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REDA Meeting Minutes—Monday,September 16,2019 Page 5 but are on their third year in a row sponsoring an entire new home for a well- deserving family when being the lead sponsor for Raise The Roof event. Walton indicated he expects some of the people in the room to get up and continue their smear campaign against Reuter Walton. Based on their actions to date, he anticipated many of their statements to be so egregious that he will not be getting back up to respond. Rather, he will sit and take notes and forward them to Reuter Walton's attorney so the attorney can use any incorrect statements in the cease and desist action against them. Member Willmus verified that the additional contractual language that has been developed by EDA Attorney Ingram was seen by Mr. Walton and he was willing to follow and abide by that additional language. Mr. Walton explained he was absolutely agreeing to abide by that and to clarify, the entire project needs to be built and only then it will create the tax base that creates the TIF that gives his company the credit to offset the project. He indicated that was understood and his company was comfortable with that. Member Laliberte assumed the positive steps that Mr. Walton listed out where CTUL is involved, subcontractor expectations, and inspections by others would be amenable to his company. Mr. Walton agreed. President Roe offered an opportunity for public comment. Public Comment Kim Nelson, 700 Olive Street, St. Paul Ms. Kim Nelson, North Central States Regional Counsel of Carpenters, 700 Olive Street, St. Paul, explained she was at the meeting to do the right thing and represent the workers that need protection, whether members or not. The group stands against authorization of this redevelopment and asked that no public subsidy go to this project at all. She indicated with her were two people who worked for subcontractors that Reuter Walton has continually hired and are at the meeting speak, give a little more insight, and shed some light on what the construction industry considers to be a seedy underbelly. She noted the group was at the meeting to do the right thing and asked the EDA to hear the two men out who are at the meeting with great risk to themselves and their families. Eric Mr. Eric, (speaking in Spanish with an interpreter), was at the meeting to speak to the EDA about what happened to him at Reuter Walton job sites as he was