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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
REGULAR
SEPTEMBER 11, 1986
1. Chairperson Riste called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
Members Present: Hansen, Mayer, Meyer, Riste, Sprute.
Members Absent: None.
Also Present: Robert Williamson, Director
2. Motion by Meyer, second by Hansen to approve the minutes of the
August 14, 1986 meeting. APIF, motion carried.
3. The members discussed a planning agenda for 1987. The consensus was that,
beginning with the October meeting, the following items should be addressed:
a. Evaluation of 1986 programs.
b. General plans for 1987 (each member to present a list of projects) .
C. 1987 Budget.
4. Discussion of the Business Retention and Expansion Program revealed
that we had not yet attracted the required number of qualified interviewers.
Chairperson Riste agreed to attempt to recruit the remaining persons.
5. The Director explained that progress, or lack of it, on the Fine Signs
project revolved around our inability to place signs on state highway
right of way. He averred that a sign would be erected on county right of way
near the northern City limit on CSAH 31. This sign would be used as
a "demonstrator" to property owners whose land would provide suitable
sites for the remaining signs. Also, the Director indicated he was
soliciting sponsorships of the signs at $150/sign to defray the costs of
materials.
The Director stated that the Labor Survey had not yet been retained from
processing by DEED.
6. The Director reviewed progress on the major development projects:
Elm, Park, Farmington Green, Senior Citizen's Housing and the City Solid
Waste Plant.
7. Motion by Sprute, second by Mayer to pay the bills as presented plus
the addition of $35.11 mileage/expenses for the Director. APIF, motion carried.
8. Motion by Meyer, second by Sprute to adjourn the meeting. APIF,
motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:20 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert F. Williamson
Economic Development Director vl