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Draft EDC Minutes January 16, 2015 Page 4 of 4 Commissioner Stevenson noted that plans are in the works to add some lanes on County Hwy 10 to alleviate the traffic issues. 7. REPORTS OF COMMISSIONERS Hearing no further questions, Chair Helgemoe asked for reports from Commissioners by first, having each Commissioner introduce themselves. Jessica Rieland introduced herself as the Regional Marketing Rep. for Baxter Health, a parent company of Biolife Plasma Services. Jim Freichels reported that he is the owner of Dell Comm Communication Services in Mounds View. Jason Helgemoe works for Western Bank in Mounds View as a Commercial Lender. Gary Stevenson is a retired sales rep. Royal Dahlstrom owns a catering company called Chef Royal. Chair Helgemoe thanked the Commissioners for serving. Commissioner Freichels reported on the Mounds View Business Council meeting held January 7, 2015 which had a speaker from the U.S. Postal Service. The U.S. Postal Service is changing its business strategy to make up for lost revenue mandated by Congress by experimenting with the delivery of groceries. They also had a record year for the volume of parcels delivered partly from more customers ordering from Amazon.com and other on-line companies. The Post Office is also becoming more user friendly by offering the purchase of stamps and other services from mobile phones. An interesting note is that if a letter carrier gets bitten by a dog, the U.S.P.S. will not deliver mail to that address, forcing the customer to get a post office box or other means of delivery. They are also moving toward cluster boxes in about five years to save on costs. Benjamin Franklin was the first Post Master General. Other famous employees of the U.S.P.S were Abe Lincoln, Walt Disney, Rock Hudson. Mail was first delivered by the Pony Express with other methods through the years such as air, rail, dog sleds, and even mules in the Grand Canyon. Chair Helgemoe asked if it is known where the cluster boxes will be installed. Commissioner Freichels mentioned that the speaker didn’t specify. Helgemoe informed the new Commissioners that the Mounds View Business Council meetings are held at the Community Center every first Wednesday of each month with a variety of speakers such as, MNDOT, the Chief of Police, Fire Dept., Ramsey County Commissioner, Environmental Engineer, Excel Energy, among others. 8. NEXT REGULAR EDC MEETING – February 20, 2015 9. ADJOURN There being no further business, the January 16, 2015, meeting adjourned at 8:01 a.m. Respectfully submitted, _______________________________ Brian Beeman Business Development Coordinator