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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES AUGUST 19,2008 MEMBERS PRESENT: Ed Larsen, Mark Jurchen, and Justin Bolz-Andolshek, Nancy Adams, Patrick Smith ALSO PRESENT: Mayor Cathy Malecha, City Clerk Sandy Peine, Sheila Haverkamp and Elissa Rogers, BLADC; and City Engineer Tim Houle 1. Call Meeting to Order The meeting was called to order by Cha' d Larsen at 8:00 a.m. W . 2. Consider June 17, 2008, EDC Minutes JURCHEN MOVED TO A ' OVE THE 7,2008,MINUTES. ADAMS SECONDED THE ` _•N. MOTIO ED 5-0. 3. Industrial Park Expansion Chair Larsen - . - gave the s l uncil an •date on the Commission's study of the exp. • • of the ustrial park d the need for a facilities plan study. The Clerk notes t - faci es plan is in a 009 preliminary budget. She also noted that some . - _ cos-.rns regarding the necessity and timing of the - an ommis . scussed the need for the plan. It was the • sensus o o •.n to convey to the Council the need for the study. The emmission st. e fo • • reasons for completing the facility plan in 2009. 1). or future . ing and providing space perspectives,the spray irrigation field a. 3 s to be • most logical location for an expansion of the busin • du al park. Due to its location(no matter whether Hwy 371 remains on sent alignment or an alternate alignment to the east is used), sooner or lat-, ;there will be a higher use for the land that is currently the City's spray irrigation field. 2). The present business/industrial park is nearing capacity and the City is working at adjustments to allow maximizing this present land. However,this is a shorter-term approach. More land will be needed if the City wants to encourage continued business/industrial growth. 3). Another shorter-term approach would be to extend sanitary sewer and watermain along Derksen Road from the south end of Morehouse Drive to service land on the north side of the spray irrigation field. Only platting off a row of lots