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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
REGULAR
JANUARY 12, 1989
1. Chairperson Riste called the meeting to order at 7: 13 P.M.
Members Present: Riste, Mayer, Meyer, Sprute.
Members Absent: Boeckman.
2. No minutes were approved.
3. EDC Officers for 1989 were elected. The Officers are as follows:
Chair - LaDonna Riste
Vice Chair - Ken Meyer
Secretary - Gerald Henricks.
4. It was agreed that the Vice Chair be the Acting Secretary in the absence of
the EDC Director.
5. The members agreed that the Employment Agreement with Gerald Henricks was
acceptable.
6. Don Mayer presented an outline of steps involved in the Star City Program.
It was the consensus of members that Don did an exemplary job in its preparation.
The members expressed an interest (with EDC Director Henricks coordination) to
have a State Representative of Star City present at a meeting to explain the
program to the EDC.
7. Chairperson Riste explained deadlines for submission and mailing of the EDC
newsletter.
a. 1st quarter deadline for submission to be end of March, with mailing to
be made the 2nd week of April.
b. 2nd quarter deadline for submission to be July 7, with mailing to
be made July 21st.
C. 3rd quarter deadline for submission to be September 29, with mailing
to be October 13th.
d. 4th quarter deadline for submission to be December 1, with mailing to
be December 15th.
e. Member Meyer was directed to add these dates to the EDC Planning Calendar.
8. The next item of discussion were the 1989 EDC Goals. They are as follows:
a. Enact Star City Program.
b. Farmington and area townships should continue working harmoniously.
C. Farmington City Council, Boards and Committees and surrounding
Town Boards and committees should meet quarterly as a group.
d. Work for a Farmington Industrial Park.
e. Promote Farmington business growth.
f. Continue to promote Community Beautification.
9. EDC Director would be requested to have the following items as abbreviated
in each regularly scheduled EDC agenda:
a. Business Industrial Growth
b. Star City Update
c. Farmington Promotion
d. Beautification.
10. February's agenda should contain 1989 Budget and EDC Director Evaluation
forms.
11. Chairperson Riste presented an overview of various community events for
Farmington in 1989.
12. MOTION by Mayer, second by Meyer to adjourn. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Meeting
adjourned at 8:53 P.M.
Submitted by,
Ken Meyer
Acting Secretary
Approved: