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Meeting of the Elk River EDA Finance Committee Held at the Elk River City Hall Tuesday, July 25, 2017 Members Present: Larry Toth, Ryan Hardin, Dan Tveite, Jim Gromberg, Bryan Provo, Chad Vitzthum, Nate Ovall, and Michelle Eder Members Absent: None Staff Present: Amanda Othoudt, Economic Development Director and Colleen Eddy, Economic Development Specialist Others Present: Rhonda Magnussen (7:47 am) 1. Call Meeting to Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River Finance Committee was called to order at 7:32 a.m. 2. Consider Agenda Motion by Ovall and seconded by Gromberg to approve the agenda. Motion carried 8-0. 3.0 Consent Agenda Motion by Toth and seconded by Gromberg to approve the consent agenda. Motion carried 8-0. 4.1 Application for Committee – Rhonda J. Magnussen Ms. Othoudt presented the staff report and reviewed Rhonda’s application. She also introduced Michelle Eder to the group as the newly appointed HRA representative. The group discussed Rhonda’s application. Motion by Thoth and seconded by Gromberg to approve Rhonda J. Magnussen’s appointment to the Joint Finance Committee. Motion carried 8-0. 5.1 Announcements 5.1 Ethanol Technology Verbal Update Ms. Othoudt gave a verbal overview of this case. Currently there is talk of facilitating a mediation with both parties. Ms. Othoudt is working with our legal representative at Campbell Knutson and will keep the group updated and any future activities. Mr. Provo asked how much the city has spent on collecting on this debt. Ms. Othoudt stated that the city has spent around $8,000 so far. Mr. Hardin asked if the outstanding funds could be assessed to the company’s taxes. Ms. Othoudt stated that that was not an option in this case.