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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04 04 2016 EDAC minutes 1 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES – April 4, 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, Jim Mahoney, Thane Tande, Bill Henry, Celina Byers, Wade Larson, Luke Brazier, Trisha Rosenfeld, Stephanie Carroll and Chamber of Commerce Liaison Sandi Fleck. Members absent: Marie Voreis, Kim Prchal, Srinivasan Prasanna, and EDA Liaison Michele Choudek. Staff present: Dan Rogness and Casey McCabe. 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes a. February 22, 2016 MOTION BY HENRY and SECOND BY BRAZIER to approve the February 22, 2016 meeting minutes. Motion adopted unanimously. 3. Old Business a. Business Mixer Action Item Follow Up EDAC Members: reviewed and discussed the updated Business Mixer action items. EDAC members recommended sending action item #2 related to coordination of purchasing agencies and action item #7 related to a development communication plan to the EDA for additional direction. b. Prior Lake Community Assets McCabe: provided a summary of the updated Community Assets information, as updated by the EDA. EDAC Members: discussed opportunities for the promotion of the community assets in the community, including an enhanced document on the city website, sharing the information on EDAC liaison business visits and working with the City of Prior Lake Communications Coordinator to share the information in the community. The committee felt the document, in its current form, was not ready for publication due to its complexity and detail. A more simplified handout with graphs was recommended which would be similar to the Prior Lake marketing packet previously prepared by the EDAC. EDAC members also recommended adding in the city’s utility rate information. 4. New Business a. City Department Training Rogness: presented and reviewed a handout which identified each city department, provided the department director contact information and summarized the duties of the departments. This information will be added to the EDAC liaison folder on Dropbox and can be used by EDAC liaisons during business visits to address specific questions. 5. Other Business a. EDA Meeting Update EDAC Members: received an update of the February 29th March 21st EDA meetings related to the following items:  Revised Prior Lake Community Assets – EDAC  Election of Officers  2015 EDA Annual Report  EDA Input for 2040 Vision & Strategic Plan Discussion  2016 EDA/EDAC/Technology Village Goals  Technology Village Bylaw Amendments  Commercial/Industrial Development Update  Private Activity Revenue Bond Policy EDAC Members: requested the 2015 EDA Annual Report be sent to all EDAC members. b. Residential and Commercial Activity Update EDAC Members: reviewed the residential and commercial activity update as of February 29, 2016. c. Staff Update Rogness: informed the EDAC that Dominium Development has scheduled a groundbreaking event for The Grainwood senior housing project. Mr. Rogness will forward the invitation to all EDAC members who are invited to attend; an RSVP is required. d. EDAC Commercial Area Liaison Update Erbaugh: encouraged commercial area liaisons to begin their visits with businesses. More discussion on this topic will occur at the next meeting. e. Member Ideas/Recommendations Henry: discussed coordinating a May meeting date with city staff for a Deerfield property owner meeting. Rogness: will send the draft Hwy 13 / CSAH 21 design to EDAC members. 6. Next Meeting Date. The next regular meeting of the EDAC will be on Monday, April 25, 2016 at 7:30 a.m. . 7. Adjourn. MOTION BY BRAZIER and SECOND BY TANDE to adjourn the meeting. Motion adopted unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m. Submitted by: Casey McCabe