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• <br /> Item Numbers: 6B <br /> Meeting Date: March 21, 2008 <br /> Type of Business: EDC <br /> City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> To: Economic Development Commission <br /> From: Heidi Steinmetz, Economic Development Specialist <br /> Item Title/Subject: Discuss 2008 Targeted Business List <br /> Background: <br /> The 2001 Economic Development portion of the Comprehensive Plan included the <br /> following statement: "In order to continuously refine and review its objectives as <br /> economic conditions and realities change, the City, through the Economic Development <br /> Commission (EDC) and/or the Economic Development Authority (EDA) will annually <br /> update its list of targeted businesses and industries." <br /> 411 This statement prompted discussion at the March 12th Comprehensive Plan Task Force <br /> meeting upon which the Task Force suggested that residents be surveyed via the City's <br /> Website or newsletter regarding what types of businesses residents would like to see in <br /> Mounds View. Planning Associate Heidi Heller mentioned there may be a possibility to <br /> gather similar input at the April 19th Town Hall Meeting. <br /> The City previously reviewed its targeted business list annually but discontinued doing <br /> so because the list never seemed to change. Furthermore, a documented targeted <br /> business list does not exist; however an unofficial list, based on informal/verbal resident <br /> input provided to staff is as follows: <br /> • Sit-down restaurant <br /> • Grocery store <br /> • Medical or dental clinic <br /> • Optometrist office <br /> • Hardware store <br /> • Jewelry store <br /> • Funeral home <br /> • • Florist <br /> • Financial institutions (investments, bank, credit union) <br /> • <br />