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EDC Minutes <br />April 1, 2015 <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />Community Development Director Hutmacher recommended that large employers within the <br />community be included on the priority visit list. She suggested that Boston Scientific, Land <br />O'Lakes, Delkor, Hood Packaging, Pace Industries, International Paper, and Venture Solutions <br />be added. <br />Mr. Weinhagen noted that as part of the BRE program, SPACC would also be reaching out to <br />commercial property owners in the City and commercial real estate brokers working in the area. <br />Commissioner Blassen suggested Lindey's Steak House as another landmark business. <br />Mr. Weinhagen commented that the goal would be to visit between 30 and 40 of the businesses <br />identified on the priority visit list. <br />Community Development Director Hutmacher noted that the Economic Development <br />Authority would be reviewing the proposed interview survey, the priority visit list, and the list of <br />BRE volunteers at their meeting on April 27, 2015. She requested that the Commissioners <br />provide feedback on the draft interview survey. <br />Mr. Weinhagen reviewed the draft interview survey with the Commissioners. He noted that the <br />final report on the BRE program will aggregate the information collected through the survey to <br />protect proprietary information. He added that it would be helpful to create a packet with City <br />contact information that could be sent to businesses as a follow-up after the interview. <br />Chair Heikkila suggested that a question regarding transportation to local businesses should be <br />added to the survey. <br />B. Open Meeting Law <br />Community Development Director Hutmacher reviewed the Minnesota open meeting law and <br />discussed its applicability to meetings and communication among EDC Commissioners. She <br />requested that the Commissioners contact staff if they had any questions regarding the open <br />meeting law. <br />C. Oaths of Office <br />Community Development Director Hutmacher administered the oath of office for <br />Commissioner Von Holtum and Commissioner Blassen. <br />2. UPDATES <br />A. TCAAP (Rice Creek Commons) Update