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Meeting Minutes
September 30, 2010
1. Call to Order
Deno Howard convened the meeting at 7:30 a.m. Present were: Bill Henry, Troy Presler, Terry
Gutowski, Joe Passofaro, Danette Parr, Sandi Fleck, Adam Blahnik, Deno Howard and Frank
Boyles.
2. Approval of Minutes.
Clarification was offered that Terry Gutowski and Bill Henry were at the Farmers Market rather
than Deno Howard. Also clarified in the minutes that the topic is C-2 zoning district. The
minutes with those changes were unanimously adopted.
3. Old Business
a Feedback Regarding Community Events
• Attended the Fall Community Fest and Farmer's Market
• Passofaro dropped Meet and Greet information at all tables at the Fall Fest.
• Howard and Gutowski attended the Farmer's Market. People stopped by to learn about
EDAC. One person complained about home occupations.
• Passofaro believes Meet and Greet is good idea Howard wants the meeting to be
informal.
b. Meet and Greet
• Eleven have RS VP'd for the event and it was suggested that each member recruit five
attendees. Discussed how feedback from the event would be given to the Council and
whether the Council should attend as it is desired for the event to be a neutral setting in
which businesses can speak their mind. Howard restated this should bean opportunity to
say the EDAC is a tool the businesses can use. Parr stated she has a contact list for the
Deerfield and Waterfront Passage Business Parks. Passofam stated it will be publicized in
the Prior Lake American, the Wavelength, Email Blast, three new groups.
• Discussion regarding the agenda
• Welcome — establish the legitimacy of the EDAC
• Mayor to give a one -two minute spiel about:
• what this group is and why is will be different than in the past;
• encourage people to share;
• economic development is atop priority of city council
• money will be budged in 2011 for economic development
o Howard will say
• it's your meeting
• here to listen
• introduce EDAC members
• program for EDAC members only, flex -based
o Need to have
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• Name tags for EDAC
• Sign -in sheet with columns for name, company, phone, email
• Six ideas to apply city -wide
o Rules of the Game
• If negative, what is solution,
• Focus on what city should do more of
• Have suggestion box for anonymous suggestions
o Get back to people with post- mortem report
• Two -tier feedback
• Things we will do
• Things for the future
• Send out six things afterwards
• Get RSVP information to Passofaro by Monday, October 11.
c. Previous Retention Interviews
Top six concerns. EDAC members have clarified. Howard expressed concern that the
specifics identified by interviewees will be lost. Parr responded that the majority of responses
fit into six items. Did not try to address all.
What does the EDAC do to make progress? What is the answer? Take to City Council?
EDAC should identify a menu of solutions. At the next meeting, plan a post- mortem of the
Meet and Greet and decide what the EDAC should do.
4. Old Business
Parr reported on what happened. Planning Commission meeting scheduled for October 11 —
EDAC should be there as the Planning Commission is likely to direct questions to those
present. There will be a public hearing at the October 25 Planning Commission meeting and
would appreciate having EDAC members present and testifying.
5. New Business
No time — no new business was conducted.
The meeting adjourned at 9 a.m.
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