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Commissioner Look stated he also liked Forest City and Forest City represented themselves better than the other businesses. However, he also liked Landform and Landform knew the development. He did not think the HRA should give this to one developer only. Commissioner Ramsey stated he liked Landform. He did not believe Forest City presented anything unique. Chairperson Dehen stated he was not in favor of having a development manager at all. He indicated he wanted the City to sell the land and quit pouring money into businesses that promised to find developers for the City. He stated he was not interested in paying for these services and if someone brought something to the City, the City could pay them on a contingent basis. He asked what Landform had delivered. He indicated he was not happy with Landform. He stated he wanted to see itemized bills from Landform. He noted he liked Forest City, but he questioned whether a development manager was needed. Commissioner Elvig stated the issue he had with Landform was that Landform had strong ties to some Councilmembers and he wanted Landform to deal with staff and not Council directly. He liked Commissioner Look's suggestion to have two companies involved, but he was not sure how that would work. He liked the fact that Forest City had a strong political arm in Washington, DC. City Administrator Ulrich believed staff had worked out any issues with Landform. He strongly believed only one development business should be in charge. The HRA's consensus was to direct staff to outline options and come back to the HRA at the next meeting. COMMITTEE REPORTS None. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT None. COMMISSIONER INPUT None. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Commissioner Ramsey, seconded by Commissioner Wise, to close the special meeting of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Motion carried. Housing and Redevelopment Authority /December 15, 2009 Page 8 of 9