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4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES August 22, 2013
1. Call to Order.
The meeting was called to order at 7:35 a.m. in the Wagon Bridge Conference Room at Prior Lake City
Hall. Members present: Lloyd Erbaugh, Mark Peterson, Bernie Carlson, Greg Schweich, Thane Tande,
Mike Stout, Wade Larson, and Michelle Choudek. Members absent: Sandi Fleck, Kris Pauna, Bill Henry
and James Ford. Staff present: Casey McCabe. Guest Present: Mike Reichow, President of the Prior Lake
Downtown Business Association.
2. Approval of Meeting Minutes.
a. August 1, 2013
MOTION BY ERBAUGH and SECOND BY SCHWEICH to approve the August 1, 2013 meeting
minutes as submitted. Motion adopted unanimously.
Reichow: introduced himself and gave a brief overview of the Prior Lake Downtown Business
Association.
3. Old Business
a. Business & Industry Forum Follow Up Action
McCabe: presented draft responses to the Business & Industry Forum (B&I) comments and reviewed
the draft action steps that will be taken by the EDAC as a result of the comments received.
EDAC Members: discussed the responses and proposed EDAC action steps.
Erbaugh: while discussing the 50 percent employment goal in Scott County, suggested the B&I
response related to this item include work commute times or mileage for Prior Lake residents, provided
the information is available. Mr. Erbaugh felt it would be useful to know if Prior Lake residents were
commuting across the river to work or working elsewhere within Scott or Dakota Counties south of the
river.
Carlson: stated he has visited with the commercial businesses along Main Avenue (south of CR21) to
gauge interest in a potential storefront rehabilitation program. Mr. Carlson said two businesses south
of CR21 participated in the original program and commented on the building owners who were not
interested in participating and others who were deemed ineligible to receive funding under the original
storefront rehabilitation program.
EDAC Members: directed staff to research why some of the businesses south of CR21 were not
eligible for funding during the 2004 storefront rehabilitation program and report back to the committee.
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