ERIC Site Selection Minutes

September 8, 2008

6:00 P.M.
University of Missouri Extension Center

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On Monday, September 8, 2008, the ERIC charrette site selection committee (Michael Goldschmidt, Megan McGuire, Jeanie Anguaoui, Paul Davis, Dudley Kaiser, Ken Edwards, and Todd Lorenz who left after initial introduction of the site visits) met and reviewed the proposals for possible locations for the ERIC building. Because the purpose of the meeting was solely to review proposals that included the sale price of real estate, a closed session was held. There were no objections to this by unanimous vote of the committee before the meeting proceeded.

The process for selecting the charrette site began with the solicitation for sites. The solicitation was advertised in local newspapers. By the deadline noted on the solicitation, the committee received 8 proposals. The proposals were summarized in a proposal form which included the name of the property owner, location of property, sales price of the property, and size of the property. Members of the committee visited each of the sites and each of the sites was reviewed from the GIS data available at www.cares.missouri.edu.

The committee then discussed and ranked each proposal according to five criteria: topography, buildability, access (to I-70), visibility (to I-70), and affordability. Each of the committee members reviewed the proposals according to the information submitted and utilized a location map that showed each property along the I-70 corridor. Each member also had access to a topographic and boundary site plan for each property. The committee also identified proposals that suggested infrastructure improvements that would be part of the negotiations if chosen for the ERIC building. The committee selected three sites in the first round of discussions that had high scores in many of the ranked criteria. The committee then formally voted to accept one proposal for the charrette. After the vote was held, the closed meeting was adjourned and no further issues were discussed.

The committee has selected the Holliday property as the location for the charrette at this time.

Please note that the committee has selected this property only for the purposes of having a possible site to use for the ERIC building during the charrette process. The actions by the committee do not represent any endorsement of any future action by any ERIC committee or Extension council to agree to enter into negotiations or purchase the site that was selected. The committee agrees that the charrette should be completed so as to determine whether the goals and visions of the ERIC building are compatible with the selected site.

-Michael
 

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