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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br />MARCH 4, 2015 8:00 AM <br />CITY HALL -- 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 <br /> <br />CALL MEETING TO ORDER <br /> <br />Chair Steve Heikkila called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m. <br /> <br />ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Present: Chair Steve Heikkila and Commissioners Dan Altstatt and Ed von Holtum. <br /> <br />Also Present: Council Liaison Robert Woodburn; Community Development Director Jill <br />Hutmacher; Associate Planner Matthew Bachler; Jonathan Weinhagen, Vice <br />President, St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce; Planning Commission Chair <br />Roberta Thompson; and Planning Commissioner Clayton Zimmerman. <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 October 1, 2014 and the December 3, 2014 <br />meeting minutes as presented. <br /> <br /> <br />3. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />A. Business Retention and Expansion <br /> <br />Associate Planner Bachler indicated that on January 26, 2015 the Economic Development <br />Authority voted to approve a Business Retention and Expansion Service Proposal submitted by <br />the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce (SPACC). He noted that the EDC previousl y reviewed <br />this proposal at their meeting on October 1, 2014, and recommended approval of the proposal. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Bachler explained that Jonathan Weinhagen, Vice President of SPACC, was <br />in attendance to discuss the preliminary analysis completed by the Chamber of the Arden Hills <br />Business community and to present a baseline business survey to the EDC for comments. <br />