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MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF MAY 10, 2010 <br /> EDA President Fran Miron called the meeting to order at 8:30 am. <br /> PRESENT: Jan Arcand, Jim Bever, Tom Denaway, Mike Granger, Phil Klein, Brian Thistle <br /> and Fran Miron <br /> ABSENT: NONE <br /> CITY STAFF PRESENT: City Administrator, Mike Ericson. Community Development <br /> Director, Bryan Bear, and Planner, Rachel Simone. <br /> APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF APRIL 12, 2010 <br /> Denaway made motion, Bever seconded, to approve the minutes for the EDA meeting of April 12, <br /> 2010. <br /> All ayes. Motion carried. <br /> HEALTH SOURCE CHIROPRACTIC <br /> Staff invited Dr. Erik Carlson from Health Source Chiropractic to the EDA meeting as a new <br /> business in Hugo. The business is located in the Victor Gardens South Village retail building. <br /> Dr. Carlson stated that their official grand opening would be this June or July. He attended <br /> the Hugo Kidz n' Biz Fest and the Spring Savings Show. He stated that community events <br /> are important to his business and thanked the City for supporting the events. He is planning <br /> on joining the Hugo Business Association. He stated that he wanted to move the business to <br /> Hugo because of the growing population and good demographics. The EDA welcome Health <br /> Source Chiropractic as a new business in Hugo. <br /> DISCUSSION ON BR&E IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS AND EDA GOALS <br /> There were four implementation projects that came out of the BR&E Program. <br /> 1. Market the City and Businesses <br /> 2. Create, Coordinate and Encourage Events to have Economic Impact <br /> 3. Improve Downtown (including Hwy 61 Access) <br /> 4. Host Business and Breakfast Workshops <br /> Staff discussed the implementation projects with the EDA in regards to the 2010 EDA goals. <br /> The EDA stated that staff should work with the HBA and encourage them to be a part of the <br /> project teams. <br /> Klein made a motion, seconded by Denaway, to make a recommendation to the City Council <br /> to formally create each project team as a subcommittee of the EDA. <br /> All aye. Motion carried. <br /> Granger talked about a community message board to help promote business and events. <br />