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CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
Economic Development Advisory Committee Meeting
Friday, September 25, 2009
Meeting Summary
Present:
Committee Members – Howard, Presler, Viereck, Fleck, Henry
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Council Liaison - Erickson
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Staff – Parr, Czycalla
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1. Approved September 25, 2009 agenda
(6-0).
2. Approved June 28, 2009 meeting summary
(6-0).
3. Presentation by Barry Stock, City of Savage City Administrator.
Stock presented information on SCALE and its Unified Economic Development Land Use and
Transportation Plan Charter.
4. Discussed 2009/2010 Action Objectives and Goals.
Parr shared a Council work session discussion where it was recommended that the EDAC add
objectives to their 2010 Goals that were more specific in nature.
The EDAC members discussed the suggestion and agreed that the objectives could be
enhanced with four additional objectives/goals:
1. Representatives of the EDAC will have a presence at a minimum of two (2) civic
organizations or business events per year.
2. EDAC will have a presence at local community events.
3. An EDAC member will make contact with a minimum of three (3) prospective
businesses per quarter.
4. An EDAC member will meet with a minimum of two (2) existing business per month.
Presler asked if the committee would consider incorporating outcome based goals.
Erickson suggested managing activity, not results, through the tracking of projects.
Vice-Chair Howard stated that meeting with two existing businesses and one prospective
business per month seems feasible.
Vice-Chair Howard suggested working on getting objectives set in place and begin
implementing them January/February 2010.
Parr will gather and distribute questions to use when meeting with existing business owners.
Viereck suggested analyzing the types of business in the City. What do we have too much of
and what do we need more of?
Erickson suggested analyzing what the City has to offer and who can benefit.
Michelle will look into creating a database for committee members to input information received
from business owners.
5. Discussed recruitment of new members.
Erickson questioned how the committee should go about weeding out those members whose
participation is lacking.
Parr stated she will call/email those members to see if they are still interested in participating.
Parr stressed recruiting new members and to have prospective members contact her.
Discussion took place regarding scheduling a reoccurring meeting each month. It was decided
that the EDAC would hold their meetings the fourth Friday of each month. It was also discussed
that October was problematic (a lot of members unavailable the last three Fridays of the month)
and due to the Thanksgiving Holiday falling the day before the November meeting It was
determined that an earlier meeting in November may be the best course of action. Czycalla will
prepare a schedule through 2010.
6. Adjourned at 9:01 am (6-0)