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Game Fair based on a staff recommendation to not staff a booth and instead provide signage and <br />advertising for the event and help with police patrol. He reported that the City Council approved <br />a park monument for The Draw along Ramsey Boulevard. He stated the HRA made a decision <br />to reduce the COR 3 development to four lots on the north side of the park and to hold the rest <br />until land prices increase. He advised the City will begin contracting with a new attorney and <br />stated an RFP was done and the City Council selected two finalists that were interviewed last <br />Tuesday with consensus reached to select Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney as the new City Attorney. <br />He stated the Highway 10 project continues to have good momentum and Sen. Amy Klobuchar <br />named it as her #1 priority. He indicated that a grant application for Federal money was <br />submitted this week. <br />Member Skaff requested information about the open City Council seats. He also requested an <br />update on the EDA manager position. <br />City Administrator Ulrich advised there have been two City Council filings so far and the <br />deadline is June 7 He stated the City is recruiting for the EDA manager position and the <br />closing date for the posting is June 10 adding three applications have been received so far. <br />5. MEMBER/STAFF INPUT <br />Management Analyst Brama stated an email will be sent to the EDA regarding the old municipal <br />center project, adding that the City Council will be reviewing the case next Tuesday to determine <br />whether to move forward with the Comprehensive Plan amendment. He indicated that staff <br />found some discrepancy in the cost/benefit analysis previously presented to the EDA and <br />explained that the analysis found that a data center is still more beneficial to the City than a <br />residential user however the margins have decreased slightly. He stated that a save the date card <br />has been sent via email for the annual business appreciation golf tournament and staff is <br />finalizing the invitations and registration forms. He stated the business expo was a successful <br />event with 50 vendors and staff received a lot of positive feedback. <br />6. ADJOURNMENT <br />The regular meeting of the Economic Development Authority adjourned at 9:13 a.m. <br />Respectfu <br />K is G. Ulrich, City Administrator <br />ATTES,T: <br />Patrick Brama, agement Analyst <br />Draft by Barbara Hughes <br />(TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.) <br />Economic Development Authority /June 6, 2013 <br />Page 7 of 7 <br />