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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
ECONOMITCDEVELOPMENTAUTHORITY
SEUUKOPEE,N.llNNESOTA
REGULAR SESSION
JANUARY 18,2005
Members Present: Chair Menden, Lehman, Schmitt, Joos and Helkamp.
Members Absent: None.
Staff Present: Also Present: Mark McNeill, City Administrator; Judith S. Cox, City
Clerk; R. Michael Leek, Community Development Director; Bruce Loney, Public Works
Director/City Engineer; Gregg V oxland, Finance Director; Bob Voss, Acting City
Attorney; Mark Themig, Parks, Recreation and Facilities Director and Dan Hughes,
Police Chief.
I. Roll Call:
Chair Menden called the meeting to order at 7:54 p.m. Commissioners present as noted
above.
II. Approval of the A~enda:
Helkamp/Lehman moved to approve the agenda as written. lvIotion carried 5-0.
III. Approval of Consent Business:
The Consent Agenda consisted of no items.
IV. Economic Development Coordinator Staffin~.
Me. McNeill reported on the vacant position of the Economic Development Coordinator.
He recommended that the Economic Development Coordinator position be consolidated
into the Assistant to the City Administrator's position and be given half-time status. He
noted this would free up $44,000 from the EDA's budget that could be used to hire
specialists when needed.
Lehman/Helkamp moved to recommend approval to the City Council to consolidate the
Economic Development Coordinator job responsibilities into that ofthe Assistant to the
City Administrator position.
Commissioner Joos was still concerned about making the Economic Development
position a one-half time position and the need to be actively trying to attract new business
to the community.
Commissioner Schmitt noted he would like to work with staff on this recommendation.
He thought some marketing strategies or something needed to be put together to sell the
City of Shakopee. The City did not have this. He would like the opportunity to put a
package together of some materials to get this process started by the next Council
meeting. Commissioner Schmitt noted S0l11e of the material he wanted to put together.
Commissioner Lehman thought there should be a body of persons working on the
marketing strategies or something such as the Economic Development Advisory
Committee. Commissioner Joos preferred to see a staff person or a consultant do this
work, as opposed to volunteers.
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It was decided that Commissioner Schmitt would bring some ideas together to present at
the first available meeting and it would then be decided how and what direction should be
taken on this issue.
Motion carried 5-0.
Commissioner Lehman gave some direction to Commissioner Schmitt as to where he
would like to see some of the property in the City developed and Commissioner Joos
requested some comments for the Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC).
V. Other Business:
There was no other business.
VII. Adjourn:
Helkamp/Joos moved to adjourn the meeting to February 1,2005 at 7:00 p.m. The
meeting adjourned at 8:06 p.m. Motion carried 5-0.
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tlith S. Cox,
EDA Secretary
Carole Hedlund
Recording Secretary
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
SHAKOPEE,NUNNESOTA
REGULAR SESSION
February 1, 2005
Members Present: Chair Menden, Lehman, Schmitt, Helkamp and Joos.
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Mark McNeill, City Administrator; Judith S. Cox, City Clerk; R. Michael
Leek, Community Development Director; Bruce Loney, Public Works Director/City
Engineer; Gregg V oxland, Finance Director; Jim Thomson, City Attorney; Mark Themig,
Parks, Recreation and Facilities Director (7:15 p.m.) and Dan Hughes, Police Chief.
I. Roll Call:
Chair Menden called the meeting to order at 8:04 p.m. Commissioners present as noted
above.
II. Approval of the Agenda:
Joos/Helkamp moved to approve the Agenda. Motion carried 5-0.
III. Approval of Consent Business:
LehmanlJoos moved to approve the Consent Agenda noting the minutes had been
revised and corrected (copies on thetable). Motion carried 5-0.
IV. Approval of Minutes: January 4, 2005.
LehmanlJoos moved to approve the minutes of January 4, 2005 as revised. (Motion
carried under the Consent Agenda.)
V. Approval oftbe Bills - None:
VI Otber Business:
There was no other business.
VII. Adjourn:
Joos/Helkamp moved to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 5-0. The meeting was
adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
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~th S. Cox,
EDA Secretary
Carole Hedlund
Recording Secretary