2020-08-19 EDA Meeting Minutes - Approved

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City of Centerville EDA Meeting Minutes August 19, 2020 Mr. Statz also explained that if a business is awarded a grant from Anoka County, then they will not be eligible for a grant from the city. However he would like to get list of applicants that applied for a county grant but didn’t receive one, so we could then use the county’s applications as applications for city grants in order to make it easier for a business to apply and to stay congruent with OMB and federal legislation. Mr. Statz also suggested that the funds be pre-allocated to a certain amount per eligible business, instead of really large grants where only a couple of businesses receive something. Discussion was had regarding showing the program to the city council before making a decision. Motion by President Hanzal, seconded by Commissioner Weatherhead to table the EDA resolution establishing a business assistance CARES Act Fund. A roll call vote was taken. All in favor. Motion carried. 2. Banners on City Light Poles Along Main Street Commissioner Weatherhead made a presentation on research he had completed installing banners on Main Street light poles. He showed an example of a spring loaded bracket that he obtained from Main Street Designs. The bracket is needed because of the city’s thin-walled light poles. He also showed examples of different types of fabrics, and recommended one that is Main Street Design’s version of a digital print. He said that it is robust and they can print a different design on each side of the flag if we wanted, giving us more design options. Commissioner Weatherhead showed a diagram of where flags can be placed, and said that the typical banner is 18” x 36”, but on some of the poles a 12” x 36” banner is required due to their proximity to the street or bike path. After some discussion, it was decided to wait until 2021 to start installing the banners, possibly in phases due to budget constraints, however the full complement of them will be in the represented in the 2021 budget that is presented to Council. VIII. NEW BUSINESS 1. 2021 Preliminary Budget Executive Director Statz presented preliminary budget for 2021. He explained different line items, and specified that the Newspaper Ad Program cost approximately one third of the budget. He explained that there was no room in the budget for new ideas, and that he wanted to ask some of the partners in the Excipio Tech Corridor project to help with the funding. There was discussion regarding what to do when reaching the end of the business list for the CenterStage program. There was also discussion regarding whether or not to maintain the budget, or to ask City Council for an increase. Page 4 of 5