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<br /> <br /> <br />City Council 05-10-2006, 9:00 p.m. <br />Summary of Work Session <br /> <br />Present were Mayor Mary Capra, Council members Michelle Lakso, Richard Terway, <br />Jeff Paar and Tom Lee. Also present were John Meyer, Finance Director. Mark Statz of <br />Bonestroo & Assoc, and Kurt Glaser, City attorney. <br /> <br /> <br />Vern Hanson and John Erigo of Metro Plains Development were present to describe <br />how their company might be involved in the downtown redevelopment. They reviewed <br />their similar projects in Mandan & Grand Forks, North Dakota and Elk River & <br />Mound, Minnesota. They proposed to construct a building on the property that the City <br />owns in Block 7 and follow with a phase 2 in the block to the north. The would like to <br />be able to apply for funding from Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, but applications <br />th <br />are due on June 20, so some preliminary agreements would need to be done very soon. <br />The Council is interested in considering their proposal further. They were asked to <br />refine what they would do and what they would expect of the city over the next two <br />weeks. The council would have a joint meeting with P&Z on May 23 to hear what they <br />are willing to commit to do and what they need from the city. <br /> <br />The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m. <br /> <br />Dallas Larson <br />City Administrator <br />