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<br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Acting Chairperson Steffen, Members Kiefer, LeTourneau, <br />Schindel, and Strommen. Voting No: None. Absent: Chairperson Riley and Member Elvig. <br /> <br />EDA BUSINESS <br /> <br />Case #1: <br /> <br />2007 Work Plan <br /> <br />Economic Development Coordinator Sullivan presented a power point presentation of the 2006 <br />EDA activities and the proposed 2007 EDA Work Plan. The presentation included the following <br />information: <br /> <br />· 2006 EDA Goals and Objectives <br />· Purpose of ED A <br />· 2006 Wark Plan Recap <br />o Development Incentives / Land Purchases <br />~ Minks Properties (Command Corporation / project complete) <br />~ St. Paul Terminals (demolition, environmental clean-up) <br />~ Ann Parks (acquisition) <br />~ Sparkle Pool (condemnation/redevelopment) <br />~ KIH Erecting (condemnation/redevelopment) <br />~ Eugene Brown (condemnation/redevelopment) <br />~ Zero-Zone (land sale for future expansion) <br />~ Minnesota Waterjet (delay due to financing issue - Sunfish Lake Business <br />Park) <br />~ Wildlife Research Center (Sunfish Lake Business Park) <br />~ Harber Industries (Sunfish Lake Business Park) <br />~ Dave Perkins Contracting (Old Gateway) <br />~ Riverside Manufacturing (Sunfish Lake Business Park) <br /> <br />2006 Project Summary Data <br />Square feet to be constructed - 171,520 <br />Estimated Job Creation - 49 <br />Estimated market Value - $9,100,000 <br /> <br />o Marketing / Communication / Signs <br />~ Communication Revitalization Project put into full swing. Signs amended to <br />include a City Phone number for inquiries. <br />~ Advertised jointly with Connexus Energy in the Real Estate Journal. <br />~ Continued marketing placing information about events in the Anoka Area <br />Chamber of Commerce newsletter. <br />~ Economic Development Webpage complete as well as an online listing of <br />sites available in Ramsey <br />~ Continued to pursue individual Zip Code for the City of Ramsey <br />~ Business Appreciation Day - Event was successful and had a large turn-out. <br />Jim Deal / PSD, LLC. was awarded business of the year. <br />~ Business Connection Meeting - David Piggot spoke and the event was well <br />attended. <br /> <br />Economic Development Authority/November 30,2006 <br />Page 2 of7 <br />