1 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:19,440 Good morning. If we can call the Economic Development Authority meeting 2 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:23,039 for February to order. If we can start that with a roll call, please. 3 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:26,080 » Director Yanelo >> here. 4 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:28,240 » Director Joyce. >> Director Derby 5 00:05:27,199 --> 00:05:30,000 » here. >> Director Mitz 6 00:05:29,039 --> 00:05:33,280 » here. Director Almas 7 00:05:31,199 --> 00:05:36,479 » here, Vice Chair Fi >> here, Chairman Booth 8 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:40,960 » here. Thank you. 9 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:45,360 Uh first order of business, we have uh consent agenda which includes approval 10 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:51,759 of the minutes from our last meeting on August 5th, 2025 11 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:58,039 and the December 2025 uh report from treasurer. 12 00:05:53,840 --> 00:05:58,039 Any discussion needed? 13 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:04,720 Hearing none. Is there a motion for approval? So 14 00:06:03,280 --> 00:06:08,479 » moved. >> Second. 15 00:06:05,919 --> 00:06:13,039 » Second. >> Call that for a vote, please. 16 00:06:10,319 --> 00:06:14,720 » Director Yanelloo. >> Director Derby. 17 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,240 » Yes. >> Director Meds. 18 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,080 » Hi. >> Director Elmas. 19 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:20,080 » Yes. >> Vice Chair Fi. 20 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:23,039 » Yes. >> Booth. 21 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:28,479 » I. >> Thank you. Uh, first order business, 22 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:35,440 public comment. Not seeing any this morning. I think 23 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:40,560 that we can move on. We don't have any new business that I'm aware of. So, we 24 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:45,919 can move into old business with an update on the wetland delineation. 25 00:06:43,280 --> 00:06:50,560 » Um, chairman, no update currently. We're waiting for the weather to kind of 26 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:54,240 relieve itself. Um, right now the grounds are a little hard. I think 1st 27 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:58,319 of April we'll go ahead and coordinate the meeting back with the core and try 28 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:02,160 to get that wetlands delineation for us for the property own across the street. 29 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:06,400 » Don't you think it would it be good if it it was hard they could walk across 30 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:10,720 and there would be no wetlands. It would not sink. 31 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:14,800 » True. True. We want the conditions to be fair and make sure it's reasonable. But 32 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:18,319 I I appreciate the thought. Um but at this point they will not come out until 33 00:07:16,319 --> 00:07:23,199 weather kind of >> Yeah. that April is not the best for 34 00:07:21,599 --> 00:07:27,280 wetlands. >> Yeah, we'll we'll work with a consultant 35 00:07:25,759 --> 00:07:30,960 and so I mean we'll start the conversation in April and 36 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:35,280 » Okay, maybe they'll be there around in August. 37 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:39,840 » Um I think the goal is that before really the summertime season 38 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:44,440 » schedule the visit so that hopefully the delineation can move forward. 39 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,440 » Okay, 40 00:07:44,479 --> 00:07:49,479 » any additional questions or comments needed? 41 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:57,120 So, moving to the north side of Victory Boulevard. 42 00:07:54,400 --> 00:08:02,479 » Absolutely. At the last December council meeting, the planning commission and the 43 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:08,080 council had a joint work session to discuss the north side of Victory. Um 44 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:13,199 the discussion led to um a little bit of language change into our comprehensive 45 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:18,720 plan. Um what they are seeking is a comprehensive review of the property to 46 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:23,599 have more of a cohesive plan come together. Um a lot of talk on the 47 00:08:21,039 --> 00:08:28,639 residential side. Um as it relates to the property that the EDA owns um the 48 00:08:26,879 --> 00:08:33,039 property adjacent to it which is research and development. They're 49 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:37,200 speaking of potentially changing that to commercial general commercial but that's 50 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:40,399 only in the future land use map. That doesn't mean they're doing a reasoning 51 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:44,560 currently for the property, but that's just discussion that So, I just wanted 52 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:48,320 to bring that to your attention that, you know, planning commission council 53 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:52,959 are moving forward with their strategic initiative that council has as it 54 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:57,920 relates to the north side. >> Which properties do we own up there? 55 00:08:56,480 --> 00:09:01,200 » We own six parcels. >> Oh, the six parcels. Okay. 56 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:02,080 » The cleared basically the cleared parcels. 57 00:09:01,839 --> 00:09:04,560 » Okay. >> The parcels that we're trying to get the 58 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:08,160 wetlands delineation. >> Okay. Just wanted to make sure I was 59 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:11,279 thinking the right thing. >> So, I just wanted to make the board 60 00:09:09,519 --> 00:09:14,880 aware that this discussion is currently going. I believe council is going to 61 00:09:13,519 --> 00:09:18,560 potentially at their next council meeting provide direction to planning 62 00:09:16,959 --> 00:09:22,600 commission as it relates to the language in the comprehensive plan. 63 00:09:23,279 --> 00:09:30,800 » So, if I'm tracking the conversation, would R&D cease to exist on the 64 00:09:29,519 --> 00:09:33,839 property? Because it's always been kind of an overlay 65 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:38,399 » potentially. Okay. They're going to suggest it for the change for the future 66 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:42,000 use which means again changing the comprehensive plan looking to a 67 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:45,600 reasonzoning in the future after discussing with all the property owners. 68 00:09:44,399 --> 00:09:48,560 I think that's been a little bit of contentious because they see that 69 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:52,800 property owners think they're getting resone. That's not the case. We're just 70 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:56,839 talking about the comprehensive plan and the language in that plan. 71 00:09:59,519 --> 00:10:04,760 additional questions or comments 72 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:14,160 and timeline moving forward. You said that city council will have a 73 00:10:12,560 --> 00:10:18,880 conversation moving forward in the coming meetings, but any comp plan 74 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:22,519 update is still a year or more out >> potentially. Yes. 75 00:10:26,560 --> 00:10:29,560 questions. 76 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,640 » Okay. 77 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:40,640 » Um, moving down staff activities. Anything to report? 78 00:10:38,560 --> 00:10:46,640 » No report. I just know that we did have a citizen concern about the um 79 00:10:44,079 --> 00:10:51,440 frequencies of the EDA board meeting. So I will try to make sure I work with you 80 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:54,640 know Donald on going forward to make sure if we have important information to 81 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:57,680 discuss we will definitely have the meetings. Um so I just bring that to 82 00:10:56,480 --> 00:11:03,240 your attention that we'll try to do better to have current meetings topics 83 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,240 are available. 84 00:11:08,560 --> 00:11:16,399 I'm concerned u just to go back a bit about north side of Victory Boulevard. 85 00:11:12,959 --> 00:11:21,440 Um when legacy was approved or discussions and gone through the 86 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:26,880 process, nobody really said anything negatively about it. Once it started 87 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:31,760 building, the community got up in arms about we want green space. We shouldn't 88 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:36,000 have approved it. Is there going to be any pressure on EDA to purchase the 89 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:41,920 property on the north side of Victory Boulevard to leave it as green space or 90 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:46,240 on the city I should say? Currently, that has not been a discussion of 91 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:51,040 council to have green space. I know initially council has discussed about 92 00:11:48,399 --> 00:11:55,120 just the EDA parcel and potentially leaving that as future green space or 93 00:11:52,959 --> 00:12:00,399 park recreational, but that's the only discussion they had in their retreat 94 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:04,560 that they had back January of. I was going to say that when we at the 95 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:12,399 retreat, we talked about the six properties um that we own, 96 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:17,839 general commercial, and then as you go back into the properties, they wanted 97 00:12:14,560 --> 00:12:22,880 more green space to which I brought up, you need to if you want, you know, parks 98 00:12:20,639 --> 00:12:26,880 and and sidewalk, you know, all the things that you want at recreational 99 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:33,200 facilities, it costs money. And so you got to have 100 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:40,639 the general commercial to provide the taxes that can help pay for this. So we 101 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:44,880 got that out there. Um it's, you know, everybody wants the green tree and I do 102 00:12:43,519 --> 00:12:49,839 too. I mean, I want the green trees. I want the green space. I would like to 103 00:12:46,959 --> 00:12:55,680 see the houses not so close together, but that all costs money. 104 00:12:52,639 --> 00:13:00,160 » Correct on that. So, um, as C Commissioner Fi did mention, uh, that is 105 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:04,240 the case that she did mention fact that we knew dollars and this this is no 106 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:10,160 different for budget year as we going into our 2027 budget year. We are, um, 107 00:13:07,839 --> 00:13:14,959 scrimping to figure out how to meet ends due to the fact that disabled veterans 108 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:20,880 year after year takes pennies away from us. were about 11 on our dollar, 109 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:25,680 » but it's up to now over a million dollars don't get in taxes. 110 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:32,040 » One point it's it's right now at 1.6 million that from disabled veterans tax. 111 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:32,040 » Yeah. 112 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:41,839 My only statement on the the green space certainly I think that there's 113 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:47,279 initiatives for community development that include green space and parks and 114 00:13:43,839 --> 00:13:52,320 other aspects of that. Um as the EDA with that being our 115 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:58,399 prime frontage on the corridor coming into town. I don't know that that's the 116 00:13:55,680 --> 00:14:05,040 personally the best prescribed use for your gateway park. Keep it as trees and 117 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:10,639 fields and I think they were talking more back in 118 00:14:08,639 --> 00:14:13,519 » and that's that that made more sense bit >> bigger on a comprehensive basis that 119 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:17,680 does >> right 120 00:14:14,560 --> 00:14:22,720 » so if I recall though we had um somebody owned one of those properties in the 121 00:14:18,959 --> 00:14:27,040 back that wanted to sell it to >> town because it was completely 122 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:32,800 landlocked connect to our other properties 123 00:14:28,399 --> 00:14:37,440 » so you know again that's I just think think that we should be thinking ahead 124 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:42,639 in the sense of um what does that mean to the community? And my position 125 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:46,959 personally is I got no problem with leaving that green space. It's going to 126 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:53,279 cost Picosenites 5 cents on every $100 to maintain that 127 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:56,880 green space because like you said, we have to have the revenue to run the 128 00:14:55,040 --> 00:15:00,480 city. If we don't have the revenues, somebody's got to pay for it. And is 129 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:05,279 that going to increase property taxes? Maybe. But, you know, that's the 130 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:08,639 alternative. You want to vote for, you know, purchasing the property and 131 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:14,079 leaving it green space, fine. Your taxes will go up to counter what we would have 132 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:19,120 gained from developing that property in taxes. So, you know, I'm thankful that 133 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:22,639 the Hunts sold all the property that I live on, you know, as far as Huntwoods 134 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:26,240 goes, because otherwise I wouldn't have a house. But, you know, um, 135 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:29,760 » true, >> there's got to be a balance. But I I 136 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:34,639 just think as the EDA, we better be prepared to look into that. 137 00:15:31,839 --> 00:15:38,959 » And uh have what two properties back here that 138 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:43,440 Kosen Legacy wanted to get and we said no. 139 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:47,440 » We didn't say no. We >> we made provisions. 140 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:47,440 » Okay. 141 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:52,360 uh director's comments any 142 00:15:52,480 --> 00:16:00,639 » um I was surprised and maybe it's just me and maybe my head's land but I was 143 00:15:58,639 --> 00:16:06,160 surprised Planet Fitness came out and I didn't know about it. Um is there any 144 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:10,079 other businesses out on the horizon that I don't know about that you know people 145 00:16:07,759 --> 00:16:13,759 say well how come you don't know you're supposed to know? 146 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:18,720 » Well to be fair with Planet Fitness it was the intention of 147 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:24,160 that um my understanding the initial pass the of course uh the owners of the 148 00:16:21,839 --> 00:16:29,279 farm fresh building with Planet Fitness could not come to term. So theoretically 149 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:34,399 we thought that was to you dead and then all of a sudden we get a a permit 150 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:39,680 request um they came to you know agreeance and then they it came out 151 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:43,440 before we even knew it. So to be fair, that was our intention to update 152 00:16:41,279 --> 00:16:47,519 everybody, make sure you're aware of the business, but again, it was something 153 00:16:45,199 --> 00:16:52,160 that surprised us until they asked for the permit. We were not aware that they 154 00:16:50,079 --> 00:16:55,680 » That's because it, you know, the other people weren't paying the taxes on and 155 00:16:53,839 --> 00:17:00,000 all of a sudden the taxes came due. >> That is correct. Um 156 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:02,959 it's interesting and we're we're excited for them to be a partner here. 157 00:17:01,199 --> 00:17:06,959 » Oh, yeah. I think it's great. Um, we've heard, you know, positive things and I 158 00:17:05,039 --> 00:17:11,439 love seeing advertisement on commercial where they're actually pronouncing 159 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:13,760 Bakosen correctly. Um, so, you know, >> is there lots of people? I haven't been 160 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:17,039 there yet. >> It hasn't opened yet. 161 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:20,559 » It hasn't opened yet. Um, they've got a following on Instagram. Um, so there's a 162 00:17:19,199 --> 00:17:25,120 couple social media sites that they're posting on. I know certain employees 163 00:17:22,559 --> 00:17:28,480 have already registered to be members, so we're excited to bring that. And my 164 00:17:26,559 --> 00:17:34,240 hopes is my understanding they do like a pizza fry. So I'm hoping that they'll 165 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:41,200 utilize the Dominoes, the Pakosen Diners, the Mr. C's um use 166 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:44,880 in town pizza shops to host our next niche is to make sure they're 167 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:48,799 utilizing us. Of course, there's also seafood festival that we definitely need 168 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:52,559 sponsorship. So we're hoping partners with us. 169 00:17:50,559 --> 00:17:57,520 » I have heard I have heard a complaint about it 170 00:17:54,320 --> 00:18:02,720 already though. no child care. >> They don't have a facility inside like 171 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:10,559 some of the other ones do to provide for infant care while you're using facility. 172 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:16,160 So, I don't have any kids like that. You little bit. So, but I have had two 173 00:18:13,360 --> 00:18:19,600 people ask me about that. It's like I didn't even know they were moving in. 174 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:22,000 So, >> when are they expected to open? Do you 175 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:25,840 know? >> I do not know. I reached out to them in 176 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:29,760 December um to try to set up a ribbon cutting and they did not want to commit 177 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:33,799 to it currently. So, I'm waiting for them to reach back out to me. 178 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:42,960 » I I was thinking they were should have gotten right in January when everybody's 179 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:47,520 gung-ho on their New Year's resolutions. >> New resolutions. Absolutely. when when 180 00:18:45,919 --> 00:18:50,960 they came before the architecture review board, I think that they had set a goal 181 00:18:49,039 --> 00:18:55,679 of >> what was their goal at that point in 182 00:18:52,799 --> 00:19:01,280 time. All that was aligned with getting materials and contract 183 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:06,160 » equipment and everything necessary to do that. uh the young lady who was 184 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:11,120 associated with management I don't know her exact title 185 00:19:09,120 --> 00:19:17,039 excited about being a partner in the community 186 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:20,640 and on a positive as the architecture review board there's some 187 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:26,039 beautifification coming to the shopping center as a whole as a result of the 188 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:37,840 my understanding is they're only taking about 65 70% % of the footprint that 189 00:19:35,039 --> 00:19:42,160 Farmfresh had. So there is a an additional suite if you want to think of 190 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:45,799 it that way. Storefront that uh could potentially be 191 00:19:45,919 --> 00:19:51,360 » another business. >> Did not know there was another part in 192 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:56,320 there that could be could be helpful. >> Yeah. So whatever the whatever the math 193 00:19:54,400 --> 00:20:01,360 is of square footage that farmfresh used to be my understanding footprint is only 194 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:03,840 60 or 65% of that footprint. 195 00:20:03,120 --> 00:20:10,120 » Correct. So >> I think it's the side closest to the 196 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:10,120 Dollar Tree that's going unused. 197 00:20:11,039 --> 00:20:18,799 » I do think Kathy had a good point and as long as I've been on the EA it's come up 198 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:22,320 continuously. at least like I don't know we don't meet every month don't need to 199 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:28,039 meet every month but in a perfect world would be nice if we did have some sort 200 00:20:24,559 --> 00:20:28,039 of flow of 201 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:38,080 and that's no one's fault we just were never set up to kind of insight on these 202 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:41,679 things so you know when >> some people some of people in the 203 00:20:39,919 --> 00:20:45,679 community know that we're on the economic development authority and they 204 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:51,760 say well what's coming is this coming I've heard this rumor or I've heard that 205 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:54,159 rumor, you know, and it kind of helps to be in the know. 206 00:20:52,720 --> 00:21:00,000 » Okay. Absolutely. Well, the only thing that is coming up currently that's 207 00:20:55,600 --> 00:21:03,840 coming up to council is a cup for um a business across from McFersonson is 208 00:21:01,919 --> 00:21:08,640 going to be a landscaping business. Um so other than that, there's 209 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:12,000 nothing else that have any additional permitting that's going on in the 210 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:16,480 business corridor. You know, of course, we constantly, i.e. the city office 211 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:23,520 reaching out to a couple contacts trying to get them in property. Um but again 212 00:21:20,799 --> 00:21:27,320 it's very hard no one's calling us back um as it rel 213 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:43,640 to put a location for a grocery store. My concern is if that's successful it 214 00:21:39,919 --> 00:21:43,640 would you know would it basel 215 00:21:51,039 --> 00:21:57,200 that particular rumor though has been going around a long time 216 00:21:55,520 --> 00:22:00,720 a long time and I would be very surprised 217 00:21:59,360 --> 00:22:05,240 not saying that they're not I'm just saying I'd be very surprised with crow 218 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:11,240 because their in the middle 219 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:11,240 » is owned by Cro. 220 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:17,080 » I tried reaching out to another food chain that's a sim 221 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:24,000 community. Um, currently they only have a few grocery stores, 222 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:27,720 but again, you know, it's hard getting someone to call you back. 223 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:37,679 Trader Joe's was the only one that was successful with getting an actual comp 224 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:41,000 area. So, at least I appreciate someone giving me an 225 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:49,520 that's that's terrible because they they their footprint is the size that we're 226 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:55,159 looking for. I think it would be a good niche for 227 00:22:51,360 --> 00:22:55,159 Vicosa to have a 228 00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:03,280 my kids turn me on to that store and I'm like, "Oh, now I get it." It's, you 229 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:05,919 know, it's not like a Food Lion. It's a little different. You don't have to 230 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:09,799 worry about sales. They come in competitively. So 231 00:23:11,360 --> 00:23:16,440 any additional comments, questions 232 00:23:16,559 --> 00:23:22,440 that I think that uh we can adjourn. So 233 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:27,640 » thank you everybody. >> Thank you.