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<br />l-km Li.2. R <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Housing and Redevelopment Authority <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Catherine Mehelich, Director of Economic Developmen(# <br /> <br />December 6, 2004 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Consider Development Agreement and Interfund Loan <br />Resolutions for Downtown Revitalization Project <br /> <br />Attachments <br />. Project Planning and History <br />. Project Description - November 2004 <br />. April2S, 2004 Memo Re: Proposed MetroPlains Project (ICey Points Agreement) <br />. Development Agreement Between City of Elk River and MetroPlains Development, <br />LLC <br />. Resolution Approving Development Agreement and Business Subsidy <br />. Resolution Approving Interfund Loan on Sewer Access Charge (SAC) <br />. Resolution Approving Interfund Loan on Water Access Charge (WAC) <br />. Resolution Approving Interfund Loan on Jackson Land <br /> <br />Issue <br />The HRA is asked to consider making a recommendation to the City Council on the attached <br />Development Agreement and related resolutions. The City Council is asked to consider <br />adoption of the resolutions approving the Development Agreement, Business Subsidy and <br />related interfund loans for the Downtown Revitalization Project. Sid Inman of Ehlers & <br />Associates and Mary Ippel of Briggs & Morgan will be present at the HRA and Council <br />meeting to discuss the agreement. <br /> <br />Background <br />In late 2001 the HRA established goals and objectives for the Downtown Revitalization <br />Project. Through a request-for-proposals process MetroPlains Development was selected by <br />the city as having the experience and initial concept that met the city's goals and objectives <br />and vision for downtown Elk River. In August 2002 the HRA and City Council entered into a <br />Preliminary Redevelopment Agreement with MetroPlains Development to refine <br />redevelopment concepts for portions of downtown Elk River. <br />