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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07 02 2014 Technolgy Village Minutes%Z10R L Ami 1. Call to Order CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA TECHNOLOGY VILLAGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES — July 2, 2014 The meeting was called to order at 4:10 p.m. in the Little Prior Conference Room at City Hall. Members present: Gerry Hughes, Lori Frank and Adam Proehl. Members absent: Rick Bump, David Rech and Kris Pauna. Staff present: Dan Rogness and Casey McCabe. 2. Approval of June 4, 2014 Meeting Minutes There was not a quorum of board members in attendance who attended the June 4, 2014 meeting so the June 4th meeting minutes were not approved. 3. Old Business a. Quarterly Participant Breakfast Meeting Follow Up Hughes: provided an update on the quarterly participant breakfast meeting. Board members shared the Technology Village goals and metrics with the participants and discussed what the board is trying to accomplish. The educational box lunch series was also discussed. Proehl: stated he has scheduled a follow up meeting with ICP as a result of their marketing/website discussion during the breakfast meeting. Rech: commented that design a tivity indicated they were looking for a sales representative(s). Ms. Frank stated she may have a good candidate and will coordinate with James at design a tivity. b. SBA Grant Application Rogness: discussed the SBA business accelerator grant opportunity with a grant application deadline is August 2nd and a maximum award of $50,000. Mr. Rogness stated he met with David Lund, Prior Lake H.S. Principal, to discuss the Fab Lab and how the technology may be used by the public and Technology Village program participants. Mr. Rogness also reviewed the SBA grant application criteria and felt the focus of the application should be on business and community partnerships. Frank: suggested the role of the Technology Village program and the use of grant funds may be to sponsor or promote workshops, help educate and promote community member businesses; not necessarily to purchase equipment for the Fab Lab. Ms. Frank added that the board should identify opportunities to utilize the technology to assist people in becoming small business owners. Board Members: suggested the grant application emphasize the potential manufacturing impacts of the Fab Lab partnership. Board Members: reviewed two proposals for allocating grant funds which included proposed, but not yet approved, City of Prior Lake matching funds. Board members suggested combining the proposed marketing and community outreach funds into one category. Phone: 952.447.9813 / Email: drogness@cityofpriorlake.com / www.cityofpriorlake.com MOTION BY FRANK and SECOND BY HUGHES directing staff to combine the proposed marketing and community outreach / events funds into one category and authorizing staff to finalize and submit the SBA grant application. With all members in favor the motion was approved. Educational Box Lunch Series at Technology Village Board Members: discussed the educational box lunch events that were previously discussed during the June Technology Village BOD meeting. The sessions will be available to existing program participants and local businesses. Board Members: decided one speaker would be sufficient per event. Board members also discussed partnering with the Prior Lake Chamber to promote the box lunch series. Staff will talk with the Prior Lake Chamber to see if there is interest in a partnership or assistance available for promotion. Staff will identify a date for the first box lunch and report back to the board. Frank: suggested Adam Proehl and/or staff from NordicClick would be the first speaker. Ms. Frank also suggested Sam Richter as a future speaker. 4. New Business a. Accept Bob Jader Resignation Citing limited time availability, Bob Jader submitted his resignation to the Technology Village Board of Directors. Hughes: met with Jader to discuss the resignation and summarized their meeting for the board. MOTION BY FRANK and SECOND BY PROEHL to accept Bob Jailer's resignation from the Technology Village Board of Directors. With all members in favor the motion was approved. 5. Staff Update Review Technology Village Space Available Prior Lake American Ad Rogness: presented a draft Technology Village Space Available advertisement for the Prior Lake American. Board Members: reviewed the draft ad and provided comments. Frank: stated the focus of the draft ad appears to be filling vacant office space and does not seem to promote the Technology Village program. Proehl: suggested the add focus on attracting businesses working from their home or small companies looking to expand. Mr. Proehl also said the ad should identify what an accelerator is for those that may not know. Hughes: added the advertisement should also be used in social media when it is completed. Staff will revise the ad and provide a draft for board member review and comment. b. Technology Village Metric Report —June 2014 McCabe: distributed the Technology Village metric report for June 2014. Board members reviewed the report and noted the report should be amended to reflect the additional ICP employees in Prior Lake. c. Action Item Update McCabe: provided a list of staff and board member action items from the past few board meetings. The action item list will be provided at each regular board meeting to track the progress of board directives. d. Board Member Ideas/Recommendations None. 6. Adjourn MOTION BY HUGHES and SECOND BY PROEHL to adjourn the meeting. With all members in favor, the motion was approved. The meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m. Submitted by: Casey McCabe