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The HRA special meeting was reconvened at 9:57 p.m. <br />Case #3: Consider Proposal of Consulting Services The Banker LLC <br />City Administrator Ulrich recommended postponing this item indefinitely. <br />Motion by Commissioner Ramsey, seconded by Commissioner Elvig, to table this item <br />indefinitely. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Dehen, Commissioners Ramsey, Elvig, Look, <br />McGlone, and Wise. Voting No: Commissioner Jeffrey. <br />Continuation of Case #1 Discussion: <br />Commissioner Wise believed all of the Development Management Services were very capable, <br />but Basile, Baumann, et al. did not seem to fit what the City wanted. <br />Commissioner Elvig believed McComb might be too conservative. He believed Landform had a <br />leg up and Solomon was an excellent group as well as being a very respected group locally. <br />However, he believed Forest City could do a lot for the City and could bring a lot of depth in. <br />Commissioner McGlone stated he liked Landform and Forest City. He believed both brought <br />national recognition and, in Landform's case, international recognition. He advocated first for <br />Landform and second for Forest City. <br />Commissioner Look stated he also liked Forest City and Forest City represented themselves <br />better than the other businesses. However, he also liked Landform and Landform knew the <br />development. He did not think the HRA should give this to one developer only. <br />Commissioner Ramsey stated he liked Landform. He did not believe Forest City presented <br />anything unique. <br />Chairperson Dehen stated he was not in favor of having a development manager at all. He <br />indicated he wanted the City to sell the land and quit pouring money into businesses that <br />promised to find developers for the City. He stated he was not interested in paying for these <br />services and if someone brought something to the City, the City could pay them on a contingent <br />basis. He asked what Landform had delivered. He indicated he was not happy with Landform. <br />He stated he wanted to see itemized bills from Landform. He noted he liked Forest City, but he <br />questioned whether a development manager was needed. <br />Commissioner Elvig stated the issue he had with Landform was that Landform had strong ties to <br />some Councilmembers and he wanted Landform to deal with staff and not Council directly. He <br />liked Commissioner Look's suggestion to have two companies involved, but he was not sure <br />how that would work. He liked the fact that Forest City had a strong political arm in <br />Washington, DC. <br />Housing and Redevelopment Authority / December 15, 2009 <br />Page 9 of 10 <br />