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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-20-96 MINUTES CITY OF ARDEN HILLS,MINNESOTA . ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1996 8:00 A.M. ARMY RESERVE CENTER 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 8:05 a.m. 2. OATH OF OFFICE The Oath of Office was administered to Jeanne Winiecki by Council Liaison, Aplikowski for the year of 1996. 3. ROLL CALL Present were: Dan McCallum, Chair; Ray McGraw, Vice Chair; Jeanne Winiecki; Terry Nagle; Tom Goblirsch; Council Liaison, Beverly Aplikowski; Brian Fritsinger, City Administrator; Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director. ® Others present were Roger Aiken. Absent were Steve Freimuth, Arnold Lindberg and Tom Andreasen. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes from the February 21, 1996 meeting were approved, following a motion by Ray McGraw and seconded by Terry Nagle. 5. MARKETING BROCHURE Terry Naegle updated the Economic Development Committee on the progress of the Arden Hills Marketing Brochure, which is being assembled with the assistance of Land O' Lakes. Mr.Nagle informed the Economic Development Committee that the rough draft of the brochure should be completed within a week. The rough draft will be available for review at the front desk at Land O'Lakes. There was some discussion on what design to have on the front cover of the brochure. The Committee centered on two options; photographs of Arden Hills or a watercolor painting of different things that are significant in Arden Hills (ex. trees, lakes, trails, hills, residential home areas). e . It was also discussed having a half of page of history on Arden Hills in the front of the brochure. There was some discussion on the use of the Arden Hills Logo on the front cover or just having the cover say Arden Hills. Dan McCallum offered to take various pictures of Arden Hills for a potential design for the cover of the Marketing Brochure. It was discussed that when the draft copy of the Marketing Brochure is finished to have the Committee Members look it over and give their comments on the brochure, before the final copy is completed. 6. COUNCIL REPORT Council Liaison Aplikowski stated that the Council and Staff had a retreat and a number of issues were discussed. One of this issues discussed was the philosophy of Arden Hills as a Village versus a City. The Council approved $2,000 to go towards the Valentine Playstructure. The City is completing work on the reconstruction plans for Oak Avenue and Pascal Avenue with the residents. Carl Rundquist of the Finance Committee ® resigned after a number of years of service. The City is still working on having a citizen newsletter. Council Liaison Aplikowski requested assistance in putting a Committee together to work on the newsletter. The County will be having a meeting on March 28, 1996, regarding the reconstruction options for the Cleveland Avenue Bridge. 7. MISCELLANEOUS A. Membership The staff informed the Economic Development Committee that Ted Brausen is expected to be appointed to the Economic Development Committee. Therefore,the Economic Development Committee will have a full complement of members starting in April. B. Monthly Report The staff briefed the Committee on its activities over the past month, discussion took place on the Gateway Business District (GBD). The staff informed the Economic Development Committee that they are working with several different companies on potentially locating in the Gateway Business District. A The staff also informed the Economic Development Committee that they have received the TCAAP framework plan from Camiros. Also, it would appear that the TCAAP Re-Utilization Committee plan is almost complete. Therefore, the Arden Hills Task Force will be asked to reconvene shortly to produce its final recommendation to the City Council for their consideration. C. Upcoming Meeting The staff reminded the Economic Development Committee that there will be a joint Economic Development Committee meeting with the New Brighton Economic Development Committee on April 17, 1996 at 8:00 a.m. The joint meeting will be at the New Brighton Family Services Center. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss items of mutual concern, such as,the corner of Interstate 694 and 35W. 8. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m. ail �I I CITY OF ARDEN HILLS • MEMORANDUM DATE: March 20, 1996 TO: Economic Development Committee FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Oath of Office The City Council at its March 11, 1996 regular meeting appointed two new members to the EDC. The two new members are Jeanne Winiecki and Tom Andreasen. Therefore,these two new members will need to have the Oath of Office administered to them by Council liaison Aplikowski. The Oath of Office form is included in the March EDC agenda. Staff would appreciate EDC members Winiecki and Andreasen filling out this form and then bring it with you to the meeting at which time you will be sworn in for the year of 1996. �I CITY OF ARDEN HILLS ® MEMORANDUM DATE: March 20, 1996 TO: Economic Development Committee FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Marketing Brochure The production of a marketing brochure is the second highest priority for the EDC in 1996. In anticipation of having a full contingent of members in March, it would seem appropriate to start gearing up for producing the marketing brochure. To that end, the EDC directed Staff to place the discussion of the marketing brochure as the only discussion item on the March 20, 1996 EDC agenda. Previously, the Staff has provided the EDC with the background materials for the marketing brochure. Mr. Nagle has generously offered the use of the Staff at Land O' Lakes to assist the EDC in the preparation of the marketing brochure. The EDC may wish to discuss the progress to date on the marketing brochure and also discuss the anticipated timeline for completion of this . work item.