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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <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 /> <br />CALL MEETING TO ORDER <br /> <br />Chair Ed von Holtum called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. <br /> <br />ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Present: Chair Ed von Holtum and Commissioners Dan Altstatt and David Radziej <br /> <br />Also Present: Council Liaison Ed Werner, Community Development Director Jill Hutmacher, <br />and Associate Planner Matthew Bachler <br /> <br /> <br />1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br />It was the consensus of the Commission to accept the agenda as presented. <br /> <br /> <br />2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> <br />It was the consensus of the Commission to accept the June 4, 2014, meeting minutes as <br />presented. <br /> <br /> <br />3. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />A. Business Retention and Expansion <br /> <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 /> <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