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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05 07 2014 Technolgoy Village Minutes1. Call to Order CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA TECHNOLOGY VILLAGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES — May 7, 2014 The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. in the Little Prior Conference Room at City Hall. Members present: Gerry Hughes, Bob Jader, David Rech, Lori Frank, Kris Pauna and Adam Proehl. Members absent: Rick Bump. Staff present: Dan Rogness and Casey McCabe. 2. Approval of April 2, 2014 Meeting Minutes MOTION BY FRANK and SECOND BY RECH to approve the April 2, 2014 meeting minutes as submitted. With all members in favor, the motion was approved. 3. Old Business a. Board of Director Appointment / Welcome Adam Proehl Hughes: welcomed Adam Proehl to the Technology Village Board of Directors and asked staff to forward Mr. Proehl the Technology Village Dropbox folder. b. Promotion of Program Graduates — Argos Risk and ICP Board Members: discussed opportunities to promote ICP as a Technology Village program graduate. The board agreed it would be difficult to promote Argos Risk as a program graduate because they are no longer located in Prior Lake. Opportunities to promote ICP included; issuing of press release with focus on PL American and all sections of Star Tribune, grand opening event at new ICP office, use of Prior Lake TV channel to help promote the impact of the Technology Village program to the community. Board Members: directed staff to begin drafting a press release. Staff will work with Mr. Beer and Mayor Hedberg and/or EDA members on content of the press release. Mr. Hughes asked that a draft press release be sent to the board by May 16, 2014. Jader: recommended Scott County, MN DEED and other organizations also receive information about the success of ICP and the Technology Village program. Board Members: directed staff to update TV website with Bios for Mr. Proehl and Mr. Bump. Board Members: directed staff to add "graduate" page to TV website with information and testimonials to promote program graduates and the Technology Village program. Hughes: will write a letter to Mayor Hedberg and City Manager Boyles promoting the program graduation of ICP. Proehl: agreed to review the Technology Village website and provide suggestions to improve the site. Phone: 952.447.9813 / Email: drogness@cityofpriorlake.com / www.cityofpriorlake.com c. Lease Status — EC3.NEWS Rogness: informed the board that the EC3.NEWS lease agreement expired on April 30, 2014 and they have vacated their office. Mr. Rogness also informed the board that Argos Risk exercised their option to terminate their lease agreement and vacated Technology Village on April 17, 2014. Board Members: directed staff to remove the tenant information for EC3 and Argos Risk from the Technology Village website. 4. New Business a. Program Application — Prior Lake 1 Savage Monitor Rogness: provided a copy of a new program application submitted by Marisa Colby with Prior Lake — Savage Monitor. Board Members: reviewed the program application. Board Members: discussed the need for additional information; including new business plan, financial information, legal documentation of company ownership, metrics, goals, etc. MOTION BY FRANK and SECOND BY HUGHES to deny the application for Prior Lake Savage Monitor. With all members in favor the motion was approved. Frank: will follow up with Prior Lake — Savage Monitor and inform Ms. Colby that she may submit a new application with the additional requested information for consideration at a future meeting. Rogness: will notify Prior Lake — Savage Monitor of the board's decision. b. Lease Status — design a tivity Rogness: stated staff received an email from James at design a tivity who is considering partnering with Mike Stout, formerly of EC3.NEWS, and expanding operations. James requested another office within Technology Village for this purpose. Board Member: consensus was that an expansion of operations and hiring an employee or bringing in a partner for design a tivity would fit the goals of the Technology Program and the board would consider a request for additional lease space. Rech: will follow up with James at design a tivity to discuss additional lease space and any changes to the business plan or scope of services offered by design a tivity. Program Applicant Pipeline Hughes: provided two articles for board member review and recommended the primary focus of the May 21s' work session should be for board members to understand what the EDA and City Council envision for the future of the Technology Village program. Rech: recommended the board first identify what has been learned, prove the concept of Technology Village and then propose a plan and short- and long-term vision for Technology Village to the EDA. Hughes: stated the Technology Village Board needs to understand EDA's long term goals so when board members approach educational institutions or potential participants, board members will be able to communicate a unified vision for the future of the program. Pauna: commented that when board members approach an educational institution they should explain the Technology Village program, where we are and how we got to this point, and ask what Technology Village will need to do so both organizations can work together and mutually benefit. Rogness: informed the board that he sent an email to CoCo (coworking & collaborative space) because he received information that CoCo was expanding their collaborative work space concept beyond the Twin Cities market. Mr. Rogness has not received a response but felt there may be an opportunity for a partnership or possible office in Prior Lake. Board Members: requested staff send a link to the CoCo website to the full board. Rech and Proehl: discussed scheduling a meeting with CoCo to discuss any opportunities for Technology Village or program participants. 5. Staff Update Technology Village Metric Report i. Technology Village Agreement — ICP McCabe: informed the board that staff is working with the City Attorney to draft the ICP Phase II participation agreement. The agreement will be finalized before the ICP lease agreement begins on June 1, 2014. ii. Technology Village Linkedln Account Update McCabe: informed the board that staff has been working to resolve issues related to a separate email address for Technology Village. Mr. McCabe felt the City Administration concerns have been resolved and expects the email address to be assigned. Staff will continue working on a Linked In company page for Technology Village. b. Board Member Ideas/Recommendations City staff and board members have not been in contact with Black Dog Computer Services since the last regular board meeting. Ms. Frank agreed to follow up with Black Dog Computer Services. Jader: mentioned that the subcommittee that was formed to establish Technology Village met with representatives of SCORE. Mr. Jader felt there may be an opportunity to explore how the two organizations can work together for mutual benefit. Board Members: agreed that a program participant pipeline should be the focus of the May 21St work session. 6. Adjourn MOTION BY RECH and SECOND BY JADER to adjourn the meeting. With all members in favor, the motion was approved. The meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m. Submitted by: Casey McCabe