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<br />MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY <br />HELD AT THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL <br />e MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1998 <br /> <br />Members Present: President Duitsman, Commissioners Gongoll, Bender, Thompson, <br />Dwyer, and Holmgren <br /> <br />Members Absent: Commissioner Farber <br /> <br />Staff Present: Paul Steinman, Executive Director; Sandra Peine, City Clerk <br /> <br />1. Call Meetino To Order <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River Economic <br />Development Authority was called to order at 6: 15 p.m. by President Duitsman. <br /> <br />2. Consider Aoenda <br /> <br />COMMISSIONER BENDER MOVED TO APPROVE THE 11/9/98 EDA AGENDA. <br />COMMISSIONER DWYER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0. <br /> <br />3. Consider Consent Aoenda <br /> <br />COMMISSIONER DWYER MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />3.1. <br /> <br />10/12/98 WORKSESSION MINUTES - APPROVED <br />10/12/98 EDA MINUTES - APPROVED <br />10/26/98 SPECIAL EDA MINUTES - APPROVED <br />CHECK REGISTER - APPROVED <br /> <br />3.2. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONER BENDER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0. <br /> <br />4. Open Mike <br /> <br />No one appeared for this item. <br /> <br />5. Central Minnesota Initiative Fund Contribution <br /> <br />Executive Director Paul Steinman indicated that in 1997 the EDA and City Council <br />contributed $5,000 to the Central Minnesota Initiative Fund. Paul Steinman <br />indicated that he felt the $5,000 contribution is an appropriate level of <br />contribution from the City of Elk River and recommended denying the request for <br />an additional contribution. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONER BENDER MOVED TO DENY THE CENTRAL MINNESOTA INITIATIVE <br />FUND'S REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION IN THE AMOUNT OF <br />APPROXIMATELY $14,000 AND TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PROVIDE A LETTER <br />EXPLAINING SUCH ACTION TO THE CENTRAL MINNESOTA INITIATIVE FUND. <br />COMMISSIONER THOMPSON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />6. <br /> <br />Recommendation to Council on Sherburne County Business Development Fund <br /> <br />Executive Director Paul Steinman indicated that the Director of Economic <br />Development from Sherburne County is requesting an EDA/City Council <br />commitment to the Sherburne County Business Development Fund. He explained <br />