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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br />JULY 31, 2024 <br />7:30 A.M. – ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Present: Chair Frank Cupery, Vice Chair Sreya Subramanian, Commissioners Julie <br />Gronquist, Bobby Bonine, Rob Williams, and Acting Council Liaison Tom Fabel <br /> <br />Absent: Commissioners Ted Brausen, Jud Murchie and Youth Commissioner Katherine <br />Schneider <br /> <br />Also Present: Community Development Director Jessica Jagoe and Senior Planner Elena <br />Fransen <br /> <br />1. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gronquist and seconded by Vice Chair Subramanian <br />to approve the agenda. The agenda was approved unanimously. <br /> <br />2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> <br />A. June 26, 2024 <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gronquist and seconded by Commissioner Bonine to <br />approve the June 26, 2024 minutes. The minutes were approved unanimously. <br /> <br />3. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />A. In-Person Business Visit Strategy Updates <br /> <br />Senior Planner Fransen provided background from the June meeting that the commission <br />identified in-person business visits as a first step to get the EDC going and to get connected with <br />business owners and representatives within the city. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Fransen outlined the commission will review and discuss a visit handout, a <br />strategy to divide the list of businesses by addresses and review and discuss a drafted procedure <br />document and drafted timeline that was put together in cooperation with the subcommittee. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Fransen discussed the handouts provided to the commissioners. She shared that <br />the list of questions that was approved at the previous meeting has been revised based on the June <br />meeting discussion. She updated that staff was able to meet with the Senior Communications