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<br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> PUBLIC PRESENTATION – 3A <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: October 31, 2016 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members <br /> <br />FROM: Sue Iverson, Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and <br />Administrative Services <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Leaders in Local Government Finalist Award <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Each year the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce presents awards at its Political <br />Leadership Luncheon. Cities and public entities are nominated for the following <br />categories: <br /> <br />• Planning and Land Zoning <br />• Financial Performance <br />• Public Works <br />• Communications <br />• Business Retention and Expansion <br />• Elected Official of Note <br /> <br />Current Discussion <br /> <br />We are pleased to inform the Council and the public that Arden Hills was nominated in <br />the Business Retention and Expansion category for the second year in a row. While we <br />did not receive the top award, we were recognized as one of three finalists along with <br />Ramsey County and the City of Mounds View. <br /> <br />The City was nominated for the Land O’Lakes expansion. The program cited that the <br />City worked closely with leadership from Land O’Lakes and in partnership with Ramsey <br />County and the Mounds View Public Schools to retain the Fortune 500 company and <br />secure an $80 million expansion that promises 200 new jobs in the city. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant and myself attended the luncheon on behalf of the City on Tuesday, <br />October 18. <br />