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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION – OCTOBER 23, 2024 2 Council Liaison Rousseau asked the Commission if it would be helpful to have a check-in meeting in December to get updates on in-person business visits since that would be almost three months since this meeting. Commissioners reviewed their schedules for alternate dates in December due to the holiday on their regular meeting date. Interim City Administrator Jagoe mentioned that City staff would not be available on December 18th due to a conflict with another meeting and that Senior Planner Fransen would still be out of the office on her planned leave. She asked if the Commissioners would be available on December 11th. There was general consensus amongst the Commissioners to reschedule their December meeting from December 25th to December 18th. B. In-Person Business Visit Strategy Updates Chair Cupery stated this would be an opportunity for Commissioners to provide a verbal update on their in-person business visits. Interim City Administrator Jagoe shared a visual of responses entered into the online Survey Monkey to date. Chair Cupery noted that he had not had an opportunity to start his route for the in-person business visits, but was planning to begin shortly. Commissioner Brausen stated that he was done. He shared that most businesses were willing to talk. Commissioner Gronquist mentioned that she was almost through her route and there were a few businesses where she had to leave the EDC handout. She was unsure if those businesses had gone online and completed the survey. Interim City Administrator Jagoe noted that City staff will need to go into the survey program to run a report of survey responses so it isn’t automatic. It was suggested that when Commissioners would like verification on whether a business has completed a survey to email City staff and this report could be downloaded. Commissioner Gronquist stated that businesses that she’s connected with have been interested in being included in the City’s newsletter or on our website. Additionally, a number of the businesses had indicated that they had not been receiving Arden Hills Notes. Interim City Administrator Jagoe indicated this feedback would be shared with our Senior Communications Coordinator. Commissioner Williams shared that he had also started his in-person visits and was looking for contact information for Colder Products Company and Delkor. Interim City Administrator Jagoe stated that she’d forward him that information.