042699 EDA CITY OF NEW HOPE
EDA MEETING
City Hall, 4401 Xylon Avenue North
April 26, 1999
President W. Peter Enck
Commissioner Sharon Cassen
Commissioner Don Collier
Commissioner Pat LaVine Norby
Commissioner Mark Thompson
1, Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3, Resolution Authorizing and Calling for a Closed Meeting of the New Hope Economic
Development Authority
4. Adjournment
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EDA RESOLUTION NO. 99-
RESOLUTION AUTHO~I~'.IN(; AND CALLING
FOR A CLOflar. D MEETING OF THE
NEW HOPE ECONOMIC DEVI~.IOPMENT AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, _._~inn~ Stat. §471,705, SuM. l(d) authorize~ and permits the New Hope EDA
to hold a closed meeting to d/scuss City issues and information protected by the attorney-client
privilege, and
WHE~S, the New Hope EDA has c0mmenogd or has been made a party to a lawsuit
or been thrcat~-d with litigation which has presently activated its right under the referenced
statute to hold a closed meeting, and
WItER~, specifically the EDA is a party to a lawsuit commenced pursuant to
Stat. Chap. 117 identified as Henuepin County District Court File No. CD - 2504 to acquire the
Spur gas station located at 7300 Bass Lake Road. Said property being needed to complete an
affordable housinE project and satisfy the t~DA's contractual obligation with Project For Pr/de In
Living, Inc. and the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority for the completion of said project, and
WHEREAS, a dosed meeting of the New Hope EDA is necessary to consider the
acceptance or rejection of a settlement offer/proposal and to consider various legal strategies for
the continued prosecution or defense of said action.
NOW, TI-I]~RNFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Economic Development Authority in
and for the City of New Hope as follows:
1. That a closed meeting of the New Hope EDA shall be held on April 26, 1999
irnmecliate, ly follOWillg the adjouYdrfieilt of the regular megt~ of the New Hope
City Council, or adjournment of the reg~1~ meetings of the New Hope FDA or
HRA in the event said public bodies have a regularly scheduled meeting on said
day, at the New Hope City Council Chambers.
2. That the purpose of the meethlg shall be the discussion of sc~lement alternatives
and prosecution/defense strategies in connection with litigation of Hennepin County
District Court File No. CD - 2504.
3. That said me~ting shall not be open to the public.
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4. That the New Hope City Clerk is hereby directed to tape r~cord the closed w~ting
and presarve the tape re, cording for a period of two years from ~e date of the
meeting.
$. That the New Hope City Clerk shall prepar¢.a written roll of the members a~l all
other persoris present at the closed meeting and make said roll available for public
inspection upon adjournment of the closed meethlg.
Adopted by thc Economic Development Authority in and for the City of New Hope this
26~h day of April, 1999.
W. Peter Hack, ChsJrrnsr,
Attest:
Daniel ~. Donahue, Executive Director