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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.1 July 10, 2018 EDA Minutes CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE E CONOMIC D EVELOPMENT A UTHORITY MINUTES th July 10, 2018 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the Economic Development Authority was th held at Cottage Grove City Hall, 12800 Ravine Parkway, Cottage Grove, Minnesota 55016 on the 10 day of July 2018. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:30 a.m. by EDA President Bailey. ROLL CALL Members Present: Myron Bailey, EDA President Chris Carey, EDA Member Steve Dennis, EDA Vice President Eric Thiewes, EDA Member Ramona Westerberg, EDA Member Members Absent: Wayne Butt, EDA Member Dan Myers, EDA Member Staff Present: Charlene Stevens, EDA Executive Director Robin Roland, Finance Director Jennifer Levitt, Community Development Director/City Engineer Christine Costello, Economic Development Director Matt Wolf, Economic Development Specialist Others Present: None APPROVAL OF MINUTES th 3.1 Approval of EDA Minutes May 29, 2018 EDA Member Thiewes motioned to approve the May 29th, 2018 EDA Meeting Minutes. EDA Member Westerberg seconded. Motion passed unanimously (5-to-0 vote) PUBLIC HEARINGS 4.1 Economic Development Update/Business Inquiry Economic Development Authority – Minutes July 10th, 2018 Page 2 of 2 Economic Development Director Costello gave an update on the new business and projects occurring in Cottage Grove. EDA Member Westerberg inquired how many units were part of the Park Place Storage and what was the average square footage of the units. Community Development Director/City Engineer Levitt stated they range from 7,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet. A complete breakdown of the number of units and their square footage will be provided at the next EDA meeting. 4.2 Amendment to the Contract for Residential Development with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanities Economic Development Director Costello presented on the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanities project th occurring on 85 Street and the need to amend the current contract. EDA Member Thiewes removed himself from the vote due to a potential conflict of interest as an employee of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, which helps finance Habitat for Humanities projects. EDA Vice President Dennis motioned to authorize the EDA President and Executive Director to amend the Contract for Residential Development with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanities. Seconded by EDA Member Carey. Motion passed (4-to-0, EDA Member Thiewes abstained) OTHER BUSINESS 6.1 Calendar th EDA President Bailey stated that on July 10 the Chamber of Commerce was doing an after hours networking event from 4:30 pm to 6 pm. 6.2 EDA Comments 6.3 Response to Previous EDA Comments WORKSHOP 7.1 None AJOURN EDA Member Thiewes made a motion to adjourn. EDA Member Westerberg seconded. The meeting adjourned at 7:43 a.m. (5-to-0 vote) Respectfully Submitted, Matt Wolf Economic Development Specialist