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Public Hearing <br />Mayor Strommen called the public hearing to order at 7:11 p.m. <br />Citizen Innut <br />There was none. <br />Motion by Councilmember LeTourneau, seconded by Councilmember Johns, to close the public <br />hearing. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Strommen, Councilmembers LeTourneau, Johns, Kuzma, <br />Riley, Shryock, and Williams. Voting No: None. <br />The public hearing was closed at 7:11 p.m. <br />Council Business <br />Councilmember Riley stated that he would like to hear from Adrenaline Sports. <br />Matt Kuker, PSD LLC, stated that the following day they will have a preconstruction meeting <br />with Community Development Director Gladhill and the contractor before they remove trees and <br />clear the site. He stated that they are ready to begin construction to meet the timeline needed for <br />Adrenaline Sports. He stated that they are going to order materials in three weeks and they are <br />moving full steam ahead. He thanked staff for their continued cooperation throughout this <br />process. He stated that they will soon provide the road drawings being prepared by Bolton & <br />Menk. <br />Jason Jacob, Adrenaline Sports, stated that his organization has grown since he last met with the <br />Council to expand from just turf to sports courts for basketball. He stated that the plans have <br />grown from 46,000 square feet to 53,000 square feet and he is lining up a contract with intention <br />of being in the building some time in January. He reviewed some of the associations that he <br />already has contracts with and noted that he continues to work through some of the pieces <br />involved with the late start to the winter season in January. He stated that he is looking forward <br />to learning more about volleyball, basketball and the sport court world as that was not previously <br />a part of his business. He stated that in his prior Coon Rapids location, there were 5,000 families <br />going through their facility and he would estimate 5,000 to 7,000 families at the new location. <br />Motion by Councilmember Riley, seconded by Councilmember Williams, to Adopt Resolution <br />#17-07-177 Authorizing Execution of a Public Financing Agreement. <br />Further discussion: Councilmember Kuzma stated that this is an exciting time and he is excited <br />to see this business come to Ramsey. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Strommen, Councilmembers Riley, Williams, Johns, <br />Kuzma, LeTourneau, and Shryock. Voting No: None. <br />City Council / July 25, 2017 <br />Page 4 of 17 <br />