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Motion by Member Skaff, seconded by Member Brunt, to approve the Statement of Goals as presented. Assistant to the City Administrator Brama requested the motion be amended to authorize staff to make some edits to the Statement of Goals to address some inconsistencies in the document. Member Skaff agreed to the friendly amendment. Member Brunt seconded the friendly amendment. Member Williams stated that the document talks about blighted properties and questioned whether the City should have an opportunity to amend the Statement of Goals in the future if it is determined that improvements have been made to some of the blighted areas which may impact the City's willingness to provide assistance. Assistant to the City Administrator Brama stated the document states that the City Council is the ultimate decision maker and the document does not commit or preclude the City Council from doing anything and the City Council retains discretion to change the policy. He suggested that the EDA revisit the Statement of Goals in approximately six months. Member Hardin suggested that the second paragraph of the Background section on the first page be revised to delete the reference to "market failure" because of the negative connotation. He also asked if there was a conflict between the vision regarding apartments and the public's undesired uses that included apartments. Member Skaff suggested "market failure" be replaced with "market challenges." Assistant to the City Administrator Brama agreed to revise this section of the document. He also agreed to revise the document to reflect the strong public sentiment against apartments and delete the reference to high density in the vision portion of the document. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Steffen, Members Skaff, Brunt, Hardin, Kuzma, and Williams. Voting No: None. Absent: Members LeTourneau and Riley. Member Hardin requested information about how many more units would be needed to make this area viable as a retail node or to entice a developer to come into the area. Assistant to the City Administrator Brama stated that staff will look into Member Hardin's request and report back at the next meeting. 4.03: EDA Updates Assistant to the City Administrator Brama reported that the first meeting of the study group regarding the old municipal center site was held on November 4 and the process should be concluded in February. He advised that Molin Concrete will be reopening operations in the City and has indicated they are considering a significant expansion next year that would double the size of their facility. He stated that Cullinan Rigging completed its 45,000 square foot expansion this summer and Diamond Graphics is working on its 30,000 square foot expansion. He reported Economic Development Authority/November 14, 2013 Page 3 of 4