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AGENDA ITEM 1B <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: June 16, 2014 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Jill Hutmacher, Community Development Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Economic Development Commission Update <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />State of the City <br /> <br />A State of the City event was held in September 2011 and 2013. The purpose of the event is to <br />build relationships with the Arden Hills business community and to provide local businesses <br />with information about City projects and goals. In order to maximize business turnout for the <br />event, the State of the City has been held on a weekday morning with continental breakfast <br />included. Feedback for both the 2011 and 2013 events was very positive, and the EDC <br />recommends holding a 2014 State of the City event. <br /> <br />was approximately $1,640 ($965 for food and $675 for advertisement/mailings); 75 people <br />attended the event. The EDC recommends that the event be held at Fla <br />tentatively scheduled the event for Thursday, September 25, although it was later learned that the <br />EDC Chair would be out-of-town on that date. <br /> <br />Discussion Questions <br /> <br />1.Does the City Council want to hold a business-focused State of the City event in 2014? <br /> <br />2.If so, is the date and location acceptable to the City Council? <br /> <br />3.What topics would the City Council like to present at the State of the City? <br /> <br />4.In addition to the weekday event, should the presentation be given on an evening or <br />weekend to allow greater resident participation? If so, when should that occur? <br /> <br />City Video Tour <br /> <br />The EDC has been working on a draft script for the City Video Tour. The total length of the <br />video is expected to be approximately four minutes including testimonials. Notes on potential <br />filming locations are included in the left-hand margin of the attached draft script. Filming is <br />expected to begin soon and will utilize the 100 hours provided in the contract with CTV. <br />11 <br />Page of <br /> <br />