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<br />Item No: 7B <br />Meeting Date: January 9, 2017 <br />Type of Business: EDA <br />City Administrator Review: _____ <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Economic Development Authority <br />From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 17-EDA-297, Appointing Members to the Economic <br />Development Commission (EDC) <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The Economic Development Commission (EDC) is comprised of seven members – three <br />business representatives and four resident representatives. The terms are three years. Dan <br />Larson and Laurie Shoop EDC term seats expired on December 31, 2016. According to the <br />Mounds View City Code Section 408.03: <br /> <br /> <br />The Commission shall be composed of seven (7) equal voting <br />members, including three (3) business representatives and four <br />(4) residents, appointed by the Authority Board of Commissioners <br />based on the recommendation of the Economic Development <br />Commission, from the applications submitted. Members shall have <br />diverse qualifications with practical experience consisting of, not <br />limited to, but including one (1) of the following areas: economics, <br />finance, accounting, real estate, social services and marketing. <br /> <br />Royal Dahlstrom resigned from his EDC seat on November 8, 2016. Therefore, Mr. Dahlstrom <br />seat is vacant. This EDC term seat expires on December 17, 2017. <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />Dan Larson and Laurie Shoop have submitted their applications for reappointment to the EDC. <br />The EDC recommends their reappointment. <br /> <br />Staff recently received two (2) additional applications. The EDC will be reviewing these <br />applications at their next meeting on January 20, 2017, to recommend an applicant to fill the <br />seat vacated by Royal Dahlstrom. Staff anticipates the EDA to review the applications and <br />appoint at the next EDA Meeting on January 23, 2017. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the EDA consider the EDC recommendations. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br />________________________ <br />Desaree Crane <br /> <br />County