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CITY OF LAKE ELMO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES September 21, 2017
Call to Order/Roll Call Mayor Pearson called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Mike Pearson, Anne Cohen, John Thompson, Linda Larson, Mark Gaertner, Steve
Nelson, John Schiltz, and Dan Raleigh
ABSENT: Jill Lundgren
Staff Present: City Administrator Handt, Planning Director Becker, City Planner Prchal
Approval of May 11, 2017 Minutes
Motion by Thompson, seconded by Gaertner to approve the May 11, 2017 minutes. Motion passed.
Economic Development Chap of Comp Plan
Jennifer Haskamp from SHC and Jay Demma from Perkins and Will, the city’s consultants on the 2040
comprehensive plan update presented information on the process to update the comp plan. They
provided background info on the systems plan; economic, household and employment growth; market
trends and discussed land use plans for south of 10th St and the Old Village.
Commissioner Reports
None
Director Report
Handt introduced Ben Prchal, the new City Planner who will provide support to the EDA; reported on the
open house for the Twin Cities Business Magazine article and Open to Business meeting; mentioned
working with Washing County CDA on trying to recruit a business from Wisconsin and working with Xcel
Energy on a site certification application at Hudson and Manning.
Next Meeting Date and Agenda
Thompson mentioned developing a pamphlet to send to developers. He will work on a sample before
the next meeting. Due to the holidays the next meeting will be January 2018.
Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 9:05 P.M. Respectfully Submitted, Kristina Handt