Minutes

New Brighton Economic Development Commission

Regular Meeting – April 11, 2000

7:30 a.m.

Roll Call

Present:	Rakesh Agarwala Bob Benke, Dennis Flahave,

Linda Harmon, Ken Johnson, John Kaufhold, Kevin Locke, Mark Nelson, Maxine Pierson, Rosalyn Scaff

Absent:	Gene Delaune, Carol Frey, Steve Larson, Ann Hoffman

Call to Order

Ken Johnson, Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:40 a.m.

NW Quadrant

Kent Carlson and Craig Rapp continue to work on the NWQ. Both continue to contact property owners and assess property cost and acquisition timing. The timeline for the acquisition and redevelopment process continues to be refined.

Brighton Village Shopping Center

Rosalyn talked about the tenant meeting on March 31st with Brighton Village tenants, Jim McComb, Cynthia Hable of KA, Kevin Lock, Carol Frey and Rosalyn Scaff. During the meeting McComb spoke about the Brighton Village Shopping Center market analysis and asked the tenants to complete a week long survey profiling their customer base.

Cynthia Hable introduced herself and talked about the various options KA sees for the site. The three options include: 1) leaving the site as is and backfilling with tenants as businesses leave; 2) renovating and updating the area and finding anchor tenants; and 3) dramatically redeveloping the area and creating a mixed-service center. Hable explained that KA is most interested in the second option and continues to search for a variety of tenants.

Carol Frey has contacted both the local newspaper and cable access station to ask that they run a piece on the shopping center. The news would update the public on the actions being taken to assist Brighton Village and would inform residents that viable businesses continue to do business in the center.

Other Business

Kevin gave an update on Brighton Corporate Park III, Main Street Village and the Dalco site. Three buildings to the east and south of McGillis and Gibbs continue to be built as part of BCPIII. Main Street Village will submit plans to the Planning Commission in early May. Ordway hopes to start construction on two commercial buildings and has two tenants for the site: Risdhal and a credit union. The Dalco development is making progress. Dalco representatives have met with the MPCA and city staff to discuss a the environmental clean-up, the potential development timeline and the development agreement.

Adjourn

The meeting adjourned at 8:30 a.m.