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16200 Eagle Creek Avenue S.E,
Prior Lake, MN 55372-1714
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
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December 5, 2005
8A
Frank Boyles, City Manager
Introduction of Paul Snook, Economic Development Director
PRESENTATION:
In an effort to fortify the City's development efforts, the City Council
established the Economic Development Director position in 2004. John
Sullivan was appointed to the position and served for 18 months before
resigning to become the Community Development Director for Carver County.
We placed ads in metropolitan area newspapers and interviewed fifteen
persons who applied for the position. Paul Snook accepted the position
effective December 1, 2005. Paul's experience is as follows:
. Two years as Economic Development Director for Watonwan County,
Minnesota.
. Seven years as Economic Development Coordinator for Shakopee,
Minnesota.
. Six months as Economic Development Manager for St. Paul,
Minnesota.
Through his experience at Shakopee, Paul has extensive experience with
downtown redevelopment and multipurpose buildings, The Dean Lakes 280-
acre mixed-use development and large industrial/business park developments
including Seagate in Shakopee. Paul is familiar with public financing tools and
processes as well as the Scott County area in general. He holds a Masters in
Geography with a concentration in economic development and a Bachelor of
Science in Geography. Paul and his family are residents of Minneapolis.
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