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MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF OCTOBER 16, 2006 <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, Fran <br />Miron, and Brian Thistle <br />ABSENT: None <br />City Administrator Mike Ericson, CD Director Bryan Bear, CD Intern Rachel Simone <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />Granger made motion, Klein seconded, to approve the minutes for the EDA meeting of September <br />18, 2006 as presented. <br />All aye. Motion Carried. <br />MINNESOTA MANUFACTURER'S WEEK <br />CD Intern gave an overview that the Minnesota Department of Employment and <br />Economic Development has designated the week of October 23rd through the 27th, 2006 <br />"Minnesota Manufacturer's Week" statewide. The intention is to showcase Minnesota's <br />diverse manufacturing industry, and to create statewide awareness of the important role <br />manufacturers' play. Here in Hugo we have a wide array of manufacturers that provide <br />high -paying, high skill jobs to our community and help create our solid economic base. <br />Minnesota Manufacturer's Week presents the City with an opportunity to put a spotlight <br />on our manufacturers, and say "thank you" for helping make Hugo a great place to work <br />and live. <br />Miron suggested that staff send out a letter to the manufactures in Hugo thanking them <br />for having their business in Hugo and that the City appreciates their hard work here. <br />Since not many people know exactly what the manufactures do; ask the businesses for a <br />business profile outlining the kind of manufacturing they do in the City. Staff agreed to <br />send a letter to thank the manufactures and ask if they could proved a business profile. <br />UPDATE ON HUGO BUSINESS ASSOCIATION <br />EDA member Phil Klein talked about the Hugo Business Association (HBA) and that <br />they are working on having a web site to provide information on the organization and <br />members of the HBA. He also stated the HBA would like to work with the City on the <br />manufactures week letters and that they would like a link from the City website for the <br />HBA website. <br />