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Economic Development Authority Minutes <br />October 8, 2007 <br />Page 2 <br />P.M. TO AWARD THE SALE OF $10,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, <br />SERIES 2007. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. <br />6. <br />Director of Economic Development Catherine Mehelich presented her staff report. <br />MOVED BY COMMISSIONER TVEITE AND SECONDED BY <br />COMMISSIONER KLINZING TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 07-OG APPROVING <br />THE DECERTIFICATION OP TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT <br />NO. 17 WITHIN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE CITY OF ELK <br />RIVER. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. <br />MOVED BY COMMISSIONER TVEITE AND SECONDED BY <br />COMMISSIONER MOTIN TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 07-07 APPROVING THE <br />DECERTIFICATION OF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT N0.20 <br />WITHIN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE CITY OF ELK RIVER. <br />MOTION CARRIED 7-0. <br />lpdate on at wav Bu ins enr r <br />Planning Manager Jeremy Barnhart presented his staff report. <br />Mr. Barnhart stated that staff continues to work with the adjacent property owners to agree <br />on the needs for the area. 1-Ie noted that both of the major property owners ace working on <br />developing their own plans and are not ready to offer more specific information at this time. <br />Mr. Barnhart indicated that staff has learned that there is a possibility of one or two major <br />land uses that wish to locate within the Gateway property. He stated that staff is taking a <br />flexible approach to the layout and design of the Gateway property because the needs in <br />terms of size, access, visibility are not known at this time. <br />$ C~.pt Revie~~ Ent ~ inment (' t <br />Director of Economic Development Catherine Mehelich presented her staff report. <br />Richardt Fleischmann, Energy Entertainment Enterprises, LLC - presented a PowerPoint <br />oudining the details of the proposal For Energy Entertainment City Hotel and Conference <br />Center. <br />Mr. Fleischmann explained that in an attempt to ensure a successful venture for all affected, <br />Energy Entertainment Enterprises, LLC is requesting certain concessions and considerations <br />to assist them in initiating their venture as follows: <br />• Grant of 14 acres of land and waiving of associated assessments and fees <br />• Site engineering and preparation assistance to include wetland mitigation, tree <br />removal, and addition ox removal of any required fill <br />• Three year tax abatement on completed project <br />• Negotiations on SAC, WAC, and other fees <br />• Waiving of park dedication fees <br />