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Economic Development Authority (EDA) 4. 1. <br />Meeting Date: 09/13/2012 <br />Submitted For: Patrick Brama By: Patrick Brama, Administrative Services <br />Title: <br />Guest Speaker- -Don Haller, Connexus Energy <br />Background: <br />Last year, the City submitted a proposal for a data center solicitation. The site selected was the former City Hall <br />site on Nowthen Blvd. (CR 5). At that time it was determined that the site satisfactorily met all the preliminary <br />screening requirements to make a good data center site, such as: <br />Natural Disasters Resistance - The location should be resistant to the common natural disasters. Avoid floodplains, <br />avoid areas of high tectonic activity (earthquakes and volcanoes). <br />Ease of Access - Secure and reliable transportation to the site. <br />Local Electric and Data Connectivity - The new power supply by Connexus aand the Anoka County Fiber Optic <br />project make this an ideal site. <br />Plus, the location offers close proximity to a number of business users and a strong labor pool. <br />Observations: <br />One of the hurdles faced witht he previous submittal was the cost to "qualify" the site on a formal basis would cost <br />the City or the end user potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars. <br />Connexus has a proposal to assist in thes pre - qualifying costs that they would like to present. <br />This would have the advantage of making the site "shovel ready" without the cost and time delay to a potential <br />user. This would greatly improve the probability of construction of a data center on the site. <br />Funding Source: <br />N/A <br />Staff Recommendation: <br />Based upon discussion, agree to move forward, or modify, the concept as presented by Connexus. <br />EDA Action: <br />Kurt? <br />Form Review <br />