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Marketing Task Force: • At the last marketing task force meeting the City of Mounds View's motto was discussed. We came up with almost 20 and will be narrowing it down to a few of the best for consideration by the EDA. This is just one element of a report which will be presented to the EDA in first quarter 1995. At the next meeting on January 12, 1995 the task force will discuss entrance/exit signs and banners designating Mounds View's boundaries along Highway 10. Educational Linkages with Local Businesses: • I had a meeting with Jan Quick, Career Placement Specialist at Irondale High School, to brainstorm on how the City and the School District can help in initiating linkages between the local businesses and graduates from the school who will be looking for career opportunities instead of higher education and/or technical school. We will be choosing 10 companies which may have the potential to provide entry level positions. The key is to provide a position that has the possibility of advancement. We will try to gain commitment from these companies to develop a pilot program whereby companies actively participate in seeking high school graduates for positions. Retention Meetings: • I met with Mounds View Inn's Norb Yenish this week. They have been fairly stable in Mounds View attracting mostly repeat visitors such as business travelers and truckers. They have also been working on trying to get a blue sign designating motels, gas stations and restaurants on I-35W. MnDot contents that there is not enough space between existing signs to add such a sign. I suggested that they call the State Representatives and put together a meeting with the other businesses regarding this issue. Cathy