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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09 24 2015 EDAC minutes 1 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES – September 24, 2015 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:32 a.m. in the Wagon Bridge Conference Room at Prior Lake City Hall. Members present: Lloyd Erbaugh, Bill Henry, Jim Mahoney, Thane Tande, Kim Prchal, and EDA Liaison Michele Choudek. Members absent: Wade Larson, Mike Stout, Marisa Colby and Chamber of Commerce Liaison Sandi Fleck. Staff present: Casey McCabe. Guests Present: Marie Voreis and Celina Byers. 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes a. September 1, 2015 MOTION BY HENRY and SECOND BY PRCHAL to approve the September 1, 2015 meeting minutes. Motion adopted 5-0. 3. Old Business a. Prior Lake Community Assets and Sharpening of Message McCabe: reviewed the marketing focus topics suggested by the EDAC during previous meetings, including a business focus and residential focus. EDAC members reviewed the specific suggestions to sharpen Prior Lake’s message. Committee members provided additional ‘sharpening’ direction to staff including, add information about the fiber network improvements made by the City, SMSC and Integra; add Farmer’s Market to downtown event; add school district information related to a ‘destination city’ and top 13th ranked school; add facts to support strong business climate (sales tax receipts and other sources). Staff will update the marketing information and present the results to the EDA at their next meeting. 4. New Business a. Positive Prior Lake PR McCabe: confirmed earlier EDAC discussions about positive Prior Lake public relations. EDAC members will forward information related to new or expanding businesses or other positive commercial activity to city staff for promotion through social media. b. Prior Lake Business Pages McCabe: reviewed possible topics for the next Prior Lake Business Pages e-newsletter, including: Business Mixer; Downtown Parking Analysis; Economic Gardening Program; Prior Lake Building Activity; and Highlight New/Relocated Businesses. EDAC members were comfortable with the suggested topics. The target distribution date is early October 2015. c. EDA/EDAC Meeting Follow-Up McCabe: commented on an email sent earlier in the week from staff to all EDAC members. The email included attachments provided by Stacy Crakes, Business Development Manager with First Stop Shop (FSS). Ms. Crakes shared the information in response to a questions she received at the joint EDA/EDAC meeting about how many Prior Lake properties have been submitted for the ‘leads’ that FSS received. Members were asked to direct any questions for additional information to staff. EDAC Members: reviewed a letter drafted by Mr. Erbaugh which summarized the joint EDA/EDAC meeting based on EDAC member comments. EDAC Members: discussed whether the letter should be sent from Mr. Erbaugh or from all members of the EDAC. The committee requested Mr. Erbaugh email the letter to all committee members for comment and those members that wished to sign the letter could do so. Voreis: asked what is the key strategic point of the letter and encouraged the letter clearly identify the key points, desired follow up, and suggest a possible solution. EDAC Members: felt regular meetings with the EDA that were structured more as a workshop than a regular meeting would be beneficial. Committee members recommended an agenda be established prior to the meetings so both the EDA and EDAC have a clear understanding of what will be discussed. 5. Other Business a. EDA Meeting Update McCabe: provided a summary of the September 21, 2015 EDA meeting topics, including:  Jeffers Pond PUD Commercial Development Update  Technology Village Phase III RFP  Prior Lake Business Mixer  Downtown Planter Program (Discussion Postponed)  Commercial & Industrial Development Update (Discussion Postponed)  Economic Gardening Program (Discussion Postponed) b. Residential and Commercial Activity Update EDAC Members: reviewed the residential and commercial activity update as of August 31, 2015. . c. Staff Updates i. Planning Process for Fall 2015 Community Event McCabe: provided an update of the planning process for the fall business event and shared a draft event flyer. EDAC subcommittee members who are planning this event requested a subcommittee meeting be scheduled within the next week. d. EDAC Commercial Area Liaison Updates None. e. Member Ideas/Recommendations None. 6. Next Meeting Date. The next regular meeting of the EDAC will be on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 7:30 a.m. 7. Adjourn. MOTION BY HENRY and SECOND BY MAHONEY to adjourn the meeting. Motion adopted 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:57 a.m. Submitted by: Casey McCabe