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Economic Development Authority Minutes Page 3 <br />October 15, 2018 <br />----------------------------- <br />receive feedback on the process? Most people will only open a business once in their <br />lifetime. <br /> <br />Ms. Othoudt said the Chamber of Commerce is currently working on a business <br />survey. <br /> <br />Debbi Rydberg, Elk River Chamber of Commerce, indicated 130 surveys have been <br />sent to contractors, business owners, and those whom have developed in the past six <br />months to five years. <br /> <br />Ms. Othoudt felt it was advantageous that the survey had come from a neutral third <br />party rather from the city. <br /> <br />President Tveite said goals must be measurable and debrief at the end of the process <br />could help determine if anything had been missed. <br /> <br />Commissioner Westgaard agreed that it was important to take a moment to check <br />results, get feedback, and follow up. <br /> <br />Commissioner Blesener said it was a good process, when goal setting, to break things <br />into smaller chunks. Write up a measurable objective and relate it to achieving the <br />goal. <br /> <br />Ms. Othoudt asked the commission to review the Year 3 goals. In addition to <br />identifying properties, how does the EDA want to partner with property owners? <br />Does the EDA want to obtain site control or no site control over future industrial <br />property? <br /> <br />President Tveite stated pieces of the gravel mine should become available in the next <br />few years for developers. <br /> <br />Commissioner Blesener asked about the current capacity of property in the east and <br />west for development. He asked about the current development of the Metropolitan <br />Urban Service Areas (MUSA) line. <br /> <br />Commissioner Westgaard listed some of the property he could think of including <br />wastewater property, property from Cargill, and the Specht farm as well as north <br />toward the landfill, commercial reserve and transition districts. <br /> <br />Ms. Othoudt asked how the EDA wishes to tackle the goal. <br /> <br />Commissioner Westgaard stated now that a timetable for the Highway 169 Redefine <br />project has been established, it is easier to know what to prepare for. Prospectors will <br />know and have done their homework far in advance of the interchange being <br />completed. The EDA needs to determine what they want to see in which area and <br />share with prospectors what our vision is. <br /> <br /> <br />