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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
MEETING
May 20, 2008
6:00 p.m.
Conference Rooms A & B
1. Call to Order - 6:00 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes (4/15/08 Regular Mtg.)
3. Review Site and Elevation Drawings (Golden Eagle II)
4. Discuss Changes in Allowable Uses / Potential Land Sale to Eddy Prater (Continued)
0 5. Update Economic Development Activities
6. Other Business
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ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING
.MAY 20, 2008 - MINUTES
A Meeting of the Andover Economic Development Authority was called to order by Secretary Don
Jacobson, May 20, 2008, 6:03 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW,
Andover, Minnesota.
Present: President Mike Gamache (arrived at 6:05 p.m.) Commissioners
Mike Knight, Ken Orttel, Julie Truce (arrived at 6:04 p.m.) and
Voting resident member Joyce Twistol
Absent: Voting resident member Robert Nowak
Also present: Executive Director, Jim Dickinson
Community Development Director, Will Neumeister
Others
0 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
May 6, 2008 Regular Meeting: Correct as written.
Motion by Orttel, Seconded by Knight, approval of the Minutes as written. Motion carried
unanimously. (Gamache, Trude and Nowak absent)
REVIEW SITE AND ELEVATION DRA WINGS (GOLDEN EAGLE II)
Mr. Neumeister presented the architectural/site design for the dryc1eaners.
The drawing was discussed.
Commissioner Trude suggested rotating the building slightly so the attractive front of the
building would be facing Jay Street. The EDA agreed.
Ms. Heppner will take the drawing back to the architect.
DISCUSS CHANGES IN ALLOWABLE USES/POTENTIAL LAND SALE TO EDDY
PRATER (CONTINUED)
0 Mr. Neumeister stated Eddy Prater is interested in relocating his auto body shop into Andover
Station North. Andover Station North guidelines for allowable uses would need to be changed to
allow auto repair.
Details of the building were discussed.
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Minutes - May 20, 2008
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Commissioner Jacobson stated the building would need to blend with the other buildings already
there.
A different site in Andover Station North was discussed.
President Gamache suggested Mr. Prater work with staff on another Andover Station North site.
UPDATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Mr. Neumeister updated on the following:
Funeral Home - Grand opening for Thurston-DeShaw is June 1, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Day Care Site - They will be closing on the land sale May 22, with construction beginning on
May 23.
0 MVP Baseball- Mr. Larkin continues to work on financing.
Blue Fin Pool & Spa - They are working on the architectural/site plan.
Dynamic Sealing Technologies - Roof going on next week. Utilities have been installed.
OTHER BUSINESS
Commissioner Trude stated at a future meeting she would like to. discuss options of what to put
on outlot E located by Walgreens.
Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. (Nowak
absent) The meeting adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
0 Michelle Hartner, Recording Secretary