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CASE #12: <br /> <br />RECOI~4ENDATION FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COM~ISSION <br /> REGARDING METRO AREA RESORT SITE <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The Northern Mayors' Association has requested potential sites for a Metro <br />Area Resort. This facility would be a hotel/motel meeting center that <br />combines resort amenities with meeting space and access to the metropolitan <br />area and International Airport. <br /> <br />Siting criteria for this facility include that the site be at least 30-60 <br />acres in size, have direct access to a regional park and/or trail system, <br />have access to an 18-hole golf course, be or have the potential to be zoned <br />for commercial development, have direct access to the Mississippi River and <br />have access to a major highway. <br /> <br />The Economic Development Commission discussed the idea of a Metro Area <br />Resort and reviewed the criteria for such a facility. The Commission <br />recommended that the City submit a letter to the Northern Mayors' <br />Association noting that there is property in Ramsey along the Mississippi <br />River which meets the criteria for a metro area resort facility. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Council Action: <br /> <br />Motion to: <br />Authorize a letter to the Northern Mayors' Association responding <br />to their request for potential sites for a Metro Area Resort. <br /> <br /> <br />