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UPDATE ON BR&E PROGRAM Shayla Syverson updated the EDA on the progress of the Business Retention and Expansion Program. The leadership team has been set and the task force members will be going though an orientation of the program on September 22, 2009. The task force training for the site visits will be on October 7, 2009. The business visits will start in October. Staff continues to work on the resource list to give to businesses to help them with immediate concerns that they may have. MISCELLANEOUS DISCUSSION At its August 10, 2009 meeting the EDA discussed two items that are related to the City Budget. First, they discussed whether or not the City would support the project to renovate the YMCA in White Bear Lake. They discussed the location of the YMCA and the residents of Hugo that use the YMCA. They generally agreed the location was not close enough to Hugo to justify the expense to the City and only a small percentage of Hugo residents are members of the YMCA. The White Bear Lake School district has committed to contributing to the renovation project and Hugo residents living in the White Bear Lake School District are supporting the YMCA through their payment of school property taxes. Granger made a motion, seconded by Klein to recommend the City Council not financially support the project to renovate the existing YMCA in White Bear Lake since the Hugo families that are using it are already contributing to the YMCA through the White Bear Lake School District taxes. All ayes. Motion Carried. The EDA also talked about the funding for the Washington County 4-H program. The 4-H program has funding from Washington County through September 2009, but the County has eliminated the funding for the coming year. At its July 20, 2009 meeting the City Council was approached by a Dan Dolan of the Washington County Agricultural Society to have the Council consider contributing to the 4-H program for the year 2010. The City Council stated that they would consider it at their Midyear Budget Workshop. The EDA compared the 4-H program to youth services provided by White Bear Lake and Forest Lake, which the City provides limited financial support for. Arcand made a motion, seconded by Granger to recommend to the City Council support the 4-H program on a limited basis for the coming year, with encouragement of the 4-H Program to eventually become a self supporting organization. All ayes. Motion Carried. ADJOURNMENT Klein made a motion, seconded by Granger, to adjourn at 10:30 am. All Ayes, Motion Carried.