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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE <br /> MINUTES <br /> AUGUST 19, 2008 <br /> MEMBERS PRESENT: Ed Larsen, Mark Jurchen, and Justin Bolz-Andolshek, <br /> Nancy Adams, Patrick Smith <br /> ALSO PRESENT: Mayor Cathy Malecha, City Clerk Sandy Peine, Sheila <br /> Haverkamp and Elissa Rogers, BLADC; and City Engineer <br /> Tim Houle <br /> 1. Call Meeting to Order <br /> The meeting was called to order by Chair Ed Larsen at 8:00 a.m. <br /> 2. Consider June 17, 2008, EDC Minutes <br /> JURCHEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE JUNE 17, 2008, MINUTES. <br /> ADAMS SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. <br /> 3. Industrial Park Expansion <br /> Chair Larsen noted that he gave the Council an update on the Commission's study <br /> of the expansion of the industrial park and the need for a facilities plan study. The <br /> Clerk noted that the facilities plan is in the 2009 preliminary budget. She also <br /> noted that some of the Council has concerns regarding the necessity and timing of <br /> the facilities plan. The Commission discussed the need for the plan. It was the <br /> consensus of the Commission to convey to the Council the need for the study. The <br /> Commission stated the following reasons for completing the facility plan in 2009. <br /> 1). For future planning and providing space perspectives, the spray irrigation <br /> field appears to be the most logical location for an expansion of <br /> the business/industrial park. Due to its location (no matter whether Hwy 371 <br /> remains on its present alignment or an alternate alignment to the east is used), <br /> sooner or later, there will be a higher use for the land that is currently the City's <br /> spray irrigation field. <br /> 2). The present business/industrial park is nearing capacity and the City is <br /> working at adjustments to allow maximizing this present land. However, this is a <br /> shorter-term approach. More land will be needed if the City wants to encourage <br /> continued business/industrial growth. <br /> 3). Another shorter-term approach would be to extend sanitary sewer and <br /> watermain along Derksen Road from the south end of Morehouse Drive to service <br /> land on the north side of the spray irrigation field. Only platting off a row of lots <br />