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w_EN HILLS <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br /> ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br /> AUGUST 6, 2014 8:00 AM <br /> CITY HALL -- 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 <br /> CALL MEETING TO ORDER <br /> Chair Ed von Holtum called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. <br /> ROLL CALL <br /> Present: Chair Ed von Holtum and Commissioners Dan Altstatt and David Radziej <br /> Also Present: Council Liaison Ed Werner, Community Development Director Jill Hutmacher, <br /> and Associate Planner Matthew Bachler <br /> 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> • It was the consensus of the Commission to accept the agenda as presented. <br /> 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> It was the consensus of the Commission to accept the June 4, 2014, meeting minutes as <br /> presented. <br /> 3. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS <br /> A. Business Retention and Expansion <br /> Associate Planner Bachler provided a summary of the Business Retention and Expansion <br /> (BRE) programs offered though the University of Minnesota Extension. He explained that the <br /> BRE Strategies Package was the most comprehensive and in-depth program and included <br /> extensive consulting services, a complete research package, and quarterly meetings in the first <br /> year of implementation. In contrast, the BRE Tools program offers a scaled-down version of the <br /> Strategies Package, allowing communities to choose from the specific services offered by the <br /> Extension to create a customized program. <br /> Associate Planner Bachler explained that based on prior discussions with the EDC, staff had <br /> begun consulting with staff at the University of Minnesota Extension to develop a program <br /> through BRE Tools that would be results-oriented and require fewer meetings. He discussed the <br />