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EDC Minutes <br />May 6, 2015 <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />Mr. Weinhagen stated that SPACC would provide the businesses with background information <br />on the BRE program prior to the interview. <br />Associate Planner Bachler questioned whether participants should divide up responsibilities for <br />asking questions and taking notes during the interview. <br />Mr. Weinhagen stated that it would be up to each individual team whether they wanted to split <br />up the tasks of posing questions and taking notes. He recommended that participants build on <br />natural connections between the interviewers and business. <br />Roberta Thompson commented that it would be helpful if participants could provide businesses <br />with a handout that provided staff contact information and addressed transportation issues, and <br />the TCAAP redevelopment project. She added that the question in the survey on the City's <br />Revolving Loan Fund program should be posed as a general inquiry and that participants should <br />not make any commitment of City funds. <br />Chair Heikkila questioned how SPACC will ensure proprietary information on individual <br />businesses is not included in the BRE program report. <br />Mr. Weinhagen noted that all of the data collected from the interviews would be aggregated and <br />that no individual business names would be mentioned. He added that it would be helpful to <br />promote the State of the City event at interviews. <br />Community Development Director Hutmacher stated that it would be helpful if a date for the <br />State of the City event could be included on the handout provided to businesses. She requested <br />that the EDC make a recommendation on whether a State of the City event should be held again <br />this year. She noted that a final date would be confirmed with the City Council. <br />It was the consensus of the Commission that a State of the City event should be held in mid- <br />September. <br />Community Development Director Hutmacher noted that completed surveys should be sent to <br />Mr. Weinhagen and that SPACC would follow-up directly with City staff regarding any issues <br />that came up during the interview. <br />Mr. Weinhagen commented that SPACC would be putting together the interview teams and <br />contacting participants in the next few weeks about scheduling. <br />4. UPDATES <br />A. Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP) Update <br />Community Development Director Hutmacher stated that the Joint Development Authority <br />adopted the Energy Integration Resiliency Framework (EIRF) on April 6, 2015. She noted that <br />