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a. talent - no problem right now - the talent needed is in two categories - have both filled now, b . employee education/training - equipment designers (require education) and sales (can be <br />trained on the job), c. suppliers mostly ship to work sites, not a problem, f. financing is not a problem but the cash flow is very seasonal - money comes in when the work is done, during <br />construction season, but costs are high in the winter. g. Only major problem has been with road reconstruction in front of their building - very poor coordination with contractor has caused <br />business disruption, and lack of cooperation in design resulted in plan for a curb which would prevent access to their loading dock area. Delays have been random and have interfered with <br />their plans, and water was shut off with very short notice.. The curb plan issue has required time-consuming extra meetings. Their experience with the City Building Department, Fire <br />Department, and code enforcement during the extensive remodeling of their building 2019-2021 was very positive. h. They get very poor internet service from Xfinity - expensive, slow, <br />narrow bandwidth. Electric and gas are ok. <br />a. it has been difficult to hire the right person to expand the business, b. they are willing to train someone, e. lower-paid employees live further away <br />f no issues with financing, had a loan from Lake Elmo Bank to get started with rental, g municipal utilities OK, code enforcement issue – The landlord said that a chiropractor had occupied <br />space in the building previously and had not needed any special permit. Matt went to City to be sure, City Planner Ben Prchal told him that he needed to pay $5000 for a conditional use permit <br />to do physical therapy at that location. Matt was told that if he had not asked, probably there would have been no issue. He told Ben that there was no way he could come up with $5000 for <br />this permit process, and then was told that it would not be necessary. h private utilities – broadband from Xfinity is very expensive, finally went with T-mobile hotspot. <br />a-f no issues; 4 g - if ice cream shop is set up, need to work through State restaurant health inspection system; 4 h no issues <br />Attracting and retaining staff - Need volunteers on sundays or possible intern -Financing-need successful fundraising <br />problem getting employees to do this kind of work - issue not specific to them but affects industry <br />f. self-financed - he rents the space <br />g, no problem - they are on city water, have had no code enforcement problems <br />h. had very poor internet service from Century Link - finally called Jason and threatened to change provider, Jason came and fixed the issue right away. <br />a. yes (people are not seeking this job in Lake Elmo) <br />b. no <br />c. no <br />d. no <br />e. housing in Lake Elmo is not affordable for potential employees without other income <br />f. no <br />g. utilities OK, signage regulations are illogical and very limiting <br />h. Century Link internet is bad <br />i. other - plantings along the sidewalk are overgrown and no one takes care of them - who is responsible? <br /> parking time limit is too short - some customers need four hours of service but can only park for two hours. <br />5. Are there any customers, vendors, service providers or suppliers the city may want to consider visiting with about possibly relocating to Lake Elmo that could complimetn your business?