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Mounds View EDA July 14, 2008 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />7. EDA BUSINESS <br /> <br /> A. Branding Proposal Update <br /> <br />Economic Development Coordinator Steinmetz indicated that a list of 19 consultants was <br />distributed and the list was provided by the cities of Coon Rapids and Anoka. <br /> <br />Economic Development Coordinator Steinmetz indicated that Staff plans to interview the three <br />finalists this week and will make a recommendation to the EDA to consider meeting with a final <br />or top consultant. Staff will be asking the EDA to consider doing an informal interview meeting <br />on July 28, 2008 to see if the EDA would like to move forward toward entering into a contract <br />with one of the consultants. <br /> <br />Commissioner Mueller said that the chart breaks down by Phase I and Phase II and she would <br />like a breakdown of each Phase. <br /> <br />Economic Development Coordinator Steinmetz indicated that Phase I included branding services <br />and assistance with deciding who Mounds View is and where Mounds View wants to go. Phase <br />II is a combination of a marketing plan and a public communications plan. <br /> <br />Commissioner Flaherty said that this is a marketing plan not specifically geared toward bringing <br />in business but to bring in new residents and market the City as a good place to locate. <br /> <br />Economic Development Coordinator Steinmetz provided information on the three top <br />consultants for the EDA to consider. <br /> <br />Commissioner Flaherty asked where the funding would come from. <br /> <br />Economic Development Coordinator Steinmetz indicated that there is a line item in the EDA <br />budget for other professional services and that can be used to pay for consultant services. <br /> <br />Economic Development Coordinator Steinmetz indicated that cities usually look at their <br />marketing plan every three to five years. <br /> <br />Vice President Stigney said that it surprises him that Staff indicated that a Treasurer was not <br />needed as there were no funds in the EDA and now there is a budget for this. He then said that <br />he is not interested in paying for a proposal at this time because all he has seen is a cost and not <br />an actual proposal for what the City would get. <br />