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Home My WebLink About12-09-2013 EDA Meeting Minutes 616 pmDecember 9, 2013, 6:16 p.m. Maplewood Area Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes 1 MINUTES MAPLEWOOD AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY December 9, 2013, 6:16 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall A. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the City Council serving as the Economic Development Authority, (EDA), was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was called to order at 6:17 p.m. by EDA Chair Koppen. B. ROLL CALL Marvin Koppen, Chair Present Rebecca Cave, Vice Chair Present Robert Cardinal, Member Present Kathleen Juenemann, Member Present Will Rossbach, Member Present C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Member Juenemann moved to approve the agenda as submitted. Seconded by Member Cave Ayes – All The motion passed. D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of October 14, 2013 Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes Member Rossbach moved to approve the October 14, 2013 Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes as submitted. Seconded by Member Cardinal Ayes - All The motion passed. E. PUBLIC HEARING 1. Approval of Purchase Agreements for City-Owned Real Property, Castle Avenue and Van Dyke Street a. Housing and Economic Development Commission Report b. Approval of Purchase Agreement Between EDA and Solomon Real Estate Group, Inc. Assistant City Manager Coleman gave the staff report and answered questions of the council. December 9, 2013, 6:16 p.m. Maplewood Area Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes 2 Chair Koppen opened the public hearing. No one was heard. Chair Koppen closed the public hearing. Member Cardinal moved to approve the purchase agreement between the Maplewood Area Economic Development Authority and Solomon Real Estate Group for the property located on the southeast corner of Castle Avenue and Van Dyke Street. This approval authorizes the chairperson of the EDA and the EDA’s director to sign the purchase agreement. Seconded by Member Juenemann Ayes - All The motion passed. F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Approval of a Commercial Reinvestment Loan, Larkin Dance Studio, 1400 East Highway 36 a. Approval of Loan Assistant City Manager Coleman gave the staff report and answered questions of the council. Member Cardinal moved to approve the business subsidy agreement which provides a loan of $70,000 from the EDA levy funds for a commercial loan to Larkin Dance Studio. Seconded by Member Rossbach Ayes - All The motion passed. G. NEW BUSINESS 1. EDA Status Report Update Assistant City Manager Coleman gave the staff report and answered questions of the council. City Manager Ahl gave additional information. H. ADJOURMENT EDA Chair Koppen adjourned the meeting at 6:57 p.m.