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CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES – June 27, 2016
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 a.m. in the Parkview Community Room at Prior Lake City Hall.
Members present: Lloyd Erbaugh, Kim Prchal, Wade Larson, Bill Henry, Jim Mahoney, Stephanie Carroll,
Marie Voreis, Chamber Liaison Sandi Fleck and EDA Liaison Michele Choudek. Members absent: Thane
Tande, Celina Byers, Luke Brazier and Trisha Rosenfeld.
Staff present: Dan Rogness.
2. Approval of Meeting Minutes
a. April 25, 2016
MOTION BY HENRY and SECOND BY MAHONEY to approve the May 23, 2016 meeting minutes.
Motion adopted unanimously.
3. Old Business
a. EDAC Commercial Area Liaison Discussion
Prchal: asked the group for brief reports on how their visits and reporting are going, including making
notes in the master spreadsheet. Mahoney and Voreis responded. Prchal said we are looking to
communicate the purpose of the EDAC, how best to keep in contact with them, and awareness of tools
and information available about the City.
Choudek: said the benefit of this program is to build a list of business contacts as well as an inventory of
important city-related information.
Erbaugh: mentioned his intent to write an update letter to the EDA regarding this program, so he
encouraged all liaisons to complete business visits by the end of the week. He asked whether anyone
could identify bigger issues that need some attention. Responses were made from various members; for
example, Prchal said that she heard from downtown businesses that the proposed 3-hour parking
restriction on certain streets was largely supported.
b. EDAC Social Media Strategies
Prchal: feels that the EDAC should be gathering compelling stories, but also questioned what type of
media should be used to maximize benefits; she thought businesses should be asked what type of media
they use for exposure. Prchal also suggested that strategies for best media methods should be further
reviewed at the next meeting rather than moving forward with something at this time.
Carroll: suggested that the best media is the local newspaper; maybe one article per month highlighting
a different local business could be beneficial. She also asked about having a blog page.
Choudek: supported a standard story format that could be used to develop consistent interviews of local
businesses.
Rogness: recommended that staff could ask Dave Elbon, City Communications Director, to attend the
next EDAC meeting with recommendations on a consistent interview format. Maybe a test interview
could be done with a downtown business, such as Vintage Gypsy.
EDAC Members: agreed with this approach.
4. New Business
a. Deerfield Business Park / Welcome Ave. Industrial Park Meeting
Erbaugh: summarized two meetings held with Deerfield businesses, included the first one with three
businesses in a condo building, and the second with all businesses in Deerfield. He thanked Choudek
for hosting the second meeting in her building. He identified issues reviewed by the group, including
some that had not been brought up before (i.e., cars parking near the CH21/Revere Way intersection
using Clearly Lake Park). He further asked the City to meet with Greg Simon about his concerns at the
City’s maintenance facility. Staff should also make sure that the County is aware that Deerfield
businesses expect a signalized intersection at CH21 and Revere Way.
5. Other Business
a. EDA Meeting Update
EDAC Members: received an update of the June 20th EDA meeting related to the following items:
EDA 2016 Revenue & Expenditure Report
Targeted Commercial Assistance Program – Pizza N’ Pasta
Downtown Development Guide Update
Preliminary 2017 EDA Budget
b. Staff Update
Rogness: provided an update on posted and emailed Business Mixer action items (completed), and the
updated Community Profile (not yet completed).
c. Residential and Commercial Activity Update
EDAC Members: reviewed the residential and commercial activity update as of May 31, 2016.
d. Member Ideas/Recommendations
Choudek: reviewed recent actions by the City Council related to the extension of Commerce Avenue to
Rutgers Street; the EDA recommended a connection, but the City Council voted 3-2 against it. The EDAC
members discussed that decision’s impact on businesses and how important communication is in order
to engage those businesses during the review and decision-making process.
6. Next Meeting Date. The next regular meeting of the EDAC will be on Monday, July 25, 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 8:57 a.m.
Submitted by: Dan Rogness