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Economic Development 1. Gateway Business District. The Staff met with the Indykiewicz family and their attorney on Wednesday, February 10,1999, to discuss the final framework for the acquisition of their property at 1920 Highway 96. At the conclusion of the meeting all parties were in agreement on the price to be paid for the property, business, and business equipment. The only item to be resolved was the price of the dirt, which would be dealt with after the anticipated closing date of Febniary 23, 1999. The Indykiewicz's attorney called on Wednesday, February 17, 1999, and requested additional money to pay for their appraisal. The Staffhas rejected this request as everyone had agreed to a price the previous week. The Staffhas forwarded a purchase agreement to the Indykiewicz's on Wednesday, February 17, 1999, which corresponds to the verbal agreement reached on Wednesday, February 10, 1999. The City should know by Monday, February 22,1999, whether the Indykiewicz's will live up to their portion of that verbal agreement. 2. FOX29. The Staff has not heard from the representatives ofFox29 television for several weeks. The next deadline for the Planning Commission is March 8,1999, for the April 7, 1999, Planning Commission meeting. 3. North Metro I35W Corridor Coalition. Attached is the Draft Annual Report for the North Metro I35W Corridor Coalition. 4. WisParkfI'CAAP. Staff met with representatives of Shoreview and Ramsey County on Monday, February 8, 1999, to discuss the letter the City of Arden Hills had forwarded to them related to the Wispark Draft EIS. The meeting proceeded very smoothly between all parties. The City of Arden Hills agreed to provide the City of Shoreview with its anticipated short term (next ten years) traffic volumes for County Road I so that the short term improvements to County Road I could facilitate this traffic load. The Cities and Ramsey County will enter into an agreement related to long term development opportunities, as part of the County process related to the improvements to County Road I in 1999. Code Enforcement 1. 3171/3183 Lexington Avenue. The Staff is still attempting to work with the property owner to try to resolve the outstanding code issues (two accessory structures to be razed, capping of wells, and erosion control along the lake). 2. 1875 Lake Lane. The new owner of the property is not happy that the City is proceeding with legal action (ie., getting a court date), but on the other hand the owner has made significant progress on renovating the structure and if the current pace continues should be in compliance prior to the City going before the court to get authorization to raze the structure.i 3. 1369 Forest Lane. The City has Issued a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for the home. The property owner, Mr. Steve Nixon, continues to work on minor issues in the house so that a final Certificate of Occupancy can be granted. " . . . .