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Commissioner Monson asked where the three PFAS sites were located on the Rice Creek Commons property. Ms. DeWalt noted one was around the former fire station and two areas around Site K. She explained no soil or surface water samples were taken. Commissioner Reinhardt stated it was important to note the Army’s contractor would properly manage the remediation work on Round Lake and she looked forward to seeing how the site looks after the work was completed. Ms. DeWalt commented further on how the Army’s contractor would be using mechanical dredging and the soils will be hauled off. d. Recommend Proposal for Outlot A to County Board Director Collins stated staff has prepared a presentation that reviews the evaluation process of proposals received through the Outlot A Request for Development Interest (RDI) and provides an overview of the proposals recommended by the evaluation team for consideration by the JDA. Ella Mitchell commented further on proposals that were submitted for Outlot A or the thumb parcel. She reviewed the process that was followed for the RDI noting the request was issued on April 24. She explained the County received six proposals for the property. On August 31 the evaluation team discussed all proposals and the JDA Advisory Committee met on September 7 and made recommendations for the JDA. She reported the JDA would review the recommendations from the Advisory Committee and would make a recommendation to the County Board. The County Board would review this recommendation on (in a closed meeting) October 10. Ms. Mitchell discussed the evaluation criteria that was considered by the evaluation team for the six proposals for Outlot A. She explained the top three proposals (A, E and F) would be presented to the JDA this evening. Staff provided further comment on the proposals and it was noted Proposal A rated the highest scores from the evaluation team. Chair Wicklund asked what direction staff was seeking from the JDA. Director Collins explained staff was looking for a recommendation on which proposal should be brought to the County Board. She reported a subsequent development agreement would be brought back to the JDA in the future. Commissioner Fabel questioned how the evaluation team rated things, such as racial equity and inclusion when future tenants were unknown. Ms. Mitchell reported the proposals that scored high on this were based on their construction hiring practices and had thorough answers on how they hired a diverse or minority workforce. Director Collins explained one of the scoring criteria was the diverse contracting and workforce goals. She noted this language would be found in any development agreement with the County. She commented on how these developers have businesses waiting in the wings that were eager to find a spot in this region, but this information was protected at this time.