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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
December 12, 1988
l. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by President Thomas Duffy at 7:00 p.m.
2. Roll Call
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The following commissioners were present at roll call: Bruce Battaglia, Thomas
Duffy, Lyle Hanks, Keith Meland and Larry Mitchell.
Also present were the Executive Director and the City Attorney.
3. Approval of Minutes
It was moved by Commissioner Battaglia, seconded by Commissioner Hanks, to
approve the minutes of the November 28, 1988 Economic Development Authority
meeting. The motion passed 5-0.
4. Approval of Agenda
It was moved by Commissioner Hanks, seconded by Commissioner Battaglia, to
approve the agenda for December 12, 1988. The motion passed 5-0.
5. Public Hearings
None.
6. Reports
a. President Duffy noted the summary of cash balances through November 30,
1988 for Excelsior Blvd. and Oak Park Village tax increment financing districts
accounts.
7. Unfinished Business
None.
8. New Business
a. Election of officers
President Duffy said the EDA bylaws call for the election of officers at
the first meeting in December.
J It was moved by
to renominate all
motion passed 5-0.
8. Communications and Bills
Commissioner Meland,
the officers elected
seconded by
in October
Commissioner
for the year
Battaglia,
1989. The
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ED A minutes
December 12, 1988
a. Communications from the President - None.
b. Communications from the Executive Director
President Duffy referred to the letter received fr om the Executive Director
relative to snow storage. The EDA was being requested to allow a portion
of it s land be used frsnow storage after plowing if and when necessary. It was
understood the snow would be placed outside of the boundaries of Phase I
of the proposed On the Avenue site.
It was moved by Commissioner Meland, seconded by Commissioner Battaglia,
that the On the Avenue site be used for snow storage, storage only to occur
outside of the boundaries of the proposed site.
Commissioner Hanks"/,f±'t storage site did the City lose. The Executive Director
responded the Smith property.
Commissioner Hanks asked about storage in the South Oak Pond area. The Director
of Public Works said that was a definite possibility.
The motion passed 5-0.
c. Approval of claims - It was moved by Commissioner Meland, seconded by
Commissioner Hanks to approve the claims list. The motion passed 5-0.
The Executive Director said that the hearing before the Planning Commission
scheduled for December 21, 1988 on Louisiana Partners has been postponed
because staff and the developer are working on resolving some items surrounding
the proposal . As a result, the purchase agreement is not completed and some
of the dates contemplated in the purchase agreement will probably have to
be changed.
9. Adjournment
It was moved by Commissioner Meland, seconded by Commissioner Battaglia,
to adjourn the meeting at 7:10 p.m.
Executive Director
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