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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
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Prior Lake, MN 55372-1714
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA #:
PREPARED BY:
January 20, 2004 ~
8A .
Frank Boyles, City Manager ~
AGENDA ITEM:
Introduction of New Community Development Director John Sullivan.
PRESENTATION:
The 2020 Vision and Strategic Plan includes two Vision Elements dealing with
community development. The two Vision Elements are Economic Development
and Downtown Redevelopment. In an effort to provide the personnel resources
needed to implement these Vision Elements, the City Council authorized the
appointment of a Community Development Director effective January 1, 2004.
This is 5~ months before Don Rye, the existing Community Development
Director, retires on June 15, 2004. During the intervening time period, Don will
oversee the completion of the Comprehensive Plan Update, while John will
assume all community development responsibilities for the City.
For the last three years, John has been Economic Development Coordinator for
the City of Cambridge. During his tenure, John has managed a 100,000 square
foot city center property, wrote and administered grants, managed tax increment
financing districts, was responsible for business attraction and retention, and
acted as lead staff person for the City Economic Development Authority.
John has also worked for 4 years as a planner for Westwood Professional
Services where he became familiar with real estate development, loan fund
management, grant writing and condemnation consulting to private property
owners and attorneys. In John's career, he has also worked as a consultant, as
well as representing the East Central Regional Development Commission and
Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.
John has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Urban Planning
and Communications. He also has earned a National Development Council
certificate. John and his wife have three children - a 4-year old, and twin 7 month
old boys. They presently reside in Cambridge, but are looking forward to moving
to Prior Lake.
John's first day of employment with the City is today, January 20th,
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