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Economic Development Authority Minutes Page 2 <br /> September 16,2013 <br /> 6.1 Resolution Amending EDA Bylaws to Change Annual Meeting Date • <br /> Mr. Beeman presented the staff report. <br /> Moved by Commissioner Westgaard and seconded by Commissioner Wilson <br /> to adopt Resolution 13-08 amending the Economic Development Authority <br /> Bylaws changing the annual meeting date to the third Monday of the month <br /> of January each year at 5:30 p.m. Motion carried 6-0. <br /> Commissioner Motin arrived at 5:34 p.m. <br /> 6.2 EDA Marketing Intern <br /> Mr. Beeman presented the staff report. He introduced Chanda Knoof to the <br /> Commission and they welcomed her to the city, stating they looked forward to <br /> having her as the EDA Marketing Intern. <br /> 6.3 National Development Council Certification Course <br /> Mr. Beeman presented the staff report. <br /> Commissioner Provo expressed concerns with recent employee turnover and the <br /> amount of education costs paid to staff, only for them to retain employment <br /> elsewhere. He asked if employees should be signing some sort of contract with the <br /> city in order to retain them for a longer period of time. <br /> 41111 <br /> Commissioner Motin agreed with Commissioner Provo's comments to a certain <br /> extent but suggested the commission look at how other cities handle this type of <br /> situation, stating the current Economic Development Director was hired already <br /> having a considerable amount of education. <br /> Commissioner Tveite agreed with Commissioner Motin to review how other cities <br /> handle education benefits but noted cities can find potential employees that already <br /> possess desired education. He noted in his private sector business, his company pays <br /> for employee education opportunities which don't require any contractual <br /> agreements. <br /> Moved by Commissioner Wilson and seconded by Commissioner Burandt to <br /> authorize Director of Economic Development Brian Beeman to attend a <br /> National Development Council training course as outlined in the staff report. <br /> Motion carried 7-0. <br /> 7. Project Updates <br /> Mr. Beeman presented the following updates as outlined in the staff report: <br /> • PSB land purchase update <br /> • PPC TIF and land sale update <br /> IPOIVERED 8 <br /> NATURE <br />