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the office market who were dealing with the large end user. He indicated he was also on various Boards and worked on programs through these Boards as well. Mr. Hart stated people know who Solomon was and Solomon did not need to market themselves and this has value for the City. Commissioner Wise stated he was concerned about the transportation issues and the location of Highway 10 and the railroad tracks. He believed this needed to be fixed one way or another. He asked what Solomon could bring to this to find funding. Mr. Johnson responded Solomon had worked closely with MnDOT and Counties in the past and Solomon had had experience in working with issues such as this. He believed the train stop was a big plus for this area. Commissioner Jeffrey arrived at 6:00 p.m. Darren Lazan, Landform, introduced Skip Greeby and Michael Greeby, of Greeby Companies, and Ryan Cronk of Cronk RE, LLC. Mr. Lazan presented what he believed the project was and where the project should go. He indicated the next steps would be to organize, political lobbying, and development management. Michael Greeby stated whatever developer the City decided on needed to be able to take this to the next step. He stated Greeby Companies wanted to take this to the next level and with the proper organization structure, this could be accomplished. Mr. Lazan summarized the team strengths including local presence, national reach, depth of resources, and service-based approach. Skip Greeby stated Greeby Companies needed to convince the City to retain them for this project. He stated a couple of reasons why is that Greeby Company has gotten to know a lot of City staff and Council over the past few years and from a local and national view Greeby would be able to tap resources from developers as well as giving the City visibility of the project. He stated Greeby would be able to promote the project on the national stage, which was a great advantage for the City. Chairperson Dehen stated he was not sold on the developer management concept because it created another layer. He asked what this team would bring over and above what the staff could accomplish. He asked if the advantage was the contacts Landform had. He asked if there was anything else in the marketing aspect over and above these contacts. Mr. Lazan responded the City staff was very talented and energetic. He believed contacts was a big advantage, but he also believed Landform brought a deeper and broader understanding of the deal, and development, as well as an understanding of what would fit into Town Center. Housing and Redevelopment Authority /December 15, 2009 Page 3 of 9