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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Economic Development Commission November 2, 2016 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: November 2, 2016 EDC Agenda Item 4.A <br /> <br />TO: Economic Development Commission Chair and Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Report on the 2016 State of the City <br /> <br /> <br />The State of the City event was held this year on September 29th at Flaherty’s Arden Bowl. <br />Representatives from the TCAAP Master Development Team and MnDOT provided updates to <br />the community. A representative from Land O’Lakes was scheduled to present on the company’s <br />current business plans, but was unable to due to unforeseen circumstances. City staff provided an <br />update on the expansion work currently underway at the Land O’Lakes corporate campus. <br />Additional time was also provided for Q&A and networking. <br /> <br />The event was attended by approximately 70 people. In comparison, the 2015 State of the City <br />events were attended by 40 people at Flaherty’s Arden Bowl and 35 people at City Hall. The cost <br />for the event was approximately $2,144, which is comparable to the cost for the 2015 State of the <br />City events. <br /> <br />Staff is requesting that Commissioners who attended the event provide feedback on the program <br />to be used for future event planning. <br />