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Prior Lake, MN 55372
CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES – February 22, 2016
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:32 a.m. in the Parkview Community Room at Prior Lake City Hall.
Members present: Lloyd Erbaugh, Kim Prchal, Bill Henry, Celina Byers, Marie Voreis, Trisha Rosenfeld,
Stephanie Carroll and Chamber of Commerce Liaison Sandi Fleck. Members absent: Wade Larson, Jim
Mahoney, Thane Tande, Srinivasan Prasanna, Luke Brazier and EDA Liaison Michele Choudek. Staff
present: Dan Rogness and Casey McCabe.
2. Approval of Meeting Minutes
a. January 26, 2016
MOTION BY HENRY and SECOND BY PRCHAL to approve the January 26, 2016 meeting minutes.
Motion adopted unanimously.
3. Old Business
a. Business Mixer Action Item Follow Up
McCabe: presented the business mixer comments and action items which were reviewed and refined by
the Business Mixer subcommittee prior to the EDAC meeting.
b. Review of 2016 EDA and EDAC Goals
McCabe: presented the agenda item stating that during a previous meeting committee members
recommended a review of the 2016 EDA and EDAC goals to identify common themes or potential areas
for collaboration between the EDA and EDAC. Mr. McCabe reviewed the 2016 goals of both committees
and identified common themes.
Prchal: commented that there are many areas for collaboration between the two committees. EDAC
2016 projects, including the liaison program, addressing business mixer comments, sharing Prior Lake
success stories and addressing the recommendations and implementation steps in the Downtown
Parking Study fit in with the EDA’s goals. Ms. Prchal recommended the next joint meeting between the
EDA and EDAC should have more of a work session focus to determine how the two committees can
better work together.
c. EDAC Commercial Area Liaisons
Prchal: summarized the EDAC commercial area liaison program. Ms. Prchal reminded the committee
that the EDAC has a goal to contact every brick and mortar business in Prior Lake in 2016; preferably in
person. Ms. Prchal reviewed a spreadsheet which has been added to a new Dropbox folder and should
be used to identify all businesses and track contact information and EDAC interactions with the business.
EDAC members also reviewed a draft EDAC informational flyer that can be provided to businesses during
the visits.
d. EDAC Bylaw Amendments
McCabe: introduced the agenda item related to recent amendments to the EDAC Bylaws as
recommended by the City Attorney and Bylaw & Compensation committee and approved by the EDA.
Erbaugh: had a few concerns and agreed to send his comments to staff. Staff will review Mr. Erbaugh’s
comments with the City Attorney and report back to the EDAC.
4. New Business
a. None.
5. Other Business
a. Residential and Commercial Activity Update
EDAC Members: reviewed the residential and commercial activity update as of January 31, 2016.
b. Staff Update
Rogness: provided an update of the Dominium Senior Housing project. The developer is expected to
close on the purchase of the property by the end of February with demolition occurring this spring.
Following demolition will be approximately 15 months of construction for the 160 plus unit apartment
building.
c. EDAC Commercial Area Liaison Update
None.
d. Member Ideas/Recommendations
Erbaugh: asked committee members if they had any recommendations to improve the meeting process.
Carroll: commented that in the past the committee has gotten stuck on a specific topic which doesn’t
leave sufficient time to cover all items on the meeting agenda.
Voreis: recommended devoting some time during the next committee meeting to allow current
commercial liaisons to discuss how they handle issues and provide an opportunity for education on the
roles of city departments so the liaisons understand who the correct person is to forward comments or
questions.
Henry: expressed concern about the lack of meeting attendance over the past two months.
6. Next Meeting Date. The next regular meeting of the EDAC will be on Monday, March 28, 2016 at 7:30 a.m.
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7. Adjourn. MOTION BY PRCHAL and SECOND BY HENRY to adjourn the meeting. Motion adopted
unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:02 a.m.
Submitted by: Casey McCabe