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CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
TECHNOLOGY VILLAGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING MINUTES – July 6, 2016
Phone: 952.447.9813 / Email: drogness@cityofpriorlake.com / www.cityofpriorlake.com
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:31 a.m. in the Little Prior Conference Room at City Hall.
Members present: Gerry Hughes, Adam Proehl, Lori Frank and Advisory Board Member Dave Rech.
Staff present: Dan Rogness and Casey McCabe.
2. Approval of Meeting Minutes
a. June 7, 2016
Without a quorum of members from the June 7, 2016 meeting, approval of the minutes was
tabled until the next regular board meeting.
3. Old Business
a. Draft TVBA Service Provider Letter
Board Members: reviewed and discussed a letter drafted by staff which will be sent to
potential local service providers. Board members provided comments and revisions to the
letter.
McCabe: will redraft the letter and send to board members for comment along with the list
of potential service providers prior to mailing out to local businesses.
Frank: suggested staff contact Open to Business and First Stop Shop to see if they have
business contacts that may be willing to participate as a service provider.
b. Draft 2017 Technology Village Budget - Revised
Rogness: presented a second draft of the 2017 Technology Village budget. Mr. Rogness
highlighted the budget modifications which were made as directed by the board at a previous
meeting.
Board Members: supported the revised 2017 Technology Village Budget.
Rogness: will present the preliminary budget to the EDA for their review and approval during
the regular EDA meeting on July 18, 2016.
4. New Business
a. TVBA Phase II Facebook Campaign Update
McCabe: informed the board that he and Mr. Rogness met with design a tivity to discuss the
second phase of the Facebook campaign. The next phase will likely involve less frequency,
possibly two posts per month, and less cost, possibly $10 per month. Topics would include
general Technology Village information and highlights of individual program participant
activity or news.
Board Members: requested staff provide a summary of the initial Facebook campaign
activity.
b. ICP update
Hughes provided a program participant update for ICP.
5. Staff Update
a. Technology Village Metric Report – June, 2016
Board Members: reviewed the June 2016 Technology Village metric report.
b. Potential Program Participant Updates
McCabe: informed the board that he and Mr. Hughes met with two potential program
participants over the past few weeks. Mr. McCabe has contacted both potential applicants
via email but has not heard back from either.
Hughes: provided a summary of both businesses.
c. Action Item Update
Board Members: reviewed the pending Technology Village action items.
d. Board Member Ideas / Recommendations
Frank: provided a program participant update for LocalVibe and requested available board
members gather for a roundtable discussion with Mason. Ms. Frank will coordinate a meeting
date with LocalVibe, staff and BOD members.
Board Members: discussed rental payment status and directed staff to contact participants
who are behind on their rental payments.
6. Adjourn
MOTION BY FRANK and SECOND BY PROEHL to adjourn the meeting. The meeting adjourned
at 8:32 a.m.
Submitted by: Casey McCabe