Minutes

of the

Regular Meeting Of

DETROIT LAKES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Thursday October 4th, 2007

4:30 PM

City Administration Building

 Conference Room

MEMBERS PRESENT:    Jim Anderson, Tom Klyve, Matt Brenk, Dennis Winskowski, Mary Beth

                                                Gilsdorf, Mark Hagen and Greg Hildenbrand  

MEMBERS ABSENT:      None

OTHERS PRESENT:       Larry Remmen, Community Development Director,  Bob Louiseau,                                       Bruce Imholte, Leonard Heltemes,  Pippi Mayfield, Nancy                                            Wichmann

I.       Call To Order:

          Chairman Jim Anderson called the meeting of the Detroit Lakes Development Authority to order at 4:30 PM in the Conference Room of the City Administration Building, 1025 Roosevelt Avenue on Thursday, October 4th, 2007.  All members of the Authority have been duly notified of the meeting and the business to be transacted.

II.      Minutes:

          A motion was made by Commissioner Mary Beth Caulfield seconded by Commissioner Matt Brenk and carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held September 18th, 2007 as presented.

III.     Financials:

A.      A motion was made by Commissioner Mark Hagen seconded by Commissioner Matt Brenk and carried unanimously to approve the financial report and payment of claims through August 31, 2007.

IV.     Old Business

A.      None

V.      New Business

A.      Consideration in selecting a consultant for the Business Corridor Redevelopment Study and the Conference Center Study

          Larry Remmen reported that the Business Corridor/Conference Center Committee met and reviewed the requests for proposals for the Business Corridor Redevelopment and the Conference Center Study.  Five bids were received for the Business Corridor Redevelopment, and two were received for the Conference Center   Study.  After review, the committee unanimously agreed to accept the $80,000 bid received from RDG Planning & Design for both studies that were submitted separately.   The City has budgeted for each segment and will need to be billed   appropriately in order to satisfy the USDA grants which will pay 49% of each study. The Business Corridor Plan for $45,755 will be billed to the Detroit Lakes Development Authority.  The City of Detroit Lakes will be billed $34,245 for the           Conference Center Study.  A motion was made by Commissioner Mark Hagen,  seconded by Commissioner Matt Brenk and carried unanimously to recommend approval of RDG’s proposal of $80,000 for the Business Corridor Study and Conference Center Study.

VI.     Adjournment

          There being no further business to bring before the Board, the meeting was           adjourned.                                                                                                                               

                                                                               Signed                                                                                                                                                                                                        Larry Remmen                                                                                                                                           Community Development Director