EDA Agenda - 01/08/2025 (Workshop)AGENDA
WORKSHOP MEETING - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (EDA)
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 – 4:45 p.m.
Academy Room, Monticello Community Center
Commissioners: President Steve Johnson, Vice President Jon Morphew, Treasurer Hali Sittig,
Rick Barger, Councilmember Tracy Hinz, Mayor Lloyd Hilgart
Staff: Executive Director Jim Thares, Rachel Leonard, Angela Schumann, Tyler
Bevier, Sarah Rathlisberger
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. 4:45 p.m. Block 34 Redevelopment Update
• Concept Discussion
• Developer Role as Master Developer
• Pre-Development Agreement Discussion
• Environmental Studies Discussion
• Blight-Substandard Findings Process Discussion
4. 5:45 p.m. Nordic Brew Pub Update
5. Adjournment
BLOCK 34 PROJECT OVERVIEW
•Revitalize Downtown
•Create Value for the
Community
•Activate Street Fronts on
Broadway & Pine
•Work & Stay
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EXISTING CONDITIONS
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•One block away from the
proposed heart of
downtown Monticello at
Walnut and Broadway
•Blighted Site
•Most of the site is owned by
the City
•Two (2) Existing Municipal
Wells on site that will
eventually be relocated and
abandoned
•Existing operational housing
building at NE corner
•Tenants in SE building need
to be relocated before
structure can be removed
DEVELOPMENT PHASING
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PHASE 1 – Class A Office &
Parking
PHASE 2 – Office Over Retail
INSPIRATION
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WHAT GETS US TO “STAY”?
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A SPACE FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY
DESIGN CONCEPTS
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DESIGN CONCEPTS
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DESIGN CONCEPTS
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DESIGN CONCEPTS
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QUESTIONS?
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