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EDC Minutes May 15, 2009 Page 2 of 4 6. EDC BUSINESS A. Potential Mounds View Farmer’s Market Vice Chair Wagner-Harkonen said that she would be approaching the City Council at the June 1st Work Session to request approval to form a volunteer Farmer’s Market Exploratory Committee with hopes that the City would eventually help fund the farmer’s market. Motion/Second: Commissioner Johnson moved and Commissioner Helgemoe seconded a recommendation to the EDA that the City move forward with a committee for a City- sponsored Farmer’s Market. Motion Carried: 6 Ayes 0 Nays Community Development Director Ken Roberts asked Vice Chair Wagner-Harkonen how many people she envisions participating on the committee. She said it would be nice to have four or five volunteer committee members and right now there are two people interested (herself and Cindy Palm from the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission). She stressed the importance that a few committed volunteers start a small operation and build the program with the help of a consultant like Lesley Young, who manages Shoreview’s Farmer’s Market. She added that if the City Council approves the formation of a volunteer committee, she would like people interested in joining the committee to contact her through Heidi Steinmetz. She would like to have regular monthly meetings and then approach the City Council to request funding for a small contract with Lesley Young. Commissioner Johnson mentioned that this farmer’s market would be a separate effort from Robert’s Sports Bar’s private farmer’s market. Vice Chair Wagner Harkonen added that a City-sponsored farmer’s market would provide food from local farmers rather than third party distributers. B. Review City Tagline Options Ms. Steinmetz stated that the EDA is requesting the EDC’s help with creating or deciding upon a new tagline for the City. Developing a new City tagline is part of the larger Mounds View Branding Project that the EDC initiated one year ago. She said that the City Council unveiled the new City logo at the Town Hall Meeting on April 25th and now it’s time to discuss taglines. Ms. Steinmetz said that Risdall Marketing Group and City staff created the tagline options provided in the staff report. She said that on May 11th, the City Council discussed six of the options as possible contenders and that “Two Words. One Community” is the Council’s favorite option at this time. Commissioner Belting said that he likes “Where Community Matters” and “Close. Convenient. Connected” or “Convenient. Connected. Caring”). Vice Chair Wagner- Harkonen agreed that the “three-C” options were also her favorite. Commissioner Larson said he likes “Close. Convenient. Connected.” and “Make it Mounds View”.