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1 <br /> <br />Joint Development Authority <br />Monday November 4, 2013 <br />Arden Hills City Council Chambers <br />Draft Minutes <br />5:30 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: Pat Klaers, Jill Hutmacher, (Arden Hills); Heather Worthington, (Ramsey County) <br /> <br />Roll call taken. <br /> <br />Approval of agenda. <br /> <br />Motion by Commissioner Huffman seconded by Commissioner Grant. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Approval of October 7, 2013 minutes. <br /> <br />Motion by Commissioner Grant seconded by Commissioner Ortega. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Public Inquiries/Informational <br />None <br /> <br />Consent Agenda <br />None <br /> <br />Old Business <br />None <br /> <br />Public Hearing <br />None <br /> <br />New Business <br />The Joint Development Authority heard two presentations on commercial development strategies for <br />the TCAAP site from Louis Jambois, St. Paul Port Authority (SPPA), and from Matt Kramer and Jonathan <br />Weinhagen, St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce (SPACC). <br /> <br />Mr. Jambois reported on SPPA’s work to bring industrial development and job growth to St. Paul often <br />through the redevelopment of brownfield sites. Recent studies have shown that industrial <br />development uses $0.60 to $0.70 in services for every dollar of tax revenue generated. This compares <br />to $1.08 to $1.16 in services required for every dollar of tax revenue for residential property. SPPA <br />enters into development agreements which set requirements for minimum investment, job growth,