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BACKGROUND MEMO FOR THE EDA MEETING OF <br />TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 <br />3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />Staff recommends approval of the minutes from the December 18, 2018, EDA meeting as presented. <br />4. UPDATE ON THE OPEN TO BUSINESS PROGRAM FOR 2018 <br />Staff invited Tyler Hilsabeck, Business Advisor of Washington County, to give the EDA an update on the <br />Open to Business program for the year of 2018. Open to Business provides free, corifidential business <br />counseling to current and prospective entrepreneurs as small businesses are vital to the communities <br />around us. The Open to Business Program has been available in Washington County since 2017. Hilsabeck <br />will focus on the happenings in the City of Hugo and the surrounding communities. <br />5. APPROVE 2019 GOALS <br />At the last EDA meeting, staff reviewed the goals set in 2018 and the accomplishments of the EDA <br />throughout the year. Many of the goals set in 2018 were met and others were kept as ongoing priorities. <br />The EDA suggested that the comprehensive plan process be removed from the goals and added Economic <br />Development Work Plan as a goal. The EDA directed staff to draft the 2019 goals for review and approval <br />at the next EDA meeting. <br />6. UPDATE ON DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT <br />Staff will provide an update on downtown redevelopment at the meeting. <br />