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EDC Minutes October 19, 2011 Page 3 of 4 Staff will present a draft 2012 EDC work plan for Commissioners' consideration at the December meeting. Council Liaison Holden noted that the work plan does not need to go to the City Council for approval. D. EDC Meeting Schedule The revised EDC meeting schedule was reviewed. Commissioner Davidson moved, and Commissioner Huninghake seconded a motion to hold, starting in December, EDC meetings on the first Wednesday of the month, 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the Arden Hills Council Chambers. The motion carried unanimously 3 —0. 4. UPDATES A. TCAAP & Stadium Development Community Development Director Hutmacher summarized the findings of the Metropolitan Council's Stadium Proposal Risk Analysis. She added that the Governor had announced his intention of calling a special legislative session for November 21 through 23 prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. B. City Website Redesign Project Community Development Director Hutmacher asked Commissioners to review websites of Plymouth, Maple Grove, Woodbury, Brooklyn Park, and other municipal websites to get ideas of how cities use their websites for economic development and business promotion. The December EDC meeting will be focused on the website redesign process and developing recommendations for using the website as an economic development tool. C. Commission Members Chair von Holtum said that he has attempted to recruit new commissioners, but has so far been unsuccessful D. Council Liaison Councilmember Holden asked that copies of the business information packets and a list of business owners that attended the State of the City event be provided to EDC Commissioners. Councilmember Holden updated the EDC on Bethel University's master planning process and their acquisition of the former library site on County Road E2.