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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br />JUNE 6, 2018 8:00 AM <br />CITY HALL -- 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 <br /> <br /> <br />1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER <br /> <br />City Planner Matthew Bachler called the meeting to order at 8:10 a.m. <br /> <br />ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Present: Commissioners Evan Cordes, Brendan O’Meara, David Radziej and Sheila Bennett <br />Kilander <br /> <br />Also Present: City Planner Matthew Bachler and Deputy Clerk Jolene Trauba <br /> <br />2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br />It was the consensus of the Commission to accept the agenda as presented. <br /> <br />3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> <br />It was the consensus of the Commission to accept the March 7, 2018 and May 2, 2018 meeting <br />minutes as presented. <br /> <br />4. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />A. Small Business Networking Events <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler noted that the EDC’s 2018 work plan included exploring opportunities to <br />partner with adjacent communities to organize small business networking events. Shoreview has a <br />Business Exchange event that is an open forum with City representatives. Roseville has a Business <br />Council meeting each month from January through October and small business seminar quarterly <br />with the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce. Mounds View and New Brighton have no regularly <br />scheduled events. The Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce holds a quarterly meeting for the <br />North Metro Business Council, which is comprised of Arden Hills, Mounds View and Shoreview. <br />The meetings are free to attend even if the business is not a member of the Chamber. Arden Hills <br />is promoting those meetings on our website. Arden Hills has the State of the City event with a <br />networking component, and the City could collaborate with Shoreview for other events. <br /> <br />Commissioner David Radziej mentioned that the Twin Cities North Chamber also holds legislative <br />breakfasts nine times a year. He felt Arden Hills might want to piggyback on other events rather <br />than create new ones.