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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10 16 2013 Technology Village minutes CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA TECHNOLOGY VILLAGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES – October 16, 2013 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 4:07 p.m. in the Technology Village Conference Room at City Hall. Members present: Bob Jader, David Rech and Gerry Hughes. Members absent: Lori Frank and Kris Pauna. Staff present: Dan Rogness and Casey McCabe. 2. Approval of October 2, 2013 Meeting Minutes MOTION BY RECH and SECOND BY JADER to approve the October 2, 2013 meeting minutes as submitted. Motion adopted unanimously. 3. Old Business a. Potential Program Participant Updates i. Blackdog Computer Services Rogness: stated the lease discussions with Blackdog Computer Services are moving forward and he expects the lease agreement to be signed. ii. VALDE (J. Bryant) Jader: informed the board he met with John Bryant to discuss VALDE. Mr. Bryant is proposing to work with other organizations, such as m3t, on ATM/gaming technology. McCabe: stated he and Mr. Rogness met with Mr. Bryant to discuss lease terms. If approved, Mr. Bryant is proposing to lease the entire 264 SF office space with the intention of bringing in another organization, such as m3t, to lease half of the space. When another organization is identified, Mr. Bryant would like to amend the lease terms so both VALDE and the new organization are leasing ½ of the 264 SF space. Board Members: discussed VALDE and the potential connection and benefit to other businesses already located in Technology Village. MOTION BY HUGHES and SECOND BY JADER to direct the Executive Director to enter into a Technology Village Lease Agreement with VALDE commencing on November 1, 2013. Motion adopted unanimously. iii. Akicita Technology, Inc. Rogness: stated Akicita Technology, Inc. does not appear interested in pursuing a Technology Village lease agreement and Akicita Technology is no longer in the application process with Technology Village. Phone: 952.447.9813 / Email: drogness@cityofpriorlake.com / www.cityofpriorlake.com iv. OMG North America Rogness: stated he spoke with Orlando Mazzolini with OMG North America and at this time OMG is not interested in pursuing a Technology Village lease agreement. OMG will possibly reevaluate the program in 2014. At this time OMG North America not in the application process with Technology Village. v. BPK Tech Rogness: informed the board he attempted to contact BPK Tech and received no response. No application has been submitted by BPK Tech who is not in the application process with Technology Village and the Technology Village Board of Directors will not be pursuing BPK Tech. vi. EC3.NEWS Hughes: reviewed and summarized the one-on-one meeting he attended with representatives of EC3.NEWS. Mr. Hughes stated the meeting addressed the boards questions for additional information raised during the October 2, 2013 board meeting which were summarized in an email sent to EC3.NEWS on October 3, 2013. Mr. Hughes commented that he felt EC3.NEWS had a well thought out plan and they were well prepared for the meeting. Board Members: discussed how EC3.NEWS fits into the “technology” theme of Technology Village. Board members also identified the need to discuss establishing more specific selection or rejection criteria related to which types of companies are desired or eligible to participate in Technology Village and establishing a clear definition of a technology driven company. Hughes: stated that based on the office space needs identified by EC3.NEWS, the board cannot meet their current needs; however, Mr. Hughes recommended approving the Technology Village program application for EC3.NEWS and offering the only remaining available office on a short term basis. A short term lease will allow board members time to identify additional office space outside the existing City Hall program area that meets the needs of EC3, subject to Phase II Technology Village funding approval by the City Council. MOTION BY RECH and SECOND BY HUGHES approving the Technology Village program application of EC3.NEWS and directing the Executive Director to offer a month-to-month lease to EC3.NEWS, not to exceed six months, to allow staff and the board time to identify additional space outside of City Hall to meet their needs, subject to Technology Village Phase II funding approval by the Prior Lake City Council. The motion was approved by a two to one vote with Hughes and Rech in favor and Jader opposed. b. Phase II Business Plan / 2014 Technology Village Budget Update Rogness: provided a brief update of the Phase II Technology Village budget. The EDA has recommended approval of the Phase II funding. The City Council will review budget items during a November work session and will vote on the final City of Prior Lake budget in December. 4. New Business a. None. 5. Staff Update a. Notice of Terms Ending October 31, 2013 Rogness: stated board members Pauna and Rech have re-applied for the Technology Village Board of Director vacancies and were recommended for approval/appointment by the interview committee. The EDA will review the recommendations during their regular meeting on October 21 and their recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for final approval. st b. Status of Minor Repairs and Equipment Orders Rogness: provided a brief update on the status of minor office equipment repairs and office equipment and furniture orders. c. Board Member Ideas/Recommendations None. 6. Adjourn MOTION BY HUGHES and SECOND BY JADER to adjourn the meeting. Motion adopted unanimously; meeting adjourned at 5:57 p.m. Submitted by: Casey McCabe