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<br />Item No: 7B <br />Meeting Date: January 13, 2014 <br />Type of Business: EDA <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 14-EDA-284 Appointing Members to the Economic <br />Development Commission (EDC) <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Dan Larson and Jennifer Wagner-Harkonen held EDC term seats that expired on December <br />31, 2013. According to the 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 <br />four (4) residents, appointed by the Authority Board of <br />Commissioners based on the recommendation of the <br />Economic Development Commission, from the applications <br />submitted. Members shall have diverse qualifications with <br />practical experience consisting of, not limited to, but including <br />one (1) of the following areas: economics, finance, accounting, <br />real estate, social services and marketing. <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />Staff received two (2) EDC applications from Dan Larson and Jessica Birken. Jennifer <br />Wagner-Harkonen did not want to reapply. The EDC considered the applications at their <br />December meeting, and recommended to the EDA that the EDA approve Dan Larson and <br />Jessica Birken to the EDC. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the EDA consider the EDC recommendations and consider Dan <br />Larson and Jessica Birken to the EDC. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />________________________ <br />Desaree Crane <br />Assistant City Administrator <br /> <br /> <br />County