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Ms. Patricia Scott dropped off a letter to the EDC. It asked if the EDC would Iike to coordina.te a poster contest for Earth Day 20Q 1 which is scheduled for Apri121 st. The Committee thaught it was a good idea, ! but there wasn't enaugh time. They support the idea but they will pass. Mee ' Time Ms. Fairbrother stated that City Council would like all cammittee to standardize there meeting times. Discussion was held and the flowing motion was ma.de. � Motion by Mr. Terway to change the EDC meeting time to 6:30 p.m. Mr. Rehbine seconded the motion. All in Favor. Motion carried. Goals and Objectives: At the last meeting when the Ma.yor and Council were there to discuss setting goals and objectives as a Committee. Ms. Fairbrother had a list. Mr. Travis didn't realize tha.t they were asking that from each Committee. The Star City Plan was mentioned by Mr. Rehbine. Ms. Scheller would like to see the EDC set their goals and objectives. Ms. Fairbrother wrote her gaals and objectives on the board as follows: 1. Increase business awazeness * bad., *trivia contest at Festival time have the answers on the cable channel, website and the Le Journal, *Le Journal (there aze 62 businesses — Ms Fairbrother commented that Ms. Scott is going ' to be doing a article on a business for each Le Journal and send out the business directory, *survey, * wurter. 2. Star City Goa1s 3. Dow�own Revitalizatian The Committee recommended that these goals and objectives be put in the packet for the April 17'� meeting. This allows the Committee time to review them and add to them if desired. Mr. Monta�in stated that the ma.in focus should the business climate. We are to make the Council aware of new business as well as retaining current businesses. ' Mr. Monta,in mentioned the rental fee the City chazges landlords. He explained that the City has no way of knowing who all the landlords aze to collect the rental fee from He mentioned that he can not believe that the City would enforce the $50 a day fine if they were to find out someone was not paying this fee. He explaaned the reason the City has a long history with rentat property is that Anoka. County could not handle the tenants, therefore; they put the responsibility on the City to pass an ordinance on rental properry. He stated that the City is not aware of who the landlords aze, and most of them do not live in the City. Mr. Rehbine requested a copy of who is paying on Rental property and a copy of the ordinance for the next meeting. ADJOURNMENT Motioned by Ms. Fairbrother to adjouned the March 20, �001 EDC meeting at 8:35 p.m. Seconded by Mr. Terway. All in Favor. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted: Kris Sweeney City Staff