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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION – AUGUST 27, 2025 11 C. EDC Work Plan Senior Planner Fransen said the EDC Work Plan will guide the commission’s work for the next two years. There was previous conversation in 2024. The EDC then started planning and conducting the in-person business visits and then focus shifted this year to working on the event. The goal is to start putting some structure into a work plan that will be used, moving forward. The agenda packet includes the purpose and mission of the EDC, main duties of the EDC and some goals that were previously discussed. We can start to develop strategies and pencil them into meeting dates to be discussed. Some items from previous discussions include the business events, surveys, newsletter features, business web page on the City’s website and partnerships with other business organizations. Do these topics still align with the goals of the EDC? Are there other strategies to be added? Senior Planner Fransen said the goal is to bring a Work Plan to Council that outlines what the EDC is hoping to do, based on the mission, purpose and duties of the EDC. Then Council can offer direction and possibly discuss a budgetary line item that can help support the work of the EDC. This will come back for further discussion. Commissioner Poelzer noted there is nothing that says Council requests the EDC to do something. She wondered if the EDC is expected to chime in on what the economic development might look like for a certain building or site. Chair Murchie said Staff is the liaison between Council and the EDC. It isn’t like the Council says something and the EDC has to identify it. We are able to leverage Staff who will tell the EDC what Council is saying and identify the items they think the EDC can assist with. It helps to narrow our role. We advise Council on certain things and evaluate development items that are brought to us. Commissioner Poelzer thinks the main duties section needs to be rewritten because they don’t reflect what we are doing. Chair Murchie said we can talk about it more in the future. 4. COMMENTS AND REPORTS A. Report from the City Council Council Liaison Rousseau said State of the City will be held at City Hall on Saturday, September 20 at 10 am. It will be broadcast online, as well. Council Liaison Rousseau said the Park Master Plan survey was completed and has been closed. This was a survey asking residents to provide feedback so the City can put together a thoughtful plan on what we are doing with our parks and trails for the next 10 years. We received over 700 responses. The consultant said a typical response if 4% we’re at about 7%. About 100 of the responses came as a result of the post cards that went out the week before the survey closed. Council Liaison Rousseau said there was a community picnic hosted by the Lions Club. There were some great vendors and booths.