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<br />e <br /> <br />SPECIAL MEETING OF THE <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY <br />HELD AT THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL <br />MONDAY, JULY 12,1999 <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />President Dwyer, Commissioners Bender, Gongoll, Klinzing, <br />Thompson, Farber, and Motin <br /> <br />Members Absent: <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />Larry Toth-HRA; Stewart Wilson-HRA; John Dietz-City Council <br /> <br />Staff Present: <br /> <br />Pat Klaers, City Administrator; Michele McPherson, Director of <br />Planning; Marc Nevinski, Assistant Director of Economic <br />Development; Sandra Peine, City Clerk; Paul Steinman, Director of <br />Economic Development; Jim Brimeyer, Consultant <br /> <br />1. Call Meetina To Order <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the special meeting of the Economic <br />Development Authority was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by President Dwyer. <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Jim Brimeyer, strategic planning consultant, stated the purpose of the meeting is <br />to review what has been done with the strategic planning process to this point. <br />Jim Brimeyer indicated that he would give a progress report to the EDA this <br />evening regarding the strategic planning up to this point. He further indicated <br />that the group would discuss the strengths and weaknesses in the plan and <br />review the priority issues. <br /> <br />Following the progress report as presented by Jim Brimeyer, the members <br />discussed the strengths and weaknesses and reviewed the priority issues. As the <br />group discussed the strengths, the process included combining and deleting <br />some of the options. Votes were then taken by the group to try to determine the <br />top issues that would be EDA priorities. Following a vote on the priority issues the <br />top seven issues included the following: <br /> <br />1 . Develop stronger industrial base. <br />2. Promote business retention and growth. <br />3. Develop West Business Park. <br />4. Develop external marketing strategy. <br />5. Redevelop east Highway 10 corridor. <br />6. Coordinate transportation options. <br />7. Redevelop downtown. <br /> <br />3. Adiournment <br /> <br />There being no further business, President Dwyer adjourned the meeting at 5:55 <br />p.m. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />~'(# ~ <br /> <br />Sandra Peine ~aJu.., <br />City Clerk <br />