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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Economic Development Commission December 3, 2014 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: December 3, 2014 EDC Agenda Item 5.B <br /> <br />TO: Economic Development Commission Chair and Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Matthew Bachler, Associate Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Business Retention and Expansion Program Update <br /> <br /> <br />At the EDC meeting on October 1, 2014, Jonathan Weinhagen of the Saint Paul Area Chamber <br />of Commerce (SPACC) presented a Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) service proposal <br />for the City of Arden Hills. After review and discussion by the Commissioners, a motion to <br />recommend the BRE proposal from the SPACC to the EDA was unanimously approved. <br /> <br />Staff had scheduled a review of this proposal for the EDA meeting on October 27, 2014, but the <br />meeting was canceled. Discussion on the BRE program has been postponed to the next meeting <br />of the EDA on January 26, 2015. The SPACC will be in attendance at the meeting in January to <br />give a short presentation on their proposal and to respond to questions. Currently, the 2015 <br />preliminary budget includes funding to implement a BRE program in the upcoming year. <br />