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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />DATE: May 16, 2016 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Sue Iverson, Acting City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Jill Hutmacher, Community Development Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: 2016 State of the City <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />A State of the City event has been held in four of the previous five years. During the last two <br />years, two separate events were held: one at Flaherty’s Arden Bowl on a weekday morning to be <br />convenient for the business community, and the second at City Hall on a weekday evening to be <br />more convenient for residents. Feedback for State of the City events has been positive, although <br />2015 attendance was less than in previous years. <br /> <br /> Flaherty’s City Hall Total <br />2013 75 -- 75 <br />2014 70 60 130 <br />2015 40 35 75 <br /> <br />The total cost of the 2015 events including advertising, food, and beverages was $2,261. Funds <br />are budgeted for a 2016 State of the City in the EDA budget. <br /> <br />The EDC recommends that the State of the City be held again in 2016, but that the event format <br />be changed. For the business-focused morning event, the EDC suggested that the City ask Land <br />O’Lakes, Boston Scientific, the TCAAP Master Developer, and MnDOT to each provide a short <br />presentation. The EDC felt that local businesses are interested in hear ing about business plans <br />for large business – both because it could affect their own business plans and as inspiration for <br />small businesses with growth ambitions. <br /> <br />In the past the morning event has been held on a Wednesday or Thursday in the second or third <br />week of September. The EDC recommended that the morning event be held at Flaherty’s again. <br />Potential dates for the morning event include: <br />• Wednesday, September 14 <br />• Thursday, September 22 <br />• Wednesday, September 28 <br />AGENDA ITEM – 1F <br /> MEMORANDUM <br />