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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday,January 13, 2014 <br /> Page 9 <br /> tion RCA) dated January 13, 2014; based on the comments and findings of Sec- <br /> tions 3 — 5 and the recommendation so Section 6 of that report. <br /> Roll Call <br /> Ayes: Willmus; Laliberte; McGehee; and Roe. <br /> Nays: None. <br /> 9. General Ordinances for Adoption <br /> 10. Presentations <br /> 11. Public Hearings <br /> 12. Budget Items <br /> 13. Business Items (Action Items) <br /> a. Twin Lakes Development—Dorso Property <br /> At the request of Mayor Roe, Interim City Manager Patrick Trudgeon briefly re- <br /> viewed this item as detailed in the Request for Council Action (RCA) dated Janu- <br /> ary 13, 2014; and deferred to City Planner Thomas Paschke for more detail. <br /> City Planner Paschke introduced Mr. Mark Nordland representing the Develop- <br /> ment Team interested in possible redevelopment of the Dorso site at County Road <br /> C-2 and Cleveland Avenue. Mr. Paschke advised that the redevelopment pro- <br /> posed a headquarters facility, with the two (2) questions asked for consideration <br /> by the City Council including: <br /> 1) Whether or not the City Council was interested in assisting the proposed <br /> project with tax increment financing (TIF); and <br /> 2) Whether or not the City Council was interested in supporting exemption <br /> from its Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) policy for the Twin <br /> lakes Redevelopment Area. <br /> Mark Nordland,Launch Properties <br /> Mr. Nordland, reviewed the proposed project for development of this parcel for a <br /> medical technology facility. Mr. Nordland apologized for being unable to name <br /> the company at this time; and explained the rationale for seeking input from the <br /> City Council at this early stage. Mr. Nordland advised that typically, they would <br /> wait longer into the process for seeking input on this approximate ten (1) acre site. <br /> Mr. Nordland advised that the proposed project was a phased development, with <br /> the first phase involving an 115,000 square foot, two-story building, including a <br /> clean room component and lab space, with 80,000 square feet assigned for office <br /> space. Mr. Nordland advised that the company currently had 300 employees, and <br /> projected doubling that number in the next 2-3 year; with the average wages for <br />