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Business/Development Inquiry
To: Economic Development Authority
From: Gretchen Larson, Economic Development Director
Jaime Mann, Assistant to the City Administrator
Date: November 4, 2022
Activites that have taken place in the community that may have a potential impact on economic
development activity:
Discussion Staff Action
October 3 The City Administrator, Economic Development Director, and
Assistant Mann met with Bird Mobility to discuss their services
and how the use of their scooters could be added to city to
increase options for transportation diversity. We agreed to stay
in touch and will follow up with each other, as redevelopment in
the city occurs, making this type of service perhaps more
feasible.
October 5 Tyler Hilsabeck hosted Open to Business office hours at City
Hall from 9am – noon.
October 5 – Oakwood
Park Renovation
Celebration
Mayor ProTem Dennis and Councilmembers Olsen, and Thiede
were on hand, along with State Senator Karla Bigham and city
staff, to visit with the community at the Oakwood Park
Renovation Celebration.
October 7 – Ribbon
Cutting & Grand Opening
Mayor ProTem Dennis, Councilmember Olsen, and city staff
joined the team at Design Plus Cabinets at 8599 W Point
Douglas Rd, Suite 400 for their ribbon cutting and grand
opening.
Week of October 7
We continue to work with the team at MWF who are proposing to
construct 120 units of workforce housing with a mix of 50 to 80
percent AMI and market rate on part of the Zywiec 40
property. We are discussing their request for TIF assistance and
have introduced them to the team at Ehlers for an initial analysis.
A City Council workshop will take place at 6:00 on December 7
to consider the TIF assistance request.
Week of October 7
We are working with the team at 360 Real Estate who are
proposing a redevelopment of the Cedarhurst property and want
to also discuss options related to TIF assistance.
October 12 – Ribbon
Cutting & Grand Opening
Mayor ProTem Dennis and city staff attended the Ribbon Cutting
& Grand Opening for Bieter Eyecare located at 6936 Pine Arbor
Drive S.
October 27 Staff met with the owner of Tradehome Shoes who is looking to
expand short-term at their current location and working on plans
for a much larger expansion which will necessitate them moving
from their current location. We have connected them to property
owners in the business park, who while currently are planning to
build to suit for lessees, may also be willing to sell their property.
November 2 Staff was notified that the team at Endeavour had decided not to
close on the property in the business park at 95th and Jamacia.
There is a list of folks who were interested in purchasing the
property should the deal not close, including the team at Forte
Real Estate representation a beverage distribution company.
Staff will be reaching out to all interested parties to allow them
the opportunity to submit an offer.
November 2 Tyler Hilsabeck hosted Open to Business office hours at City
Hall from 9am – noon.
November 2
Staff met with Tanya Pierson, with HVS who is working on the
Hotel Market Study. The completed report will be ready the week
of November 7.
November 3 The 1.4-acre property adjacent to Kohls at 7781 Hardwood Ave.
will become the home of a daycare facility. Site plans have been
submitted to planning for review.
November 3 Assistant Mann met with the Chamber Community Showcase
committee for initial planning for the Showcase. The date for the
2023 event is Saturday, April 29.
November 4 Economic Development Director Larson and Assistant Mann met
with Nikol Daniels and Amy Andrews with CPR to discuss if they
are willing to sell a portion of their parcels. There is significant
interest in all the remaining property in the business park.