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MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF MARCH 19, 2007 <br />EDA Vice President Phil Klein called the meeting to order at 8:30 am. <br />PRESENT: Jan Arcand, Jim Bever, Tom Denaway, Phil Klein, and Brian Thistle <br />City Administrator Mike Ericson, CD Director Bryan Bear, Associate Planner Rachel <br />Simone <br />ABSENT: Mike Granger and Fran Miron <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES EDA MEETING OF FEBRUARY 20, 2006 <br />Denaway made motion, Thistle seconded, to approve the minutes for the EDA meeting of <br />February 20, 2006. <br />All aye. Motion carried. <br />DISCUSSION ON WELCOMING SERVICE TO NEW RESIDENTS IN HUGO <br />Robin Green, a resident of Hugo, presented a plan to the EDA for a business that would <br />welcome new residents and businesses to the City. The company would be called <br />"Welcome Home Neighbor" and would provide business information, coupons, and <br />pamphlets/brochures to new residents and businesses. The strategy of "Welcome Home <br />Neighbor" is to invite the members of the Hugo Business Association to become active <br />participants in this welcoming service program. Robin Green was present at the meeting <br />to talk to the EDA about her business plan. <br />Bever asked if Robin would deliver the packets personally. Robin stated that she would. <br />Bever asked about the rural portion of Hugo and how many new residents would she be <br />able to handle each month. Robin stated that the program would be all inclusive so the <br />rural portion of Hugo would be included. She also stated that she is flexible and would <br />probably be able to handle 30 residents a month, if she needed people could be hired to <br />help. <br />Arcand stated that she liked the idea and has been involved with groups like this. Klein <br />stated the HBA tried to do something like this but time seemed to be the big issue. He <br />said that an outside group could work and be a good thing for the City. Thistle stated that <br />he is fairly new to Hugo and when he moved he received the "Welcome to Hugo" bag <br />from the City. He stated that it was a good tool for him to find out with was available in <br />Hugo and it was his go to guide. <br />DISCUSSION ON TIF PLAN <br />At the February 20th, 2007 EDA meeting Paul Steinman and Mikaela Huot from <br />Springsted presented the TIF Policy and Plan to the EDA and requested feedback. At the <br />meeting there was great feedback on the policy and plan. The EDA recommended <br />adoption of the policy to the City Council at that meeting. Staff attached the TIF Plan. <br />