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Joint Development Authority <br />Special Meeting <br />Tuesday, April 19, 2016 <br />Arden Hills City Council Chambers <br />Minutes <br />5:00 pm <br /> <br />Present: <br />Joint Development Authority: Chair David Sand, Commissioner Blake Huffman, <br />Commissioner Brenda Holden, Commissioner David Grant, Commissioner Rafael Ortega <br /> <br />Also present: Jill Hutmacher, (Arden Hills); Josh Olson, (Ramsey County) <br /> <br />Roll call taken. <br /> <br />Approval of agenda. <br /> <br />Motion by Commissioner Holden seconded by Commissioner Grant to approve the agenda as <br />presented. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Approval of Minutes <br />None <br /> <br />Public Inquiries/Informational <br />None <br /> <br />Consent Agenda <br />None <br /> <br />Old Business <br /> <br />Master Developer Solicitation Review Committee – Recap and Recommendation <br /> <br />Development Director Hutmacher stated on March 9th the JDA received four responses to the <br />Master Developer Solicitation. A Solicitation Review Committee (SRC) was created from <br />representatives of both City and County staff. On March 28th the SRC met to discuss the <br />solicitation responses. Based on the review of the four responses, it was determined that all <br />responders met the minimum criteria and recommended that all four proposers be invited for <br />an interview with the SRC. Interviews took place on April 11th. It was noted Ehlers provided a <br />letter detailing financial capacity of the four responders. <br /> <br />Development Director Hutmacher commented that based on the review of the solicitation <br />responses and interviews, the SRC recommends a shortlist of proposers to the JDA for <br />interviews who best demonstrated their qualifications, organizational and financial capacity,