4.1. DRAFT EDA MINUTES (2 SETS) 08-19-2022

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Special Meeting of the Elk River Economic Development Authority Held at the Elk River City Hall Monday, August 15, 2022 Members Present: President Dan Tveite, Commissioners Garrett Christianson, Matt Westgaard, Mike Beyer, Jennifer Wagner via Zoom, and Charlie Blesener Members Absent: Commissioner Jeff Hartwig Staff Present: Economic Development Director Brent O’Neil, Economic Development Specialist Josh Mollan, and Deputy City Clerk Jolene Richter 1. Call Meeting to Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River Economic Development Authority was called to order at 4:32 p.m. by President Tveite. 2. Discuss 2023 EDA Budget and Budget Goals Mr. O’Neil presented the staff report Mr. O’Neil asked the commission what they thought of regarding the overlap between some of the functions the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) does verses the EDA. He continued to ask if there was any desire working more closely with each other going as far as having a joint board, a joint effort or ultimately merge into one commission. The commission discussed and agreed that there is enough of a difference between the missions of HRA and EDA to keep them separate however collaborative efforts would be welcomed. They further agreed collaboration would be beneficial especially with the current trends of mixed-use areas and to be able to work together to decide how much housing versus job related/businesses there should be to fit the vision and the needs of the community. The commission discussed that the county moved the budget timeline up and addressed what steps need to be taken in the next couple of weeks. The commission agreed to adjust the Analytics Software line item to $7,500 due to the fact of splitting the cost with the HRA, bringing the total EDA expenditures down to $405,000. Consensus of the commission is to support the division goals provided and accept the proposed budget as discussed.