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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 7:30 A.M. – ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Present: Chair Jud Murchie, Commissioners Bobby Bonine, Kristine Poelzer, Jess Daniels, Kyle Sorenson, Julie Gronquist, Ted Brausen, Ishan Isak, and Youth Commissioner Kayleigh Shrom Absent: Council Liaison Emily Rousseau Also Present: Senior Planner Elena Fransen, Community Development Director Jake Reilly Community Development Director Jake Reilly introduced himself and the commission members introduced themselves. 1. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Chair Murchie called the meeting to order. A motion was made by Commissioner Poelzer and seconded by Commissioner Brausen to approve the agenda. Motion passed unanimously. 2. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS A. Business Event Updates Senior Planner Fransen said in the agenda packet she broke down the different discussion items. The flyer has been finalized. She will reach out to the commissioners who have requested copies and get them the number of flyers they want. She will send a PDF to the whole group. She said she emailed the flyer to 158 email addresses from the business registration list. There were about 18 bounce backs. She is already seeing RSVPs. She said the flyer will also be available at the State of the City event. Social media posts will be shared, as well. Senior Planner Fransen wanted to check in on the script for the event. She asked if there were any updates. Chair Murchie said there are two things that need to be finalized. Who will be the facilitator of the Council conversation? He said Commissioner Gronquist said at the last meeting that she may be okay facilitating it. He said that Commissioner Brausen will speak first with Dan, the owner of Flaherty’s, to share some history of Arden Hills and their perspectives of being a long time