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City of Centerville <br /> EDA Meeting Minutes <br /> September 19,2018 <br /> 1. Ms. Kathleen Duchene—Open to Business <br /> Administrator Statz Introduced Ms. Kathleen DuChene, from Open to Business, a non-profit <br /> which assists businesses, with remodels, additions, start-up, business planning and the like, <br /> through direct consultation, connecting them with various resources, or via gap financing. <br /> Ms. Duchene gave a presentation on her organization and invited the board to partner with her to <br /> help local businesses grow. The board thanked Ms. Duchene for her work and felt strongly that <br /> future partnerships would come from Centerville businesses. <br /> No official action was taken. <br /> 2. Ms. Jacquel Hajder—Anoka County Regional Economic Development <br /> Administrator Statz introduced Ms. Jacquel Hajder, from Anoka County Regional Economic <br /> Development. She is a new hire of the county, to lead the Regional Economic Development <br /> group that has been meeting for about a year now. <br /> Ms. Hajder explained her role and what types of things she can help the city with, including, <br /> responding to RFPs, preparing promotional materials, representing at regional and state-wide <br /> conferences and help with re-branding. <br /> The board thanked Ms. Hajder for her work and encouraged her to keep in touch with city staff <br /> to assist with growing the city's business community. <br /> No official action was taken <br /> VI. OLD BUSINESS <br /> 1. Goal Setting Discussion <br /> Administrator Statz stated that he wished to have the board weigh in on some of the items he had <br /> outlined for potential goals of the EDA. After much discussion, all of the goals outlined were <br /> found to be worthy of the board's time and energy. In fact, the board made note that, even after <br /> ranking the goals, in order of importance, they felt strongly that all of the items must be priorities <br /> in the near future. <br /> The average ranking of each of the goals by each member of the board, ended with the following <br /> list of priorities, from most important to least: <br /> 1. City Owned Property <br /> 2. Downtown/Waterfront Plan <br /> 3. Rebranding <br /> 4. Loan/Grant Program <br /> 5. Private Development/Redevelopment Sites <br /> 6. Modernization/City Hall Renovation <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />