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OFFICIAL MINUTES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
July 26, 1999
1. Call to Order
President Y oung called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. Roll Call
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The fo llow ing Commissioners w ere present at ro ll call: Jeff Ja cobs, Susan Sanger, Sue Santa, Jim
Brim eyer and President Robert Y oung.
Al so present w ere the Executive D irector (Mr . M eyer); D irector of Comm unity Development
(Mr . H arm ening); Economi c D evelopm ent Coordinator (Mr. An derson); and EDA Secretary (M s.
Larsen).
3. Approval of agenda
It w as m oved by Commissioner Sanger, seconded by Com missioner Jacobs, to appro ve the
agenda. The m otion passed 5-0.
4. New Business
4a. Redevelopment Agreement relating to the Medical Office Development
Proposal the Southwest Corner of Highway 7 and Louisiana Avenue.
Resolution #99- 7
C omm issioner Santa asked about location of the billboard on the pro perty. Mr. Harm ening
indicated that it w ould be moved to the w est.
Com mi ssioner Sanger stated that she w ould oppose the project because she didn't want city
money to go tow ard moving a billboard. She w as concerned that this set a precedent for future
decisions.
Comm issioner. Brim eyer stated that he fe lt this w as a necessary comprom ise and that the benefits
of the project outw eighed the negatives of retaining a billboard on the site.
C omm ission Jacobs agreed stating he liked the project more than he disliked billboards. He did
not fe el a decision to appro ve the project w ith relocation of the billboard would set a precedent.
C ornm isioner Santa agreed stating that she felt fo r this particular pro posal, the retention of the
billboard w as a necessary com pro mi se.
C om missioner Y oung pointed out that removal of the billboard w ould have cost over $750,000
and did not feel that cose w as w arra nted simply to have a billboard removed from a site.
E D A Sp ecial M eeting Mi nutes -2- July 26, 1999
Mr . H arm eni ng indicated that a site plan w ould be com ing fo rw ard to council in the very near
fu tu re.
C om m issioner Ja cobs m oved to adopt the resolution appro ving a R edevelopm ent A greem ent by
and am ong the St. L ouis Park E conomi c D evelopm ent A uthority, the C ity of St. L ouis Park and
D RF L - 7 L L C . M otion w as seconded by C om mi ssioner B rim eyer. M otion passed 4-1 (Sanger
opp o sed).
9. Adjournment
T he m eeting adjo urn ed at 7: 10 p.m .
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