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BACKGROUND MEMO FOR THE EDA MEETING OF <br /> MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010 <br /> 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> Staff recommends approval of the minutes from the December 14, 2009, EDA Meeting <br /> as presented. <br /> 4. UPDATE ON DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT <br /> Staff will update the EDA on downtown redevelopment. <br /> 5. UPDATE ON BR&E PROGRAM <br /> 38 businesses have been visited and surveyed by the BR&E program leadership team and <br /> task force members and each has received help locating business resources they <br /> requested. Staff was at the U of M on January 7, 2010 for a meeting with the extension <br /> educators to discuss the outcomes of the surveys. There will be a meeting on February 8, <br /> 2010 to showcase the results of the survey and for the task force members to come up <br /> with implementation items and project ideas. In the beginning of March 2010 the U of M <br /> Extension staff will present the full report of the survey results and the implementation <br /> strategies identified. <br /> 6. UPDATE ON CITY-WIDE INTERNET/2010 LMC LEGISLATION <br /> Staff will update the EDA on their meeting with Quest and the information that they <br /> provided. Staff also enclosed a column from the League of MN Cities Bulletin that <br /> discusses new legislation for 2010 that focuses on telecommunications and municipal <br /> involvement. <br /> 7. 2009 EDA ANNUAL REPORT <br /> Last year the EDA was presented with the 2008 EDA Annual Report. The EDA directed <br /> staff to complete a report for the year 2009. Attached is the 2009 EDA Annual Report <br /> that highlights the commercial projects and the BR&E Program for 2009. Staff <br /> recommends that the EDA review the report and provide staff with feedback <br /> 8. 2010 GOALS UPDATE <br /> Enclosed are the EDA goals for 2010. Staff recommends that the EDA review the goals <br /> and provide staff with feedback. Additional goals can be added before they go the City <br /> Council for their goal setting session on January 25, 2010. <br /> 9. UPDATE ON JANUARY 14, 2010 JOINT WORKSHOP WITH THE EDA, <br /> PLANNING COMMISSION, AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> On January 14, 2010, there will be a joint workshop with the EDA , Planning <br /> Commission, and City Council from 7 pm to 9 pm. The workshop is scheduled to discuss <br /> the mixed use land use district and the northern gateway. Staff will be presenting <br /> information on the area and the items in the comprehensive plan that relate to the mixed <br /> use area. Staff encourages the members of the EDA to attend this meeting. <br />