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CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
TECHNOLOGY VILLAGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING MINUTES – August 6, 2015
1.Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:33 a.m. in the Little Prior Conference Room at City Hall. Members present: Gerry
Hughes, Lori Frank, Ken Hedberg and Dan Stratton. Members absent: Adam Proehl and David Rech.
Staff present: Dan Rogness.
2.Approval of Meeting Minutes
a.July 2, 2015
The approval of the July 2, 2015 minutes was deferred to the next regular meeting in August.
3.Old Business
a.Lunch and Learn Event Update
Hedberg: had not yet followed up with Pivotal Advisors, but agreed to contact him for his availability of dates in
late September.
Frank: agreed that Pivotal would be a good fit for this topic of interest.
b.Technology Village ‘Virtual’ Pilot Program
Rogness: summarized the one-page description completed by Casey McCabe, including the proposed removal
of paid membership to the Chamber of Commerce.
Hughes: recommended that this proposal should be reviewed by the company interested in virtual space. He
also asked that Open to Business be shown as an advisory by direct link.
Frank: asked whether they should be restricted to the normal City Hall hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
Hedberg: suggested to keep those hours for now, but to further explore open time beyond those hours.
MOTION BY HUGHES and SECOND BY HEDBERG to approve the Virtual Pilot Program description as amended.
The motion was approved 4-0.
4.New Business
a.Accept David Rech Resignation
Hughes: said that Rech has been very supportive of Technology Village, and he has been greatly appreciated
for his service. Since his resignation is due to a move out of Prior Lake, Rech expressed interest in remaining
as an Advisory Board member.
MOTION BY HUGHES and SECOND BY FRANK to approve Dave Rech’s resignation from the Board due to his
move out of Prior Lake. The motion was approved 4-0.
b.Appoint David Rech as a Technology Village Advisory Board Member
Phone: 952.447.9813 / Email: drogness@cityofpriorlake.com / www.cityofpriorlake.com
MOTION BY FRANK and SECOND BY STATTON to approve Dave Rech as an Advisory Board member to the
Technology Village Board. The motion was approved 4-0.
c.Preliminary Technology Village 2016 Budget
Rogness: reviewed the proposed 2016 Technology Village budget, which is $32,000 compared to $40,000 in
2015. The decrease largely relates to a reduction in cost associated with rent subsidies since ICP will go to the
second year with less rent subsidy. Revenues are shown as coming from property taxes ($22,000) and office
leases ($10,000).
Hughes: suggested reducing the budget further to $30,000 with some small reductions in other line items.
Hedberg: recommended against further reductions since Technology Village needs to be supported by the City
Council in order to keep existing businesses in the program while adding new ones in 2016. He would prefer
that some flexibility exists to grow the program without having to come back to the Council each time for an
amended budget.
MOTION BY FRANK and SECOND BY HUGHES to recommend the Technology Village 2016 budget at $32,000.
d.Technology Village Website – FAQ
Hughes: reviewed the purpose of have a “Frequently Asked Questions” section added to the website of
Technology Village, which would provide further clarity to the program. He suggested that another partner
include Integra with special high-speed broadband pricing, and that this new information be added to the website
“Apply” section. Finally, Hughes expressed his thanks to McCabe for a job well done.
e.Next Participant Breakfast Meeting
Hughes: reminded the Board that Stacey Crakes with the First Stop Shop and Christine Pigsley with Open to
Business will present at the upcoming participant breakfast. They will present for the first half-hour followed by
program updates and participant sharing.
Hedberg: said it would be ideal if the Scott County CDA would call Technology Village one of its partners as a
way to broaden outreach.
f.Open to Business and First Stop Shop Meeting Update
Hughes: summarized his meeting with Christine Pigsley and Stacy Crakes; these programs will be presented at
the upcoming breakfast meeting.
5.Staff Update
a.Technology Village Metric Report – July 2015
Board Members: reviewed the July 2015 Technology Village metric report. Hughes suggested looking at the
addition of subcontractor jobs, if any, that are working with the participant businesses. That will be a question
asked at the breakfast meeting.
b.Fall Community Fest Booth
Rogness: said that Technology Village will have a table at this event on Monday, October 5. City staff will be
there, but he invited Board members to participate as well, if available.
c.Action Item Update
Board Members: reviewed and discussed the pending action items, including a targeted Lunch & Learn only with
Prior Lake bankers, accountants and attorneys.
d.Board Member Ideas/Recommendations
briefly summarized the Economic Gardening Program that is geared to more mature businesses;
Hughes:
however, gaining knowledge of this program by those in Technology Village provides a seed to future
participation.
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6.Adjourn
MOTION BY FRANK and SECOND BY STRATTON to adjourn the meeting. The motion was approved 4-0. The meeting
adjourned at 8:43 a.m.
Submitted by: Dan Rogness