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Prior Lake, MN 55372
CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES – January 26, 2017
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:38 a.m. in the WagonBridge Conference Room at Prior Lake City Hall.
Members present: Lloyd Erbaugh, Jeff Petschl, Jim Mahoney, Kim Prchal, Stephanie Carroll and Chamber Liaison
Sandi Fleck. Staff present: Dan Rogness and Casey McCabe.
2. Approval of Meeting Minutes
a. November 17, 2016
MOTION BY MAHONEY and SECOND BY PRCHAL to approve the November 17, 2016 meeting
minutes. Motion adopted 5-0.
3. Old Business
a. Review EDAC 2017 Goals
McCabe: reviewed the 2017 EDAC Goals which were approved by the City Council during their January
9, 2017 meeting.
Expand upon the Commercial Area Liaison program with increased outreach by scheduling small
group discussions or workshops with targeted areas of the business community to; (i) clearly
communicate information to business owners; (ii) ensure material about planned or proposed
projects is easily accessible; (iii) listen and report on business concerns; and (iv) provide an
opportunity for business owners to engage in a constructive conversation about the future of Prior
Lake.
Focus on building collaboration between businesses, advise businesses regarding outside support
organizations such as the First Stop Shop, Open to Business or RiverSouth and be prepared to work
cooperatively and collaboratively to support newly elected and appointed officials.
Create an EDAC subcommittee to establish goals and develop implementation strategies to
encourage and promote the business climate, collaboration opportunities and business expansion in
Prior Lake with the use of technology and social media.
b. EDAC Commercial Area Liaison Business Visit Follow Up
EDAC Members: discussed the number of completed visits and the need to complete a commercial area
liaison report for the EDA. The EDAC had a goal of contacting every brick and mortar business in 2016
and although every business has not been contacted the committee felt the report should cover visits
completed in 2016. All members who have not entered their business visits into Dropbox should do so
as soon as possible.
EDAC Members: also discussed the upcoming City Council / Scott County Board work session on
February 27th. The EDAC felt the downtown liaisons should communicate this meeting notice to
downtown businesses.
EDAC Members: reviewed commercial area liaison assignments since the committee lost a few of its
members including Choudek, Voreis and Brazier. The EDAC will review and assign other members to
commercial areas, as needed, during their next meeting.
EDAC Members: discussed Prior Lake businesses which are not currently included in the assigned
commercial areas such as Knotty Oar, Charlie’s on Prior and The Wilds. The committee recommended
Knotty Oar and Charlie’s on Prior be included in the Downtown commercial area and The Wilds be
included in the Commerce Avenue/Fountain Hills area. Board members also discussed assigning a
liaison to SMSC businesses. Mr. Petschl offered to serve as the SMSC liaison if the committee chooses
to pursue this in the future.
c. EDAC Commercial Area Liaison Next Steps Discussion
EDAC Members: discussed how the commercial area liaison program could be improved in 2017. The
committee supported the idea of sending a letter to businesses notifying them of their commercial liaison
contact and contacting surrounding communities to see if they have a similar organization to the EDAC
and what they are doing to support their businesses.
d. Outreach & Marketing Subcommittee
Prchal: informed the EDAC that the Marketing Subcommittee will meet next week. The primary focus will
be to: 1) discuss outreach strategies including through social media, letters, emails, etc.; and 2) planning
for a future Business Mixer event, possibly in the fall of 2017.
4. New Business a. None
5. Other Business a. EDA Meeting Update
Rogness: provided an update of the November 21, 2016 and January 25, 2017 EDA meetings related to
the following items:
Consider Technology Village Board of Director Appointments
Downtown Development Meeting Discussion
Downtown Property Acquisition Discussion
EDA 2016 Accomplishments & 2017 Goals
Advisory Committee 2016 Accomplishments and 2017 Goals
Technology Village Business Accelerator Lease Renewal (City of PL and EDA)
EDA Member Appointment Process (verbal report)
Election of Officers
Advisory Committee Appointments
SAC Fee Deferral Subordination Request
Technology Village Lease Agreement (Amendments)
2016 Development Update
b. Staff Update i. ADA Compliance Letter
McCabe: presented a letter that was sent to all Prior Lake commercial property owners related
to ADA compliance. The Prior Lake Chamber also assisted with the notifications and will be
hosting an educational event on this topic in February. Erbaugh encouraged staff to prepare a
Prior Lake Business Pages e-newsletter to include the ADA information and send it out prior to
the Chamber event.
ii. Deerfield/Welcome Avenue Sign Ordinance Amendment
McCabe: informed the committee that the Sign Ordinance Amendment to allow group
identification monument signage in the Deerfield Business Park and Welcome Avenue Industrial
park has been approved.
iii. Maxfield Commercial & Industrial Demand Analysis
The Commercial & Industrial Demand Analysis being completed for Scott County by Maxfield
Research is expected to be finalized by the end of January. Staff will provide a copy of the report
to the committee when it is available.
c. Residential and Commercial Activity Update
EDAC Members: reviewed the residential and commercial activity update as of December 31, 2016.
d. Member Ideas/Recommendations
None.
6. Next Meeting Date. The next regular meeting of the EDAC will be on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 7:30 a.m.
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7. Adjourn. MOTION BY PRCHAL and SECOND BY MAHONEY to adjourn the meeting. Motion adopted
unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:58 a.m.
Submitted by: Casey McCabe