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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PEQUOT LAKES <br /> ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br /> TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2020 <br /> Members Present: Chair Lindholm; Commissioners Crochet, Holley, Lelwica, Lubke, <br /> and Rieck attended virtually via Zoom <br /> Members Absent: Commissioner Becklin <br /> Others Present: Nancy Malecha, City Administrator&Angie Duus, City <br /> Clerk/Treasurer attended in person; Tim Houle, City Engineer <br /> (virtually via Zoom); Tyler Glynn, BLAEDC (virtually via Zoom) and <br /> Mark Jurchen (virtually via Zoom) <br /> 1. Call Meetinq to Order <br /> The meeting was called to order by Chair Lindholm at 8:01 a.m. <br /> 2. Consider AQenda <br /> THE AGENDA WAS APPROVED THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. <br /> 3. Consider an Offer for the Purchase of Real Propertv in the Heart of the Good Life <br /> Development <br /> Commissioner Holley joined the meeting. <br /> Nancy Malecha stated that at the May 19, 2020 EDC meeting the Commission <br /> reviewed and discussed the business proposal from Xcel Energy to purchase <br /> four acres in the Heart of the Good Life Development directly west of the City's <br /> Public Works Facility. She stated that the EDC requested pictures of how the <br /> facility may look and Tim Mauseth from Xcel Energy presented pictures of <br /> existing Xcel facilities. He stated that the Montrose facility is more the size that <br /> they are proposing with the office space up front and the service garage in the <br /> back. He stated that it also has the drive in and drive out layout that they are <br /> proposing. Mr. Mauseth stated they would work with the local governing <br /> jurisdiction as far as following the design code of the Patriot Developmenf <br /> Ordinance. <br /> Ms. Malecha stated that a Commission member had asked a question on the <br /> weights of vehicles and to answer that Mr. Mauseth had supplied information in <br /> the packet. He informed the EDC that the heaviest vehicles will be the 2 <br /> Freightliner trucks and they have a gross vehicle weight of 33,000 pounds which <br /> comes out to be 8.25 tons per axle. <br /> Tim Houle explained how they obtained a per acre and per foot cost related to <br /> the possible Xcel energy development. He stated phase 1 is south of Derksen <br /> Road and consists of lots 1, 2, and 3, which are fictitious lot arrangements. He <br /> stated that Xcel is looking at lots 2 and 3 but it will go a little to the south too. He <br />