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Meet and Greet Subcommittee Minutes
January 11, 2011
DRAFT
Present:
Bob Facente, Bill Henry, Joe Passofaro, Deno Howard, Troy Presler, Danette Parr, and Frank Boyles
The Committee agreed to identify items which were considered to be (A) actionable, (1) informational, and (S)
same as a previous item. The six most frequent items were identified and these notes were organized under
one of those headings or miscellaneous. Each of the Committee's determinations is shown below:
Move Farmers Market
A Move Farmers Market to Lakefront Park.
S Move to Lakefront Park, Dakota Street or ? (4 pp)
Email a newsletter to businesses
• Email news letter to business about issues affecting them. Often and condensed ( ?) Events are
almost law before business knows about it.
• County Rd 21 possible re- routing. Tonight was first I heard about it. Having my business on 21
makes this a major issue for me. (Mark at Triple Play)
I Email `business' newsletter with upcoming changes /details
I CR 21 possible re- routing. Tonight was first I heard about it. Could be a major issue for me
(Triple Play)
Provide quality food outlets
I We need boutique businesses that cater to our population and offer goods or services that are not
found in the big buy stores.
A Improve quality of food locations — probably not a city issue but seems to be a repetitive issue.
S Quality of Food locations
• Address Industrial Park
• Industrial park— loosen some of the `visual' rules to allow industry to take place — don't
require garbage bins to be hidden, walks to be erected, etc. let industry happen.
• Multiple access points to business in industrial park.
S Ind. Park Deer field — For new bus. Make semi traffic easier to access building. Change
zonings to accommodate if poss.
S Loosen some visual rules to allow industry to take place. Don't require garbage bins to be
hidden, walks to be erected, etc.
S Multiple access points to business in industrial park.
S Better parking regulations -semi truck friendly access (2 pp)
S Update zoning to accommodate semi traffic if necessary
I Monument
City Should be Business Friendly
A Better parking regulations.
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A The City needs to be a little more business friendly. I've had other business owner's talk to me
about how hard it is to work/partner with the city. I recently experienced your new banner
ordinance. That's going to hurt me. I'm trying to build business to pay my taxes and support
the community. (Mark at Triple Play)
I City council needs to direct city staff more than city staff directs city council.
S Business friendly
S Fear of backlash from City if business sneaks un on issues.
S Building inspector degrading and inappropriate comments.
S Fear of city personnel
S Fear of receiving mail from City because fear of a wrongdoing.
S Codes in Dlace- above and beyond other cities- talkto Jay Scherer
S Treat everyone fairly.
S Businesses should have more clout than residents.
S Same good ole'boys running the town.
S City Manager should hire only good people around him.
S No need for hiring Economic Developer or consultants when nothing comes out of it.
S Going into City Hall and physically had to bring my block to get approval by Jane. Waited for
45 minutes for approval.
I Double standards on fencing between businesses and maintenance center. Boat & trailer was
parked at maintenance center and not hidden by a fence.
I City council needs to direct city staff more than city staff directs city council.
A Enforcement of ordinances -be fair and consistent. Do better for the community.
I Equal business voice as a residential voice.
Offer Business Incentive Grant Programs
A Create a grant program for new businesses. It's so much to start anew business in old days.
Plus it's hard to borrow money. Arrange a $5 - $ IOK grant with no interest and forgive after 5
— 10 Years.
I Empty lots- find some dollars (TIF /grants) to get businesses to move in.
A Create a grant/tiff program for new businesses. Too hard to start a business, get money,
arrange $5 -10K without interest and forgive after 5 -10 years.
I Would have liked all City Council nresenl
I Former Economic person did a wonderful job of finding TIF dollars.
I Frank and City Council should welcome all.
I It would have been nice to have Dr. SueAnn Gruver there — strong schools- strong businesses -
work as a team.
Great turnout.
I If they had known before bought land how tough it was with codes -never would have bought
in Prior Lake and lives here.
I Would have been nice to be introduced so everyone knows everyone — go around tables.
The Committee then reviewed the list of written and oral observations and distilled them to the six top priority
items. They also have been classified with respect to immediacy:
The meeting adjourned at 9 a.m.
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