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'It <br />--AR��N HILLS <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br />MAY 4, 2016 8:00 AM <br />CITY HALL -- 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 <br />CALL MEETING TO ORDER <br />Chair Erickson called the meeting to order at 8:05 am <br />ROLL CALL <br />Present: Chair Dan Erickson and Commissioners Kyle Lassen and Liz Johnson <br />Also Present: Community Development Director Jill Hutmacher; Senior Planner Matthew <br />Bachler; and Council Liaison Brenda Holden <br />1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br />It was the consensus of the Commission to accept the agenda as presented. <br />2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />It was the consensus of the Commission to accept the March 2, 2016 meeting minutes as <br />presented. <br />3. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS <br />A. Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) <br />Senior Planner Bachler noted that the EDC reviewed the BRE Program Report from the St. Paul <br />Area Chamber of Commerce (SPACC) at their meeting on March 2 and provided staff with <br />recommendations on priority projects. Staff and SPACC drafted an implementation plan for three <br />projects based on this feedback and presented the plan to the EDA at their meeting on March 28. <br />The EDA supported the proposed projects and implementation plan. <br />Senior Planner Bachler indicated the first priority project was to develop a system to maintain <br />the City's efforts to build relationships with businesses. He explained this would include <br />identifying an objective for business visits each year, setting a goal for the number of businesses to <br />visit, and completing a year-end report. <br />