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Economic Development Committee Meeting Minutes <br /> Wednesday, December 20, 1995 <br /> 8:00 a.m. <br /> Army Reserve Center <br /> 1. Call to Order <br /> The meeting was called to order at 8:04 a.m. <br /> 2. Attendance <br /> Present were: Tom Goblirsch; Arnold Lindberg; Ray McGraw; Terry Nagle; Council <br /> Liaison, Beverly Aplikowski; Finance Committee representative, Tom Steele; City <br /> Administrator, Brian Fritsinger; and Community Development Director, Kevin <br /> Ringwald. <br /> Absent were: Steve Freimuth and Dan McCallum. <br /> 3. Approval of Minutes <br /> Minutes of the November 15, 1995 regular meeting of the EDC were approved. <br /> 4. Monthly Report <br /> The Staff briefed the committee on its activities over the past month. Discussion took <br /> place on the Phase II ERF Grant for CPI Guidant and the interest of a Fortune 100 <br /> company on locating in the Gateway Business District. <br /> 5. 1996 Goals and Future Goals <br /> The Committee discussed the EDC's 1996 goals and future goals in preparation for a <br /> December 21, 1995 worksession with the City Council. The EDC discussed the draft <br /> goals that the Staff had prepared for their consideration. The EDC concluded that they <br /> wished to take a more active role in the development and implementation of these goals. <br /> To that end, and after considerable discussion, the EDC formulated their goals. Those <br /> goals are: <br /> 1996 Goals <br /> 1. Increase Committee Membership <br /> 2. Enhance Business Contacts <br /> a. Produce a marketing brochure; <br /> b. Discuss the economic development budget; <br /> C. Establish business retention programs; and <br /> d. Attract, develop, re-develop, and retain business opportunities within the <br /> City. <br />