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EDC Minutes <br />November 2, 2016 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br />Commissioner Johnson commented that the attendance of 70 at the morning event was <br />significant. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler noted that there was not a sign in sheet this year so we did not track how <br />many in attendance were business people or private citizens. <br /> <br />Council Liaison Holden said she thought about 70% of the attendees were business people. <br /> <br />Commissioner Johnson noted that people were happy to have the postcards delivered to their <br />businesses. She felt the event went well and was educational. <br /> <br />Council Liaison Holden thought there would have been a better introduction of the Alatus <br />Partners. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler explained that that was what staff had requested and recommended. <br /> <br />Commissioner Radziej agreed that he would have liked to have heard more about the team <br />themselves but felt it was well received. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler stated the cost for this year’s event was approximately $2100, which was <br />about the same as the 2015 event. <br /> <br />Commissioner Radziej asked if there was a set budget for the event and if more could be spent in <br />the future if they chose to change venues and expand. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler responded that there was not a budget set at this time. <br /> <br />It was agreed that a larger venue might be necessary next year. <br /> <br /> <br />B. 2017 Work Plan <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler explained that staff put together a draft 2017 Work Plan for the EDC. A <br />tentative meeting is scheduled with the Economic Development Authority on January 30. The <br />meeting will be a joint work session with a chance for the EDC to show what they have worked on <br />in the past year and what they plan to work on in the coming year. <br /> <br />Goals: new member recruitment, and marketing and outreach, which includes working with the <br />Communications Committee. <br /> <br />Commissioner Radziej asked to discuss the relationship with the Communications Committee. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler said that in the past EDC members would write articles about and for <br />local businesses and the Communications Committee would write similar articles so the EDC <br />articles were often not published. Now if the Communications Committee wants someone from <br />the EDC to write an article they will ask. <br />