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BACKGROUND MEMO FOR THE EDA MEETING OF MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2009 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Staff recommends approval of the minutes from the November 9, 2009, EDA Meeting as presented. 4. KIDS ABILITIES Kids Abilities is a pediatric therapy clinic that provides high quality therapy services for kids and is a new business in Hugo. There are a variety of pediatric therapeutic programs in specialty areas available at the cline. The business is located in Victor Gardens South Village Retail area next to Kindergardens Daycare. The owners of Kids Abilities will be present at the meeting to talk about their business. Staff recommends that the EDA welcome Kids Abilities as a new business in the City of Hugo. 5. UPDATE ON DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT Staff will update the EDA on the progress of downtown redevelopment projects. 6. UPDATE ON BR&E PROGRAM The survey portion of the BR&E Program is coming to an end on December 18, 2009. There are currently 37 surveys returned out of 70 sent out and each have received follow up letters on the business resources they requested. There are still a few surveys that staff expects to be returned soon. The next meeting is a campus meeting at the U of M for staff to get information on the outcome of the surveys from the U of M Extension staff members that evaluate the surveys. There is a Task Force Retreat on February 8, 2010 at 4 PM that will be held at Hugo City Hall to present the outcome of the surveys and to formulate implementation strategies to help the business community. All Leadership and Task Force Members will be invited to the meeting. In the beginning of March 2010 the U of M Extension staff will present the full report and the implementation strategies identified by the Task Force. 7. UPDATE ON BUSINESS NETWORK INTERNATIONAL(BNI) Business Network International (BNI) is an organization for businesses to network and benefit through their business relationships. There is a new chapter of BNI in Hugo that meets in Hugo City Hall's Oneka room every Wednesday morning at 7:30 am. Phil Klein will be informing the EDA on the BNI Chapter and how it benefits the business community. 8. 2010 GOAL SETTING Attached are the 2009 goals for the EDA with the 2010 goals that the EDA has talked about over the last few months. Staff would like to set the 2010 goals with the EDA. The City Council is holding a goal setting session on January 25, 2010 and the EDA goals for 2010 will be forwarded to the Council at that time.