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Member Riley stated whatever this does to help the City sell land he is in favor of and thought <br /> this was a step in the right direction. <br /> Member Riley stated they are now looking at certifying private property and wondered if this <br /> needed to be discussed further to see if there are some costs that the private property owner could <br /> pay. <br /> Economic Dev. Mgr/Assistant City Administrator Brama stated this could be a discussion item <br /> and can be discussed with the private property owner to see if they could provide some cost <br /> share. <br /> Chairperson Steffen asked if they will do the certifications individually or all together. <br /> Mr. Granberg stated they could split the certifications up into two different sections but it would <br /> cost more because they would need to send an engineering crew to the City two different times. <br /> The City would save money if they did all of the properties at once because then they would only <br /> need to send up engineers once to cover all of it. <br /> The Board discussed the Hageman property and how it should be handled for the certification. <br /> Motion by Member Skaff, seconded by Member Williams, to recommend the City Council <br /> authorize the work order with WSB & Associates, not to exceed$86,661; subject to final review <br /> and amendments by the City Attorney. <br /> Further discussion: Member Riley asked they could include in the motion something regarding <br /> the Hageman property. Member Skaff added to the motion to have staff work with Hageman <br /> Properties on discussing cost share for certification of their property. Member Williams <br /> seconded the addition. <br /> Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Steffen, Members Skaff, Williams, Hardin, and Riley. <br /> Voting No: None. Absent: Members Brunt and Burandt. <br /> 4.02: State of Minnesota Economic Development Marketing Initiative <br /> Economic Dev. Mgr/Assistant City Administrator Brama presented the staff report. <br /> Chairperson Steffen asked if they advertised in this magazine before and if there were plans to <br /> advertise the City's available land. <br /> Economic Dev. Mgr/Assistant City Administrator Brama stated they have not. <br /> Member Hardin asked when the certifications would be ready. <br /> Mr. Granberg stated he did not know the exact schedule when the certifications would be <br /> available. He suggested in the ad that they put a disclaimer stating"shovel ready sites available" <br /> and when the sites become available they can change the link in the magazine. He indicated they <br /> Economic Development Authority/June 2, 2016 <br /> Page 3 of 6 <br />