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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES MAY 20,2008 MEMBERS PRESENT: Ed Larsen, Patrick Smith, Mark Jurchen, Justin Bolz- Andolshek,Nancy Adams ALSO PRESENT: Mayor Cathy Malecha, City Clerk Sandy Peine, Sheila Haverkamp and Elissa Rogers, BLADC; Chuck Marohn, Community Growth Institute; Water/Wastewater Supervisor Gary Giltner, City Engineer Tim Houle, Street/Park Supervisor Mike Loven, 1. Call Meeting to Order The meeting was called to order by Chair Ed Larsen at 8:05 a.m. 2. Consider April 8, 2008, EDC Minutes MARK JURCHEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE APRIL 8,2008, MINUTES. PATRICK SMITH SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 3. Downtown Plan Nancy Adams indicated that the motion in the April 8th EDC minutes regarding the downtown plan did not accurately reflect the discussion on the downtown plan as stated in the minutes. She indicated that the discussion reflected that the Council should accept the plan and then follow up with a committee to implement the plan. Following discussion it was the consensus of the EDC members that the plan should be studied first by the EDC to determine timing, potential phases of the project, and project costs and how they will be funded prior to accepting the plan. 4.1. Redevelopment of Existing Industrial Park Chuck Marohn provided a memo and a map of the existing industrial park showing lot and building layouts of existing buildings. Sheila Haverkamp stated that the existing park is about 61 acres in size and contains 33 lots. Currently there are just 4 acres of existing building in the park and she stated that the purpose of this discussion is to see how to utilize the property at a higher level. Ed Larsen stated that he felt the City should be encouraged to purchase some of the vacant privately owned lots and then subdivide them.