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EDC Minutes January 15, 2019 Page 2 of 5 ----------------------------- so if the Commission would like to do anything above what has already �I been budgeted, there would have to be a request made to the City ' Council. , Ms. Malecha stated that in November the items below were designated as 2019 project priorities for the EDC. a. Work with the HRA on Housing Issues - Ms Malecha stated she will meet with the HRA Executive Director and the Brainerd and Crow Wing County HRAs in May to begin the application process for a Small Cities Redevelopment Grant which is used in a targeted neighborhood that needs improvemenUredevelopments. The pre-application deadline is February 2020 and the funding application deadline is July 2020. Commissioner Lubke asked what the HRA levy is from the City in order to manage the property. Ms. Malecha stated the City levies $38,250 per year for the HRA. Discussion ensued as to what the HRA's responsibility would be going forward. Ms. Haverkamp stated she has been involved with housing with BLAEDC in the past and there are many different strategies with housing needs. b. Business Park Infill — Chair Lindholm explained that we have opportunities with infill in the City's current business park. Most properties are privately owned, however, they have the availability to subdivide. c. Fiber Optics— Chair Lindholm asked Bob Perkins where we are with fiber optics in the business park. Mr. Perkins stated TDS has made progress in the business park for fiber installation; however, there are several places within the City that do not have high speed availability. d. Intercultural Development Inventory(IDI)— Chair Lindholm explained the IDI data results from EDC members who participated in the assessment. The reasoning for this inventory assessment was so we as a community could determine how to attract and be a welcoming community to a diverse populations and workforces.