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Director Collins explained the County received six proposals for the Outlot A property. She noted a summary of these proposals will be reviewed by the County Board in a Closed Session. She commented further on the process that would be followed for this project. She further reviewed the road map for Rice Creek Commons in detail with the JDA. She stated the JDA would be holding a worksession meeting in September and noted experts in the retail industry and housing industry would have presentations for the group. She noted unfortunately, the developer would not be able to attend the September meeting. She questioned if the JDA wanted to hold off on having a discussion regarding residential density until after the community engagement event was held. Commissioner Reinhardt deferred to staff on this matter. Commissioner Fabel supported staff getting the developer before the JDA soon in order to better understand his assumptions and economic analysis for the project. Commissioner Frethem agreed it would be valuable to have the developer attending the JDA meeting in September. Commissioner Monson expressed concern with the fact the developer wasn’t available in September and how this may impact the overall project timeline. Commissioner Reinhardt asked if the developer was assumed to be Alatus. Director Collins stated staff has been negotiating a Memorandum of Understanding with Alatus. Commissioner Reinhardt explained she supported staff taking this action. She urged staff to speak with Alatus and encourage them to have someone attend the September JDA meeting. Director Perrault stated he would ask. Commissioner Fabel reported not all of the scheduled JDA Advisory Committee meetings would be held. He recommended that these meetings only be held when deemed necessary by staff. Commissioner Frethem suggested the meeting dates be held, in the event a meeting has to be held between staff and the JDA Advisory Committee. Commissioner Monson noted the Energy Advisory Committee would be meeting next on Thursday, August 31. Development Director’s Report Director Perrault provided the JDA with an update from the JDA Advisory Committee. He explained the JDA Advisory Committee met last on July 27 to prep for this meeting. He reported the Energy Advisory Committee met last Thursday, August 3, and discussed guiding principles and what net zero means. The early goals for the committee are to ensure the project is