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Member LeToumeau stated that as a business owner on the comer he could represent feelings of both businesses and the EDA in their desire to help the-area survive and better. He feels the information from this survey will be great information not onl; businesses but to determine what could come in and work. The survey will to move forward. ... City Administrator Norman stated he thinks the surWey'.will provide the- . . allow and encourage commermal nodes, to exast. . ~,~ .... · . . . ~,~!;~¢;? .... ~ . - Member Kiefer reiterated that this w~ll prowde statistical data.,~ack uP~(~e assumptmn that the comer is worth renovating, or provide facts that indicate ta uld begin to try and relocate" the businesses there. With this information if a developeE.g~mes in and wants to invest or do a redevelopment project, the EDA and the City will be ~3.1o make g°~decisions. Member Kurak added she would ~magune the mformat~on coUt~be,:~e~t to'promote the comer. She added that while she understands the value of the informatimi, she doesn't want to repeat, .. -¢.%. and pay again, for what has already been done. ' ~ Member LeToumeau recommended mo~g forward' but having staffr ~ might be duphcat~on of the previous study.;,:)~i,?mmt~,¢e Committee to keep ~:mmd that the McComb Group has already do~;§0n~'¢;of the ~K(¢,.~' a new company}~i)uld be starting from ii~~mtCb~Ki~ce[fi'i;}i:;t~fd 7 ~~ dit s sm~ouGl~°~lt;~°rk Motion by M~ber Kiefer;;)~conded by Merri~r Gr~berg, to' recommend to C~ty Counml that they move~ah'~hd with the m~ket analysis co~g~:~)n staff meeting with the ._M.,c_Comb Group to negotiEie"a more cost effect proposal by t into account the work they ve previously ,: ...._ · -5 :: ¢~ ' ~: Motion carried. *'.~o~g Yes: Chart-person Riley, Members Kiefer; Gromberg, Kurak,. Steffen, ~,.,and Strommen. V~g No: None. Member LeToumeau abstained. Case #3. ~. Grosslem:Be,ve~age Property/Bulow Inc. Property_ · ~i !'~-~ '-. ('} -:;~ .': '*-)¢;;'~ ' ~ Associate Planner Wald~stated Grossle~n Beverage owns the vacant parcel located next to Comfort Suites~"[~ 'The parcel is zoned commercial and Duke Gro'sslein, owner of Grosslein Beverage, is. int~ested in developing thesite with a restaurant. :'T~he subject pr0~erty is. approximately 1.9 acres in size and contains a large drainage pond- that w~as,.designed~to handle the drainage from Comfort Suites and any development on the subject vacahtprOperty. Due to the large drainage pond, the site does not provide for adequate space for parking/tnd a restaurant, facility. Economic Development Authority / January 13, 2003 Page 5 of 8 -117-