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he felt the City should be the facilitator and the City can help them put together a marketing <br />package and select a broker. <br />Member LeTourneau suggested the City facilitate a meeting between the property owners on the <br />north side to talk about making this one parcel, followed by a second meeting with the north and <br />south sides about how the site can be built collaboratively; following those meetings, the City <br />will have a better understanding about their willingness to work together. <br />Management Analyst Brama stated the properties to the north are all willing to sell and they are <br />willing to market the site collectively. <br />Member LeTourneau stated the property owners on the north side are still asking for a <br />manufacturing use and they need to talk about this as one large retail development parcel. <br />City Administrator Ulrich suggested sharing the Rum River Hills concept drawings with the <br />property owners on the north side to explain this as a holistic concept and to discuss whether to <br />consolidate the parcels. <br />Member Riley stated the EDA backed off from saying this should be retail and the City was told <br />retail will not work and the City has proof that it is not working. <br />Member LeTourneau stated that for years the City has been talking about restoring this area as a <br />commercial node and was concerned that the EDA might not be aligned on this issue. <br />Member Williams felt this was a viable retail node even though there are some who say it is not <br />viable. She added that housing starts in the City will help retail and commercial development in <br />the City. <br />Member Brunt stated it was his understanding that the vision talked about by the EDA was that <br />the north side be grouped together with any proposal for the south side and include housing. He <br />felt if you put enough houses in, there will be commercial development in this area. <br />Members Skaff and Brunt left the meeting at 9:20 a.m. <br />Management Analyst Brama suggested further discussion by the EDA at its next meeting <br />regarding the vision for this node. <br />Member LeTourneau stated he would like to have this discussion sooner rather than later in order <br />to keep the process moving forward. <br />After further discussion, it was the consensus of the EDA to schedule a special meeting on <br />Thursday, July 18, 2013, at 7:00 a.m. <br />Economic Development Authority/July 11, 2013 <br />Page 6 of 7 <br />