EDA Meeting Date: July 22, 2024
To: Members of the Economic Development Authority
From: Nate Carlson, Economic Development Coordinator
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Closed meeting pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.05, subd. 3 (c) to develop or consider offers or counteroffers for the purchase/sale of real property located at 15 and 17 Bridge Square, Northfield, MN (PID# 22.06.2.25.018).
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Action Requested:
The Northfield Economic Development Authority recommended to approve a motion to close the meeting pursuant to Minn Stat. § 13D.05, subd. 3 (c) to develop or consider offers or counteroffers for the purchase/sale of property located at 15 and 17 Bridge Square, Northfield, MN (PID# 22.06.2.25.018).
Summary Report:
The meeting will be closed to develop or consider offers or counteroffers for the purchase/sale of property located at 15 and 17 Bridge Square, Northfield, MN (PID# 22.06.2.25.018).
After the closed portion of the meeting, the meeting will be reopened to adjourn the meeting. No action(s) related to the closed meeting discussion are expected.
The League of Minnesota Cities Handbook provides the following information on Special and Closed Meetings:
Chapter 7, I. Types of Council Meetings and Notice Requirements
B. Special Meetings
A special meeting of the council refers to any meeting at a time or place different from that stated in the council’s schedule of regular meetings. The council may transact any business within its powers at a special meeting if proper notice has been provided. The commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Administration has advised that a city council should not discuss or decide topics that have not been included as the stated purpose of a special meeting in the notice to the public. All statutory provisions governing regular meetings, including the open meeting law, apply to special meetings.
D. Closed Meetings
A closed meeting is a meeting of a public body that the public is not allowed to attend. A public meeting only may be closed if it meets the requirements of one of the specific exceptions listed in the open meeting law. The same notice requirements that apply to open meetings also apply to closed meetings. For example, if a closed meeting takes place at a regular meeting, the notice requirements for a regular meeting apply. Likewise, if a closed meeting takes place at a special meeting or an emergency meeting, the notice requirements for a special meeting or emergency meeting app
6. Purchase or sale of real or personal property
A public body may close a meeting to:
• Determine the asking price for real or personal property to be sold by the public body.
• Review confidential or protected nonpublic appraisal data.
• Develop or consider offers or counteroffers for the purchase or sale of real or personal property.
Before holding a closed meeting under this exception, the public body must identify on the record the particular real or personal property that is the subject of the closed meeting.
The closed meeting must be tape-recorded. The recording must be preserved for eight years and must be made available to the public only after all real or personal property discussed at the meeting has been purchased or sold, or after the public body has abandoned the purchase or sale. The real or personal property that is being discussed must be identified on the tape. A list of members and all other persons present at the closed meeting must be made available to the public after the closed meeting. The actual purchase or sale of the real or personal property must be approved at an open meeting, and the purchase or sale price is public data.
There is no action planned to occur after the closed meeting. Any formal action on a sale of property will occur in an open public meeting.
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