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MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 <br /> <br />President Weidt called the meeting to order at 5:29pm. <br /> <br />PRESENT: Arcand, Denaway, Klein, Weidt <br />ABSENT: Chrun, Puleo <br />STAFF: Rachel Juba, Community Development Director <br />Max Gort, Associate Planner <br />Bryan Bear, City Administrator <br /> <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF AUGUST 15, 2023 <br /> <br />Commissioner Klein made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Denaway, to approve the August 15, <br />2023 EDA meeting minutes. <br />Ayes: All. <br />Nay: None. <br />Motion carried. <br /> <br />SPONSORSHIP REQUEST FROM THE HUGO AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION FOR KIDZ N BIZ FEST <br /> <br />Juba introduced Celeste Knipping, Vice President of the Hugo Area Business Association (HBA) and <br />owner of the Argyle Moose gift shop in the Victor Marketplace shopping center . Knipping presented <br />the HBA request for a $1,000 sponsorship from the EDA for the HBA’s annual Kidz N Biz event . <br />Knipping said that Kidz N Biz is the HBA’s primary public-facing event held each year, where kids and <br />families can interact with local businesses in a carnival-style environment. The sponsorship tiers had <br />been reduced from four tiers to three. In previous years, the EDA had given a $750 sponsorship to the <br />HBA for Kidz N Biz, but with the reduction in sponsorship tiers, Knipping stated the HBA is now <br />requesting $1,000 stage-level sponsorship. Juba stated that the last time the EDA increased the Kidz N <br />Biz sponsorship amount was 2016. <br /> <br />Commissioner Klein made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Arcand, to award the sponsorship of <br />$1,000 to the HBA for Kidz N Biz. <br /> <br />All ayes. <br />Motion Carried. <br /> <br />UPDATE ON HIGHWAY 61 VISIONING STUDY WORKSHOP <br /> <br />Juba gave background on the progress of the Highway 61 Visioning Study since the last EDA meeting <br />on August 15th, 2023. The Project Management Team (PMT) had a few more stakeholder meetings, <br />one with the Metropolitan Council and with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad company. <br />These two meetings both had heavy focus on the future of the right-of-way owned by the <br />Washington County Regional Rail Authority, which has historically been set aside for the development <br />of a transit corridor. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT <br />