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MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF NOVEMBER 20, 2006 EDA President Fran Miron called the meeting to order at 8:30 am. PRESENT: Jan Arcand, Jim Bever, Tom Denaway, and Phil Klein City Administrator Mike Ericson, CD Director Bryan Bear, CD Intern Rachel Simone ABSENT: Mike Granger, Fran Miron, and Brian Thistle APPROVAL OF MINUTES EDA MEETING OF OCTOBER 16, 2006 Arcand made motion, Denaway seconded, to approve the minutes for the EDA meeting of October 16, 2006 as presented. All aye. Motion Carried. KIDZ PLACE CHILD CARE CENTER Dragonfly Group has started construction of a child care center called Kidz Place located at 5448 140th Street. The building will total approximately 8,200 square feet with a fenced in play area in the back portion of the site. The building will also include leased office space on the east side of the building. Staff has invited the representatives from Kidz Place Child Care Center to come talk to the EDA about the daycare and give details about their business plan. CD Intern gave background of Kidz Place Child Care Center. The president of the company Deanna Hudella, gave a presentation on the business plan for Kidz Place. They are planning on opening in March of 2007 and will employ 13 people by the time they are completely full for enrollment. The child care center will be able to take in 103 children. The EDA welcomed Kidz Place as a business in the community. UPDATE ON HUGO MANUFACTURERS LETTER FROM THE MAYOR AND THE HUGO BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (HBA) As directed by the EDA at its October 16, 2006 meeting a letter was sent out from the Mayor and the Hugo Business Association to thank the manufacturing businesses in the City for providing great jobs to the community. In the letter staff also asked for a business profile from each manufacturer so we can find out exactly what the business is. CD Intern gave an update on the letters that were sent out and that the City has received two business profiles, one from Intro Tech and the other from Schwieters. Staff also sent out a "Thank You" letter to Wilson Tool for giving the EDA an opportunity to tour the company and find out more about what Wilson Tool is about.