## ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ## AUTHORITY ## MEETING ## City Hall Council Chambers July 27, 2026 ## AGENDA 1. Call to Order ## 2. Roll Call ## 3. Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda These items are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There isn't a separate discussion for these items unless a Councilmember so requests, then it is moved to the end of the Council Consideration Items. a. Approval of Minutes - Motion to approve the following minutes: • June 22, 2026 ## 4. Commission Discussion Items ## a. Novarum Concept Review - City staff requests feedback from the Commissioners regarding this concept proposal. ## b. EDA Update No action needed — for discussion purposes only. 5. Adjournment Page 1 of 31 ## 06/22/26 -1- DRAFT ## MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ## ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ## OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER ## IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND THE ## STATE OF MINNESOTA ## REGULAR SESSION ## JUNE 22, 2026 ## CITY HALL – COMMISSION CHAMBERS ## 1. CALL TO ORDER The Brooklyn Center Economic Development Authority (EDA) met in Regular Session called to order by President Pro Tem Teneshia Kragness at 7:12 p.m. ## 2. ROLL CALL President Pro Tem Teneshia Kragness and Commissioners Dan Jerzak, Kris Lawrence-Anderson, and Laurie Ann Moore. Also present were Deputy City Manager Daren Nyquist, Planning Manager Ginny McIntosh, Economic Development Manager Ian Alexander, City Clerk Shannon Pettit, and City Attorney Siobhan Tolar. President April Graves was absent and excused. ## 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA Commissioner Moore moved and Commissioner Lawrence-Anderson seconded to approve the Agenda and Consent Agenda, as amended, with the noted changes to the minutes, and the following item was approved: ## 3a. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. June 8, 2026 – Regular Session Motion passed unanimously. ## 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS ## 4a. PURCHASE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND CONVEYANCE ## OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6245 BROOKLYN ## BOULEVARD Planning Manager Ginny McIntosh explained that a Purchase and Development Agreement (PDA) for Scooter’s Coffee at 6245 Brooklyn Boulevard is before the Commission. This is an EDA- owned property, and this is a Public Hearing. The lot itself for this property is a very small, Page 2 of 31 ## 06/22/26 -2- DRAFT oversized residential lot for comparison. At just over 14,000 square feet, it is in the neighborhood mixed-use district and sits on three frontages on Ewing, Brooklyn Boulevard, and 63 rd ## Avenue North. It is currently vacant and was formerly used for automotive purposes. At the April 26 EDA meeting, City Staff presented a concept for the proposed Scooter's Coffee location on two EDA- owned sites. Those EDA-owned sites are at 6245 Brooklyn Boulevard. She added that the proposal was well-received and the EDA…