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It's 7:30 on June 4th, 2026. I'll call the City of Briner Economic Development Authority meeting to order. We'll start with roll call. >> Grasula >> here. >> Johnson >> here. >> Kersh >> here. >> OD >> here.

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>> Joerger. >> So now we need an agenda. We have a proposed agenda in front of us. Looking for a motion to approve it. >> So move Second. >> We have a motion and a second to approve the agenda. Any uh discussion

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hearing? None. Will vote. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. Same sign. That motion carries. Next is the consent calendar. Notice public. All matters list are considered routine by the board and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate

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discussion by these unless good cause is shown prior to the time the board votes on the motion to be adopted by a roll call. Looking for a motion to approve. >> Second and a roll call vote. Please call the role.

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>> Gula, >> yes. >> Johnson, >> yes. >> Kersh, >> yes. >> OD, >> yes. >> Okay, we have no unfinished business, which is good. We've completed everything. Next is new business, apartment development in the city hall parking

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lot. James, >> thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, so Lumber One Development Company has been working with staff for the potential redevelopment of the city hall parking lot into a multifamily apartment. The EDA received direction from city council to market the property for redevelopment as recommended by the parking

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commission. Attached to this agenda request is a letter of intent from the developer outlining their proposed development and requests of the city. In order to potentially make the uh development site feasible, the developer is requesting the property be sold for $1 and would be requesting tax abatement

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of an undetermined amount at this time. Certainly that would be discussed during the negotiation period. Uh the letter of intent has been reviewed by the city inter attorney and would be executed by the city council. The letter of intent is meant to outline the proposed development and provides for a 90-day agreement for the developer to work with

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staff on a purchase and development agreement without the city marketing to other developers. Um certainly they would be also submitting um the application and $10,000 down payment um to to work towards a purchase and development agreement. Um what uh staff is looking for from the commission today

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would be a recommendation potentially move forward with that and then it would be reviewed at the next city council meeting. Uh so with that I will turn it over to Ted from Lumber One. >> Good morning. My name is Ted Schmid. I am chief manager at Number One Development Company and uh we were

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invited to take a look at Brainer to look at some uh opportunity to build a nicer apartment project in a downtown redevelopment type of district. Uh this is something that my group has done three other times already. We've worked

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in Brainer or excuse me, worked in uh Wilmer, Lichfield, and now we're finishing up a project in Hutchinson. Uh very similar situations where we have really good employers. Uh finding difficulty getting after you hire them, it's difficult for them to keep people

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here because they're not finding housing that's um at the level of quality that they want. So, uh, what we've done is we've been working these communities and we work with the, um, the city and local

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authorities to get the land and get the development. Usually, there's soils corrections and some other problems with the sites. And if you're doing too small of a project, you just can't make the numbers work. So, we're doing bigger projects. This is actually the smallest

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one we've done. of two 60-unit projects and a 80 plus unit in these other communities which allows us to have a full-time uh property management staff so they're run as a essentially a professionally maintained project. Uh we

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also do things that make uh the amenities make it uh very desirable for uh people whether they're moving out of an existing home. We have very secured access. We have underground parking so we know what the winters are like here so people can access in and out. Our

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gyms are filled with commercial equipment. We have over $70,000 worth of gym equipment in them. Uh we're trying we're looking at different layout options to get a rooftop patio similar to what you're seeing up here. Again, it's a inside the units. They're all uh

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granite tops, tile backsplashes, stainless steel appliances, washers and dryers. Uh again, it's a housing by choice, not this is the only thing that we have in town. And so where it's a compliment to help drive more people to live downtown.

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Uh I put photos of uh art renderings of the two previous projects in one in Lichville, one in Hutchinson also and showing a concept drawing what we showed their city councils, their planning

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commissions, their EDAs, and what the buildings actually look like. So we are staying true to what we've been promising at the on the front side uh with these projects. Again, there we're in areas that need redevelopment.

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Uh we we've been spending between 300 and $750,000 worth of soils corrections for stuff that doesn't seem to show up on the soil boardings and other things. So, we we go in with our eyes wide open that there's going to be a challenge here somewhere and that we're not going

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to just say, "Oh, once we're in, we've been in. We're 100% once we've committed to it to having a project that actually goes in the ground. >> That's what I got. >> Thank you for that. Uh any question? You willing to take questions? >> Yeah, absolutely.

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>> Any questions from the commission? >> Thank you. >> Sure. >> Yeah, I'm I'm excited about this project. I think it's exactly what we're looking for downtown, especially when we when we started mentioning selling our parking lots. This is probably the most ideal thing that we could fill this

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parking lot with right next to us. Um I'm I I don't know if you mentioned it. I think it said 40 units is what you're looking at. >> Uh the layout that you see before you is 43 units. >> Okay. >> And uh it has a first floor over the

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parking area. It has a first floor area that's going to be a open space rooftop patio. uh we need to flush that out based off of what we actually have here. And then we we want to work with the city as far as uh some of the parking. We found that

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we need right around one parking stall for and that that seems to be a good number for uh the type of clientele that that seems to be renting in our our buildings. And so we we we need to flush

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that out a little bit better. And if there's any soils problems here, compaction problems, we might need to modify that to just a straight L-shaped building instead of the square footprint. >> Then L-shaped on the three floors above it. >> Okay. >> So, and that would be if we do need to

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do that, well, then we'd have a green space, dog park type of thing in that that other space if it's not uh suitable for building. >> Okay. And so this would be a total of potentially four stories. >> Yes. >> Okay, great. Yeah, I'm I'm excited about it. I would be ready to move forward

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with a recommendation of the council based on what I'm hearing. >> Yeah. And then we we'd also be doing a flat roof. Again, trying to complement fit in with the downtown. Uh again, the photos that I've shown you, we're we're we're working to be consistent with what

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you would see for a building style in a downtown setting, walkable setting. Thank you. >> Thanks, Mike. Marie, Justin, >> no questions. All right. Thank you for your presentation. >> James, what are we looking from the

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commission today? >> Just a a recommendation um to city council that uh um EDA is certainly interested in the project uh potentially moving forward with that purchase and development agreement. So, there is a a contract um that's in there. It's a letter of intent. uh it's really uh just

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meant to kind of hold the the property for 90 days during this negotiation period where we're not marketing to other developers. So just a recommendation to move forward with that letter of intent and and they that the EDA is in in favor of the project at this point. >> I would move that that motion.

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>> I had a question for James if I can >> bring that up. Um yeah, I think >> C can we get a second on the motion to approve it? >> I'll second. >> Yeah. Okay, Murray, go with your question. Yeah, James, I guess um yeah, this is exactly what we want to see coming to downtown. It's just the the

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location of it. It's going to be displacing the city hall parking lot and just given that they're proposing that they want to purchase this for a dollar. Are we taking into account like the costs that it's going to take to relocate the parking lot and all Yeah. all that goes along with that? I guess

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that's one of my concerns. >> Certainly, we'd have to discuss um you know, some additional parking. Uh we do have a wide sidewalk out here. A lot of the other downtown does have angled parking which can, you know, add some around this block. Uh city also owns the

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Maple Street parking lot which is really just used by students kind of throughout the year, not really by a whole lot of businesses. So I think that could be options for potentially city staff or or other other people that uh are involved with city hall here. So there are options. Hasn't been completely fleshed out exactly what that parking plan would

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look like at this point, though. Okay. But be careful. Our former city engineer turned straight parking into angled parking and actually lost parking spots by doing so. I don't know how he did it, but he did.

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>> Any any other discussion on the motion, Mike? >> Well, I know that u there's been discussion about the Johnson Cigar Building. The railroad currently owns it and I think it's planned for demolition. So the

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the expectation I guess there would be more parking. That would be up to the railroad. They own the property, but what they like to do is turn those those buildings into parking lots and lease them out, too. So I think there will be increased parking spots there as well,

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which is only half a block away. >> Mhm. And we and we're in discussion with the with the Milado for maybe parking spots in their current lot which is only a block and a half away. >> There are options.

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>> Yeah, I know we have no shortage of of parking lots. Um, we have enjoyed having the farmers market in our location, but I know, yeah, in the future if that's not available, there's plenty of other spots to move. But just trying to get an idea of, yeah, if if we are just selling

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this for a dollar that we're having enough resources to take on the cost of having to Yeah. set up a new parking lot for for city hall. So, >> yeah, I wouldn't feel sad if

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Nick had to pay for his own parking spot. Wouldn't bother me at all. >> Any other discussion? >> I have a question for James. Um, so zoning, it would have to be reszoned to town center. Is there adjacent town center zoning or would this be a case of

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spot zoning? >> There isn't adjacent there is an adjacent town center to it. It it is, you know, really a half a block away. Um however the future land use map um I think would work for a town center uh really supports that mixed unit a mixeduse development as well as uh

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apartment development. Obviously the the main street district itself the zoning district um is is straight mixeduse development. You typically wouldn't be able to do parking on the first floor. So you know when when you're looking at the comprehensive plan and the future land use map, you're still going to have

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that cohesion with it. Um so it's not a spot zone going from like you know industrial to residential. It's a very similar use. So, um, not really the same type of spot zoning. >> Okay. Thank you. >> More of an extension of the zone, right? Because right across the street is Town

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Center. >> Yeah. Uh, so just this way, uh, half a block this way would be Town Center. Okay. >> And then Main Street District, which is straight mixeduse development is is pretty much where we're at right now and and predominantly in that fourb block area of downtown there.

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So, so the only thing splitting up Town Center from that location would be this building which is public. >> Correct. >> Yeah. Um, directly. >> Yeah. So, this this area right now is Main Street which is the same as the the downtown district and then just a you

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know really a half a block over here would be Town Center District. So, it's kind of an extension of Town Center District slightly this way. Um, obviously this area also in the findings there aren't really, you know, mixeduse type development here for floor first floor shop. So, it would be consistent

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with the neighborhood as well. Okay. >> Excellent. Well, we have a motion and a second to move forward with the letter of intent. Any other discussion? Hearing none will vote. All in favor say I. I. >> I. >> Those opposed. That motion carries.

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Next up on the agenda is the uh CHP apartment development down on Wright Street. Thank you for coming. >> Thank you. Appreciate >> James. Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, this will just be brief here. Uh just wanted to update the EDA on this one. So, this item will

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not need to be discussed as city council at the last meeting on Monday denied the land use applications uh which no longer makes the site viable for an apartment uh uh dwelling. uh the location near other industrial uses, especially the data center, was really the primary

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issue um with that potential reszoning and development in there. So, just wanted to provide an update to the EDA and uh we don't need any type of recommendation or motion to city council at this time. >> Excellent. Any questions? Seeing none, we'll move on to the next

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item, which appears to be the downtown concept plan discussion. James. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, so SHC will be working on a downtown plan as part of their scope of services. The city has received requests over the years

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regarding bike racks, wayfinding, seating, and and uh various other items in downtown. Uh, right now, we really do not have a consistent plan on how the city should approach these uh requests. They've been kind of um approaching the city. It's been kind of oneoff where we figure out if this is good for the site,

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but we don't really have a master plan to to make sure things are in cohesion. Uh parks has been completing master plans over years which provides good direction for park design and cohesion within the parks. So I envision this is something similar that will pro uh help guide future decisions uh for downtown.

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uh by the end of the year, we'll be looking for a recommendation from the EDA um after completion of this uh kind of concept master planning of downtown and then city council uh or SPW would be looking um to potentially approve what the EDA has worked on. Uh just wanted to note this a goal of both the

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comprehensive plan as well as our EDA goals. And with that, I will turn it over to uh Swanson Hascam. >> Thanks, James. Uh so actually the only conversation given what we just actually heard uh in terms of redevelopment of the the parking lot because obviously

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that starts to touch on some of the issues of what spaces do you activate to bring people downtown? Uh where might you have farmers markets? Where are some of those found spaces if you will for example if this parking lot were to be uh redeveloped with an apartment? So the

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the conversation I think works extremely well with what we've got going on. Uh as James said, the idea here is to get basically a cohesive uh kind of design vision, if you will, of how some of these uh spaces feel. Uh what kind of

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design elements would be in them? What do benches look like? Uh what are we talking about in terms of uh plantings? Uh it will touch on parking though not repeat the parking study that's already been done. uh work with the the groups that are already active in downtown to

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understand their perspective and what things could be done to increase or improve uh the experience. So from that, I have a brief outline of what I would expect to be in that plan for the for the components. And to kick us off in

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terms of um how we would establish the vision and some of those uh more specific recommendations and pieces, uh we've prepared a survey, an online survey that essentially would like to pump out to uh commissions, uh the

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council, uh downtown folks, businesses, uh and the public at large obviously can answer it as well to try to get a sense of what people are thinking about. uh how it functions today and things they'd like to see in the future. So uh you'll

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see that we essentially have uh basic we cover various topics within it. If you want to kind of click through it, hit next. You are going to have to click just just say I work in Brainard or I live in Brainard. There you go. That's the only one that you'll have to click. Uh this is sort of just the getting some

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background information from people who take the survey so we understand are you a business owner? Are you a resident? um how often do you come? What are the reasons you come to downtown? Um and I should back up just a half step to say that we will have a map that kind of

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says here's what downtown is so that when we're asking I know there's always a constant debate of what what is downtown in Brainard. So, uh to make sure that people know we're talking about a specific area. Um and then how could we get you to visit it more often? What would make it easier for you to do

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that? So, if you go to the next site, next page, um, what kind of businesses do you go to on the on a regular basis? Um, let's see here. Um, what would you like to see in the future? So, just getting a

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snapshot from people of how they'd like to use downtown, what would compel them to come here more? Um, what types of uses do you use regularly now? Um, do you have ideas of what you think would make people come more frequently? Obviously, in a lot of ways, I know some

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of uh the groups that are already active in downtown information. They also can just send us information. The idea here is to compile everything, not to necessarily repeat what people have already done. Um but also talking a little bit about housing which obviously touches on what we just

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saw in terms of redevelopment. What kinds of down of develop residential development would you like to see? Obviously rooftops equals customers. So the more people we can drive downtown from a living perspective the better. Uh especially to get some of those uses

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like restaurants, cafes, uh those types of uh service-based businesses. Uh and then a question about how they see the condition and the quality. Condition being uh some of those physical characteristics or attributes. Uh and

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then the next one is about quality uh in terms of and then what what are the physical pieces? But then do you think for example wayfinding what's that like? Is it hard? We've heard a lot of things about signage. I know we're talking about that even in terms of uh the road

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construction project in Washington in terms of how are people going to get around, know where to go, nowhere to find the businesses, etc. Um investment, where would people most like to see dollars spent? This is a drag drop kind of situation where you can

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pull it up uh and say, "I think landscaping would be the most beneficial or improved lighting or whatever, but rank it roadways." >> Pardon? >> Nothing. >> Oh. Um and then overall, how would you

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describe the amenities uh in terms of if you were comparing it to other downtowns of similar uh that you find similar? Is ours better? the same needs improve and describe tell us some of those examples

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because that is always helpful to see and hear what people think are positive or good about other places because you can always borrow ideas from those those different uh communities. Uh what types of events would you like to see? Uh and then basically just a blanket overall.

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Do you have anything else you'd like to share? Uh the last two questions which are the following page essentially is asking people uh on a map uh to say what what is your favorite place and people are going to have to pick one and can't pick multiple just so that we can get a

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sense of priority. Uh and then what's a what's a place or space that we think we need improvement which is the last one. So the idea is to kind of try to get at a broad range of uses. Uh basically focusing kind of on that street or the

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the public realm of the street how that how that um it was like if if it's not working, we'll make sure it does work. I think it does. So and it does it does only allow them to choose one. So we debated at our office is like bad. What if people have

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like five? I was like, "No, they have to pick." Like, you know, that'll that'll force sort of a a decision, if you will. So, um, anyway, the idea is to get at a lot of different topics, but really this is geared at sort of how do you activate

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and get more people downtown? What types of uses do we want to see there? Um, and what types of uh sort of street infrastructure, I would call it, like the park benches, uh, planters, landscaping, etc. The idea is this would be open for about a month. uh and then

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we would use that to help inform then the structure. Obviously, we've got some ideas in terms of how this uh would be laid out just by uh working with the community for several years at this point. Uh but getting some of that real

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feedback from uh folks who are in downtown using downtown or what would compel them to actually come downtown. So that I'm happy to answer any questions, but this is essentially the first start and and we would obviously want the EDA to respond to the survey as

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well to make sure that we've captured commissions, the council uh and then uh downtown uh businesses and and some of those agencies as well. So with that, I'm happy to answer any questions. >> Thanks, Jennifer. Any questions?

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>> Seeing none. Is that >> one question? Maybe I missed it in the beginning. What is the intent for the information to be used for >> for the actual downtown plan? So, we're going to use this as sort of it's basically laid out kind of to mirror a SWAT analysis. So, what are the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities,

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and threats? We can use that then to inform uh the vision, some of the goals, uh and then also some of the specific infrastruct. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, on the first question, I just want to make sure are we able to drill down

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to whether they're like living here locally or if they're visitors or are you trying to keep it mostly focused on like people who live in Brainer filling out the survey or is there any interest in getting like tourist feedback on the general awareness of,

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>> you know, whether they come to downtown when they're visiting? >> If someone gets a hold of it and they're a visitor, uh, they can absolutely answer other. Um, in this particular case, our biggest our biggest thing is if you're someone who will a how do they

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get a hold of this unless someone passes it on to someone, you know what I mean? Someone locally would almost have to pass it on. Um, we're not going to or at least we haven't discussed just embedding it on or James looks like he wants to sol him. >> Yeah, certainly we'll work with some of

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our um other consultants as well. So, um, DDBC as well as Visit Brainer probably have some resources to maybe get some things out. I'm sure tourists visit uh, uh, the Visit Brainer site at times. So, we'll work with some some messaging um to get it out to at Bladec

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I'm sure can send things out to businesses. So, we do have some resources to get it out um to potentially um, some tourists. So, >> but I mean to your question, we could also just add a box that's I'm a tourist or I I visit or something to that effect. So that's a selection if that's

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more intuitive than other. Our thought was that would fall into the other category though. >> Okay. >> Anything Justin? >> I think adding a tourist section there would be a good idea. I like the plan. Um I like the idea of drilling down on

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what we need and what we're looking for in downtown. Um overall I like it. Well, good. Any action required or you're just updating us on where you're headed here? >> And obviously expect to get a link to the survey and so you know you have 30

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days. >> I look forward to it. Next up on the agenda is staff reports. Max >> something.

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>> Yeah. Okay. Okay, >> sir. I have nothing but thank you. >> Nothing from Connie James. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, just wanted to update the EDA on one item. Uh, so the land for the dermatology clinic did close last week. Uh, building permit was issued at the beginning of this week.

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They're just waiting on their permit from the MPCA to uh start grading on there, which should be um this week as well. So, expect construction to start uh very soon out there. >> Yeah, it's shovel ready site. Shouldn't be hard. >> Shovel ready site. They just got to make sure they have their perimeter controls in.

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>> All right, >> Jennifer. Tyler. >> Yeah, I do. >> Tyler. >> Yeah. >> Well, this count is under our report section here. All right. I just want to update you guys on a few things. Um the

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and I don't know if it's just the construction, but through the grant process already through the facade and sign grant uh process. Right now, we have three uh grant or facade grant uh applications in. They came in 5 minutes after the window opened, and we haven't

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had any since. We got five in for the signage grant um opportunities. I've had a couple of questions in the last week. They're starting to ask, some folks are starting to ask questions about facade grants that are just a little bit off the downtown corridor, which we kind of

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expected to get those. Um, the one that we just got was the question I just got was from the the food co-op, but I'm, you know, again, we had gotten one at the beginning from um, uh, first impressions as well. So, you know,

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asking some questions about usage of the facade grant for those businesses that are off the main drag, which is the intent of the facade grant. So, um, we'll just we'll keep them open. Um, we can if based on some feedback from you guys this morning, if you'd like to push

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forward with the three that are sitting there, we can do that and keep the window open. Um, they're all the three that are in from the facade grant side are all eligible. They meet all the criteria. So, it's up to you guys. If you'd like to if they're projects, I can reach out and talk to those those folks

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if their projects are something they want to get moving on. Um, if you guys want to approve them, you can. um the signage grants, it's the same thing. We've got five in there right now. We have the ability to take, I believe, 15. Um but we continue to post it. We continue to put the information out

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there. So, so does the city. So, um just looking for some direction from you guys on that. Uh we'll we'll take whatever direction you have for us and and run with that. And then, so I'll ask that question first and then I'll give you some updates on the drive 210 stuff. I I would be willing to hear a motion to

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approve the eligible applications that have been received thus far. >> Move that. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Hearing none, we'll vote. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. That motion carries. You got

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direction there, Tyler? >> Thank you. Yeah, I'll get that stuff to James and and uh we'll we'll run from there with that stuff. Um just some updates on the on the 210 um project or the drive 210 campaign. I asked for some

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some just some stats yesterday and we're if you guys have been paying attention or following it on social media where Babe the Blue Ox has been and all the businesses that they're visiting, but we're also taking some feedback some from some of the businesses that they're visiting just you know impact what this h has had from an impact standpoint on

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their business to this point. And the most glaring one to date um was Northdale Oil and Northdale Oil indicated to them that their business is down 50% since this started. So I think that's just a it's important to have that information just as a I think

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really from a data point to understand that where the signage is and how things are moving around and where the detours are at. Um I mean that one's that one's right in the heart of this right now. So just that was pretty big. Obviously the Northern Pacific Center now that things have kind of moved through there,

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they're feeling a little bit better on that end for sure. But they've visited to this to point uh to date they visited uh Northern Pacific Center to Local Express, uh Native Salon and Boutique in Notch 8, Dunkin Donuts. They spent the couple hours few hours actually out at the Briner Lakes Airport, went to Wings

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Cafe, Northland Aviation, Super One Foods, Northdale Oil, and Carl's Appliance. So far, Babe has spent approximately 12 12 hours making appearances throughout the community. And then some updates on social media. Uh campaign is a very strong start.

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First promotional video reached approximately 30,000 people organically, far exceeding expectations. Uh current social media growth includes Facebook 646 followers. Instagram at 64 followers. Facebook has been especially strong growth, gaining roughly 100

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followers over the recent weekend. So, they're moving along with it. It's a good If you guys have seen the Have you seen the videos? Get out on Instagram or Facebook and seeing the videos. So, the first one was pretty cool. Obviously, the running through getting inside getting on the some of the equipment,

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running in and out of some of the businesses. So, um they've been doing a good job with it and they'll continue to move it forward. But again, there's uh requests out there. There's flyers, there's a email address. Babe has an email address and phone number. So, if

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anybody wants to make a request for Babe to get into their business, uh, they'll take those and and move forward with them. So, if anybody's seen Babe, it's pretty cool. I don't know, Nick. >> Well, Babe is pretty Babe is cool.

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>> I'd like to see a video of him mowing a lawn. >> And I live at 1501 Rosewood Street. So, Gabe, I will full disclosure that is my 16-year-old kid inside the babe outfit. So, there may there may have to

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be a, you know, a bill involved there. >> And pay for that new accept. >> Yeah, that suit, by the way, that suit they can spend about 20 to 30 minutes in that suit before they have to get out of it. It's pretty hot. >> Sweating, huh? >> Yeah, it does go to dry cleaning. It is

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being dry cleananed on a weekly basis. So, But yeah, it's been it's been fun for them so far. They've had a really good time with this and I think it's it's been accepted very well so far. >> Thanks, Tyler. >> Yeah. >> Any questions or comments?

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>> Okay. Uh staff reports, Eric, John, Mary, Max, still no >> school's out. Yeah. Commission reports. >> I I guess I'll start then. Um it's

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exciting to see 210 being worked on. Um hard right now, but it's going to be great once it's done. Um just like to reiterate that that it's obviously driving by there every day, you can see it's hard on some of those businesses um and the residents in that area having the detours through their

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residential neighborhood. Um but it will be great once it's done. Thanks, Justin Marie. >> Uh, just give an update on the Main Street market that kicked off uh earlier in May and they've continued to grow their uh vendor attendance. So, we're

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looking forward to another uh good season of that and we are just working with uh Briner Community Action to coordinate on July 4th activities. Um, and DDBC2 will uh most likely be doing some sort of uh passport or something to

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tie in with the the activities they have planned for the July 4th activities. So, looking forward to that and I guess that's all I got. >> Thank you, Mike. >> Yeah, I'll say since getting involved years ago, uh, housing has always been

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at the forefront of what we need. So, this is the this is an exciting summer because we have a 200 unit complex being built currently. We have another apartment that was just proposed to us today downtown for redevelopment. We we also have interest from CHP and and DW

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Jones that are still working on things. So, um along with Country Manor on the edge of town as well. So, things are moving forward. Things are looking good. We just have to continue that momentum going forward. Hopefully, we have many more summers like this. we can get our

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housing caught up. >> That's all. >> Only about 2,000 units to go. >> Only about 2,000 units. That's only 10 more 200 unit buildings. That's it. >> Thanks, Mike. And I have nothing except I noticed there's an M dash on 6A and a

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regular dash on 6B. So, you know, this was created by a human. So, that's nice. >> With that, I'll take a motion to adjurnn. So moved. Second. >> We have a motion and second. All in favor say I. >> I. And we're adjourned.