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Economic Development Authority Minutes Page 2 <br /> May 20,2019 <br /> 5. Open Forum III <br /> No one appeared for Open Forum. <br /> 6. Public Hearings <br /> There were no public hearing items. <br /> 7.1 Beautification Award <br /> Ms. Eddy presented the staff report. <br /> Tamara Ackerman,Beautification Committee member,discussed the Die Concepts, <br /> Inc.,renovation and introduced the owners of the business, Fred and Sherri Trapp. <br /> The Commission felt it was a good selection and thanked the Trapp's for improving <br /> the property. <br /> Moved by Commissioner Westgaard and seconded by Commissioner Ovall to <br /> recognize Die Concepts, Inc.with a city beautification award for May 2019. <br /> Motion carried 4-0. <br /> 7.2 Director Report III <br /> Ms. Othoudt presented the staff report. She noted Bryan Provo submitted his <br /> resignation for the Economic Development Authority. She stated she is sad to see <br /> him go and he was a very helpful and beneficial asset. <br /> The Commission concurred. <br /> 7.3 Elk River Area Chamber of Commerce Business Survey Status <br /> Commissioner Westgaard stated goals of the EDA and Chamber were to complete a <br /> survey of local businesses, analyze the results, and set priorities for the future. He <br /> expressed concerns with inactivity from the survey;thereby creating perceived <br /> credibility issues within the community. He requested permission to work with the <br /> Chamber to facilitate a way to conclude the survey. He stated his intent would be to <br /> have actionable results and action items for 2020 budget planning. <br /> The EDA concurred and consensus was to allow the facilitation by Commissioner <br /> Westgaard. <br /> III <br /> I l i E l E I 11 <br /> INAURE <br />