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Prior Lake, MN 55372
CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES – April 25, 2016
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:34 a.m. in the Parkview Community Room at Prior Lake City Hall.
Members present: Lloyd Erbaugh, Kim Prchal, Marie Voreis, Thane Tande, Celina Byers, Wade Larson and
EDA Liaison Michele Choudek. Members absent: Bill Henry, Jim Mahoney, Luke Brazier, Trisha Rosenfeld,
Stephanie Carroll and Chamber of Commerce Liaison Sandi Fleck. Staff present: Casey McCabe.
2. Approval of Meeting Minutes a. April 4, 2016
MOTION BY BYERS and SECOND BY VOREIS to approve the April 4, 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, specifically related
to the EDA direction provided regarding action items #2 and #7.
Action item #2 related to the shared use of purchasing agencies. EDA direction was to support an
approved vendor list prepared by the Chamber or Chamber/SMSC collaboration on another alternative,
but the EDA did not support developing a city policy related to coordinated use of purchasing agencies.
Action item #7 related to providing better communication or notice to residents about upcoming
development or construction plans. Committee members commented that although ensuring residents
are aware of upcoming construction activities is important, the EDAC’s focus is on business retention and
providing the requested information may be better addressed by city staff. The committee supported
direction to city staff to either develop an interactive map with Capital Improvement Projects, zoning
information, upcoming commercial and residential projects, potential street connections, etc., or to
develop a FAQ section for the city website with links to available resources to frequently asked questions
related to current or future construction projects.
b. EDAC Commercial Area Liaison Discussion
EDAC Members: discussed the commercial area liaison program. EDAC members were encouraged to
become familiar with the tools available (Scott County GIS, First Stop Shop website, city maps, contact
information, etc.) The visits should ‘get a pulse’ of the business climate in the community and show
appreciation for business being in Prior Lake. EDAC liaisons are not expected to have all the answers,
rather to provide resources and inform businesses where they can find answers.
4. New Business
a. None
5. Other Business
a. EDA Meeting Update
EDAC Members: received an update of the April 18th EDA meeting related to the following items:
Private Activity Revenue Bond Policy – Draft #2
Downtown Planning Reports
2015 Business Mixer Follow-up Items from the EDAC
Preliminary Year End 2015 EDA Financial Report
Property Acquisition for Highway 13 & 21 Project
b. Residential and Commercial Activity Update
EDAC Members: reviewed the residential and commercial activity update as of March 31, 2016.
c. Staff Update
None.
d. Member Ideas/Recommendations
Erbaugh: distributed a sheet titled EDAC Project and Initiatives which identified possible projects and
initiatives of the EDAC or topics which may require additional direction from the EDA and/or City Council.
EDAC members reviewed the list.
Byers: summarized a presentation at a recent Rotary event related to the 2018 Super Bowl. Ms. Byers
stated there will be opportunities for Prior Lake businesses to take advantage of activities and visitors
related to the event and encouraged planning to start long before Super Bowl week. EDAC members felt
this discussion and planning should be led by local businesses and the Chamber of Commerce.
Erbaugh: reminded the committee that the EDAC received direction from the EDA related to the
Community Asset report. The EDAC should discuss how to present the community asset information to
the community.
6. Next Meeting Date. The next regular meeting of the EDAC will be on Monday, May 23, 2016 at 7:30 a.m.
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7. Adjourn. MOTION BY PRCHAL and SECOND BY TANDE to adjourn the meeting. Motion adopted
unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m.
Submitted by: Casey McCabe