation process. A list of questions will be created and sent out to the interviewees, including items such as the developer's vision for the site, suggested housing styles, mix of uses, types of businesses and the preferred acquisition program. Staff was asked to create a primer book for the NW Quad with background information for the premeeting.

Other Business

EPA Announcement

Bishop announced that the EPA would be holding a public meeting Wednesday, July 21, in the Council Chambers to discuss proposed clean up alternatives of MacGillis and Gibbs.

Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 a.m.