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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
REGULAR
MARCH 10, 1988
1. Chairperson Riste called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
Members Present: Mayer, Meyer, Riste, Sprute.
Members Absent: None.
Also Present: Robert Williamson, Director.
2. Motion by Meyer, second by Mayer to approve the minutes of the February 11,
1988 regular meeting. APIF, motion carried.
3. EDC Committees:
A. The Economic Development Committee of the Farmington Chamber of
Commerce held its first meeting at Dakota Electric on March 4th.
Fourteen good persons and true attended this gathering, elected
Carroll Westenberg chairperson and Duane Eich secretary, and agreed
to meet again in April for a "role and function" session.
B. The Beautification Committee met on March 3rd. Among projects
discussed were planters, trash collectors, paint-a-thon, banners,
Christmas decorations, yard-of-the-month, and adopt-a-planter.
Also a community wide clean up day is being planned for May 21st.
C. Retail Partners in Promotion is busy preparing for their Easter
Egg Hunt and Promotion.
4. The Director reported on planning progress with the proposed new Farmington
Resource Recovery system. The heart of the system is a municipal solid waste
co-composting processing plant. The plant will be integrated with a municipally
owned and operated curbside pickup solid waste, recyclable (plastics, metal cans,
cardboard, and glass containers) and hazardous waste program. The plant, whose
projected capital cost is $620,000 (half of which, it is hoped, will be grant
funded) is scheduled to process 5,000 tons per year in 1989. The entire system
is conservatively estimated to cost the City $20 per ton less than the proposed
County alternative. The Director is currently organizing a Resource Recovery
Education Planning Group to help provide community support for the project.
5. The Director also reported on the status of the HRA redevelopment projects.
A. Hardee's
The HRA has contracted with Twin City Testing to produce a "Groundwater
Contamination Assessment" which will include recommendations for
subsequent contaminated groundwater remediation associated with the
Hardee's site. The consensus prognosis for the eventual success of
the project is guarded but optimistic.
B. Oak Senior
The HRA has issued a Request for Proposals from developers to construct
and operate a 35-40 unit market rate senior rental housing on its
Oak Street site. The response has been good.
C. Elm Park
(The parcel bounded by Elm, 1st, the Railroad and the river.) The HRA,
in conjunction with an interested developer, Van Sickle, Allen is
reconsidering its original development proposal in light of its
experience with the Hardee's site. Because the portion of the
proposed project bounded north-south by the river and Main Street
is over an old landfill, this portion should be dedicated to a
City park on which the project proper (office professional buildings
and town homes) would front.
D. The HRA has contracted with Charles Tooker, the City Planner, to
update the HRA's Downtown Redevelopment Plan in conjunction with
the Milo Thompson design study.
6. The members discussed EDC newsletter planning and the need for updating
the Farmington brochure. The Director was directed to confer with the City
Finance Director and report on certain budgetary matters.
7. Motion by Sprute, second by Meyer to pay the bills as presented. APIF,
motion carried.
8. Motion by Sprute, second by Mayer to adjourn. APIF, motion carried.
Adjourned at 8:21 P.M.
Submitted by,
Robert Williamson
Director