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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br />APRIL 23, 2025 <br />7:30 A.M. – ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Present: Chair Jud Murchie, Commissioners Ted Brausen, Julie Gronquist, Kristine <br />Poelzer, Jessica Daniels, Bobby Bonine, Deborah Fellows and Youth <br />Commissioner Vincent Meyer <br /> <br />Absent: Commissioner Kyle Sorenson <br /> <br />Also Present: City Administrator Jessica Jagoe, Council Liaison Emily Rousseau and Senior <br />Planner Elena Fransen <br /> <br /> <br />1. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA <br /> <br />Chair Murchie called the meeting to order. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Daniels and seconded by Commissioner Gronquist to <br />approve the agenda. Motion passed unanimously <br /> <br /> <br />2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> <br />A. February 26, 2025 <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gronquist and seconded by Commissioner Daniels to <br />approve the minutes, as written. Motion passed unanimously <br /> <br />3. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />A. In-Person Business Visit Strategy Next Steps <br /> <br />Senior Planner Fransen summarized the in-person business visit strategy to date. This included <br />Commissioners visiting businesses in the Fall of 2024, as well as, a redistribution of the businesses <br />that weren’t contacted to try to get those businesses included in the survey. After the second <br />outreach there was one additional survey completed. <br /> <br />She is hoping to have a discussion on the business visits and the EDC Work Plan. Suggested topics <br />of discussion could be status updates, review of results and discussion next steps. <br />