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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN WORKSESSION <br /> HELD AT THE ELK RIVER PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY <br /> EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER <br /> WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3I, 2004 <br /> Present: Jeff Gongoll,Larry Koenig,Louise Kuester,Dan Tveite, Paul Motin,Pat <br /> Dwyer, Stephanie Klinzing,Larry Toth,Jean Lieser, Stewart Wilson,Jack <br /> Mowry,Tom McNair, Steve King and Gary Santwire <br /> Absent: John Dietz,Jim Barthel,Larry Hickman, Chris Carlson, Cliff Lundberg,Jim <br /> Simpson, Daryl Thompson,Mark Urista and Kara Hillman <br /> Staff Present: Director of Economic Development Catherine Mehelich,Assistant <br /> Director of Economic Development Heidi Steinmetz, City Administrator <br /> Pat Klaers,Director of Planning Michele McPherson, <br /> Building&Environmental Administrator Steve Rohlf and Municipal <br /> Utilities Manager Bryan Adams <br /> Others Present: Jim Brimeyer,The Brimeyer Group,Inc. <br /> Dick Gongoll <br /> 1. Expectations <br /> Facilitator Jim Brimeyer asked those present to provide input regarding their expectations of <br /> the Economic Development Strategic Plan update process. The following items were <br /> expressed: <br /> • Ten-year economic development plan <br /> • Improved competitive strategy to provide tax base growth <br /> • More manufacturing jobs <br /> • Planning process to be informative <br /> • City not developed by market demand but by strategic planning <br /> • Gravel pit area utilized for industrial development in the future <br /> • Energy City incentives used to attract business <br /> • TIF monitoring <br /> • Action steps in updated plan <br /> • The community's "buy in" to the plan <br /> 2. Overview of Strategic Planning Process — Facilitator Jim Brimeyer <br /> Mr. Brimeyer provided an overview of the strategic planning process, a Strengths, <br /> Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis and the components of a typical <br /> mission statement. Those present provided the following items as potential components to <br /> a revised Elk River economic development mission statement: <br /> • <br />