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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/05/2013 EDAC Packet AGENDA Economic Development Advisory Committee Thursday, December 5, 2013 Community Room 8:00 A.M. 1. Roll Call 2. Approve Minutes of September 5, 2013 3. 5 year Strategic Plan Discussion, Kirsten Barsness, Barsness Consulting Services. 4. Project Update 5. Adjournment 9/5/2013 EDAC DRAFT MINUTES 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES DATE: September 5, 2013 MEMBERS PRESENT: Joe Stranik, Tom Colgan, Lou Masonick, Chad Wagner, Lane Thor, Matt Kassner, MEMBERS ABSENT: Julie Schwartz, Bill Combs, Don Johnson OTHERS PRESENT: Michael Grochala, Kirsten Barsness APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by J. Stanik to approve the minutes of June 6, 2013. The motion was seconded by L. Masonik and passed unanimously. 5 YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN DISCUSSION Mr. Grochala introduced Ms. Barsness to the board and explained that she would be assisting the group with the update of the 5 year strategic plan. Ms. Barsness gave a brief overview of her professional background. She stated that project goal would be to not only prepare a plan but also to define how that plan is put into action. Ms. Barsness noted that Lino has a huge inventory of land close to the inner ring, lenders are loosening their financial strings and people are starting to make investment decisions. She pointed out that people are going to do their research to make a good locational choice for development and the group wants that choice to be Lino Lakes. The committee continued with a general discussion regarding development opportunities within Lino Lakes, possible funding sources for assistance, and the possibility of starting a seed fund for economic development activities. Ms. Barsness reiterated that the planning process will define what areas do we want to focus on, and where do we want to prioritize are available resources. Then we can build our plan from there and move into the action/implementation component from there. Mr. Stanik asked what the next steps would be. Mr. Grochala stated he would be working out a project scope with Ms. Barsness and we would likely kick off the project in the next month or two. UPDATES Mr. Grochala provided an update on various projects throughout the city. The meeting was adjourned at 9:00. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM 3 STAFF ORIGINATOR: Michael Grochala EDAC MEETING DATE: December 5, 2013 REQUEST: 5 year Strategic Plan Update BACKGROUND EDAC discussed the update of the Economic Development 5 year Strategic Plan at the September 5, 2013 meeting. Kirsten Barsness of Barsness Consulting will be present at the meeting to kick off the update project. A discussion outline is attached for committee member review and consideration prior to the meeting. Ms. Barsness will be facilitating the discussion. Additionally, staff would like to take some time to discuss the group’s thoughts on what the role of the committee should be, and frequency of meetings – monthly, quarterly, or as needed. It is possible that this gets defined as an outcome of the strategic planning process. REQUESTED BOARD DIRECTION Discussion only. ATTACHMENTS 1. Discussion Outline Attachment 1 Lino Lakes EDAC Economic Development Strategy Discussion Outline 1. What do you like or appreciate about your community? 2. What can you do to ensure that these attributes will be here ten years from now? 3. What are the projects that will have the greatest impacts on Lino Lakes in the next 5 years? Why? The next 10? 4. What obstacles may hinder the success of these projects success in your community? 5. What can be done to resolve these problems/conditions? 6. How can the leadership of this community work together more productively to make this a better community? 7. How can we use our community’s limited resources more effectively to achieve the results we want? 8. How can the leadership of the community support a process to address these issues?