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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02 02 2016 Technology Village Minutes CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA TECHNOLOGY VILLAGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES – February 2, 2016 Phone: 952.447.9813 / Email: drogness@cityofpriorlake.com / www.cityofpriorlake.com 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:34 a.m. in the Little Prior Conference Room at City Hall. Members present: Adam Proehl, Lori Frank, Dan Stratton and Ken Hedberg. Advisory Committee Member present: David Rech. Staff present: Dan Rogness and Casey McCabe. 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes a. January 5, 2016 MOTION BY HEDBERG and SECOND BY FRANK to approve the January 5, 2016 meeting minutes. The meeting minutes were approved unanimously. 3. Old Business a. Virtual Program Assigned Contacts Rech: spoke to Erik Plaisted with Sterling State Bank and will be scheduling a meeting with him to discuss the Technology Village program and the virtual program. Stratton: spoke with South Metro Federal Credit Union of Prior Lake and has exchanged messages with Gary Meyer at Klein Bank. Frank: spoke with Steve Mangan, CPA, who agreed to share Technology Village materials/brochures with his clients who may be interested in the program. 4. New Business a. Special Meeting with Jim Greenwood, Phase III Analysis Rogness: informed the board that Jim Greenwood would be in Prior Lake (on February 9, 10 and 11) and would like to schedule an informal meeting with the Technology Village BOD to discuss the status of the Technology Village Phase III Analysis. Board Members: suggested a meeting time of 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 11th. (Note: following the board meeting, staff learned this proposed meeting time will not work for Mr. Greenwood. Staff will propose an alternate meeting date/time). b. Technology Village participant Breakfast Board Members: discussed the next Technology Village participant breakfast, which had been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, February 23, 2016. A number of board members were not available to attend on February 23rd so the participant breakfast will be scheduled in March 2016. Board members felt the focus of the breakfast should be on the participants, allowing more time for participant updates and discussion of successes and challenges. Board members could also use this time to provide an update of the phase III study and possibly allow time for a speaker. Proehl and Frank: offered to contact possible speakers to discuss IT protection. A meeting date, likely on a Tuesday in March, will be confirmed after board members contact potential speakers. c. Technology Village Bylaw Amendments Rogness: reviewed amendments to the Technology Village Bylaws which were recommended by the City Attorney and the City of Prior Lake Bylaw and Compensation Committee. Mr. Rogness highlighted amendments to Section 207 (Removal of a Member); Section 302 (Campaign, Finance and Public Disclosure); and Section 303 (Gifts and Favors). The board supported the bylaw amendments which will be sent to the EDA for review. 5. Staff Update a. SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Workshop Rogness: reviewed the SBIR flyer and discussed the workshop scheduled for Wednesday, February 10th at Prior Lake City Hall. Mr. Rogness informed the board that two Technology Village participants, Sri with iWMS Global and Mason with LocalVibe have signed up to attend the event. Board Members: asked staff to encourage all participants to attend and asked staff to send out a link to the SBIR flyer so they could invite business representatives that they feel may be interested in attending. b. Technology Village Metric Report – January 2016 Board Members: reviewed the Technology Village Metric report from January 2016. Board members discussed the Valde Group outstanding rent payments. Board members directed staff to contact Valde Group to collect overdue rent payment and discuss Valde’s desire to continue in the program. Valde has the option to terminate their lease agreement; however, that would not eliminate their obligation to pay past due rent. If staff cannot reach Valde Group, board members directed staff to begin the process of formal notification of default of the terms of the lease agreement. c. Action Item Update Board Members: reviewed the pending Technology Village action items. Rogness: provided an update on the meeting being scheduled between Mr. Hughes, Mr. Rogness and Chad Dill with Norex to review space options in the Franklin Trail building. The meeting will likely be scheduled the week of February 22nd. Mr. Rogness added that there may be an opportunity for partnership with Norex. Board members suggested inviting Mr. Dill to a future Technology Village BOD meeting. d. Board Member Ideas / Recommendations Rogness: provided a flyer for the tech.2016 event, a rapid fire look at current strengths and future trends in Minnesota technology and innovation. The event is scheduled for March 3, 2016 at The Metropolitan in Golden Valley and board members were encouraged to attend. Rogness: handed out a promotional postcard from LocalVibe which encourages users to sign up to receive notifications for deals and free gifts in Prior Lake, Savage and Shakopee. e. No February Work Session Meeting McCabe: reminded the board that there will not be a February work session meeting. The next board meeting will be on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 7:30 am. Board members Proehl and Hedberg said they will not be able to attend the March 1st meeting. 6. Adjourn MOTION BY STRATTON and SECOND BY HEDBERG to adjourn the meeting. The motion was approved unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:24 a.m. Submitted by: Casey McCabe