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<br />Chairperson Dehen stated he sees this as a selling document - let it go. We are trying to entice <br />them - we believe Allina is looking in the Town Center. Someone relying solely on that <br />information in locating their clinic would be silly - let them think of this as a medical campus. <br /> <br />Commissioner McGlone disagreed. If they find out this statement may be "full of it" they will <br />think our whole proposal is "full of it". There is no need to fabricate - we could put "likely to <br />locate' but that's as far as he felt it should go. <br /> <br />Commissioner Look stated you could state that Allina is planning a $7.5 million investment in <br />Ramsey and they have the same opportunity to co-locate in the Ramsey Town Center. We want <br />to paint it as an opportunity for them to locate in the Town Center as well as the Veterans Clinic. <br /> <br />Commissioner Elvig stated that Allina has a new project coming; it has been suggested that it <br />will be located in Ramsey. They have the same opportunity to locate in the Town Center but we <br />do not want to state that it will definitely be in the Town Center. <br /> <br />Mr. Lazan agreed to soften the Allina location language. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich suggested placing a period after Ramsey. We somewhat infer it will <br />be the Town Center but we are not saying it will be located in the Town Center. They can fill in <br />the blanks and we do not have to. <br /> <br />Commissioner Look stated that we want to somehow word it in a way that says Allina can <br />optimize their benefits by locating in the Ramsey Town Center as well. <br /> <br />Commissioner Wise expressed his agreement. <br /> <br />Chairperson Dehen stated he seemed to remember they were very excited about relocating in the <br />Town Center. <br /> <br />Mr. Ulrich suggested putting a comma after Ramsey and state they will be considering the <br />Ramsey Town Center site as an option. <br /> <br />Commissioner Ramsey stated he is fine with that wording as long as it's not stated cut and dried <br />that they are moving to the Town Center. <br /> <br />Commissioner Elvig stated. we do not know how many other people are trying to pitch land in <br />Ramsey - not just the Town Center. <br /> <br />Mr. Lazan reiterated that he would work on that language. <br /> <br />Commissioner McGlone stated that there is a benefit of working with this seller - part of that <br />benefit is buying property the seller owns. <br /> <br />Mr. Lazan stated we have not addressed that benefit at all - that would be a new concept. <br /> <br />Housing and Redevelopment Authority/September 14, 2009 <br />Page 3 of8 <br />