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EDC Minutes December 3, 2014 Page 2 of 3 Commissioner Heikkila indicated that he did an article on the progress of the Round Lake Road improvements which are still underway. He indicated that when he distributed the postcards for the State of the City, all of the businesses in the Round Lake District were interested in the status of the project. Commissioner Heikkila indicated that he feels an update on the Round Lake Road improvements, as well as the 2015 bridge improvement on Highway 96, would be good topics for the newsletter and offered to do an article that would summarize those two topics. Commissioner Erickson asked whether there had been any progress with the Carroll's Furniture property. City Administrator Klaers informed the commissioners that the Carroll's Furniture property had been purchased by Frattallone's and he expects an application to be submitted to the City Council in the first quarter of 2015. He indicated Frattallone's will be using part of the building for storage and for offices and that it will not be used for retail. City Administrator Klaers indicated that the reuse of the Carroll's Furniture property, County Road E, and the Snelling Avenue bridge replacement could be topics for the newsletter. 5. UPDATES A. TCAAP Update City Administrator Klaers indicated that Community Development Director Hutmacher has provided a schedule of upcoming TCAAP meetings and assignments. He indicated that the timetable for completing the project has changed. City Administrator Klaers indicated that staff had hoped to get the TCAAP redevelopment code completed before the end of the calendar year, in part because of development pressures and demands and also for Councilmember Werner to see the conclusion of the project before his term expired. He indicated the current goal is to have everything approved by the City Council by the end of February, 2015. City Administrator Klaers stated that with the TCAAP Redevelopment Code, there has been a lot of information and new ideas for the Council to work through as this code is very different compared to the current City ordinance. City Administrator Klaers mentioned that there was a prospective buyer for the Thumb property, however, the company was purchased and the parent company has since reevaluated the plan to relocate the business to Minnesota. -City Administrator Klaers explained that the County has asked the Council to move the Spine Road to the east in order to accommodate a 20 acre retail parcel in the northwest corner of the site, south of the County Road H intersection. He commented that this change to the Master Plan Land Use map is expected to be made.