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MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF OCTOBER 20, 2008 EDA Vice President Phil Klein called the meeting to order at 8:30 am. PRESENT: Jan Arcand, Jim Bever, Tom Denaway, Mike Granger, Phil Klein, Brian Thistle and Fran Miron ABSENT: None CITY STAFF PRESENT: City Administrator Mike Ericson, Community Development Director Bryan Bear, and Associate Planner Rachel Simone APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 Klein made motion, Granger seconded, to approve the minutes for the EDA meeting of September 15, 2008. All aye. Motion carried. NORTHLAND PALLET COMPANY Northland Pallet Company has purchased and is now running its business out of the old 84 Lumber building. Northland Pallet is a company that constructs pallets and recycles pallets into mulch. The company moved from Minneapolis to Hugo. Mitch Martin from Northland Pallet was present at the meeting to talk about his business and answer questions that the EDA may have on the business. Mr. Martin stated that the main portion of the business is the refurbishing of pallets and they also make mulch with the pallets that can not be fixed. The EDA welcomed Northland Pallet as a new business in Hugo. SUBURBAN CABLE CANNEL AWARD FOR "THAT'S HUGO, TODAY!" On Friday, October 10, 2008, City officials attended the 2008 Annual Suburban Community Channels (SCC) Excellence Awards Ceremony at K & J Catering in North St. Paul. Rachel Simone, Nate Ehalt, and City Administrator Mike Ericson attended the 2008 Excellence Awards Ceremony on behalf of the City of Hugo. SCC Executive Director Ted Arbeiter announced that the award for technical excellence, the category which recognizes good camera composition, consistent audio/video levels, and a mixture of both field and studio production, went to the City of Hugo. Rachel Simone and Nate Ehalt accepted the award on behalf of the City of Hugo along with directors Terri Hodges and Cindra Schmidt, who are key members of the production team. UPDATE ON BR&E SUBCOMMITTEE Staff updated the EDA on the progress of the BR&E Subcommittee. The committee is putting together a workshop on Finance. The date of the workshop is November 18, 2008 from 7-8 pm at Hugo City Hall. Representatives from the local banks will be presenting on the "credit crunch" and the basics of lending. Staff will send out notices to business owners, put the information on the City website, and contact the local newspaper. UPDATE ON DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT