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~ , . Arden Hills Council 2 April 21, 1994 . 27, 1994 Public Works/Safety Committee meeting. CITY COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION FEEDBACK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Councilmember Aplikowski, liaison to this committee, introduced the Chair, Arnold Lindberg, Vice Chair, Jerry Moehnke and member Mary Miller. She explained that the committee's primary goal had been to conduct a business survey, and they recently sent out 350 surveys to the businesses in the area. To date they had received approximately 100 responses. She noted that the committee met earlier that day and had some positive feedback to bring to the Council. The three committee members present outlined the goals and priorities of the committee. The first goal was to reach the businesses that addressed concerns on the survey. There were ten (10) surveys returned that expressed concerns. These businesses would receive a personal contact within the . next thirty (30) days by one of the committee members. It was also suggested that a sub-committee could be formed to assist with contacting the businesses. The next goal would be to reach the businesses who addressed the need to move or expand. It was explained that the committee would be setting up a networking system to get businessowners to communicate with each other. An example was given if Company A needed to expand and the committee was aware that Company B needed to down size, they could work together to reach suitable locations for both Company A and Company B. The committee would like to work with staff to design a marketing packet to promote Arden Hills. Mayor Sather asked if the committee researched the possibility of working with the school district to assist young men and women seeking employment. The committee would research this lead. The next goal was to respond to every business who completed the survey with a letter of thanks. The last goal noted for 1994 would be for the committee members to collect information as to the availability of .