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MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF AUGUST 8, 2011 <br />Miron called the meeting to order at 8:30 am. <br />PRESENT: Arcand, Bever, Denaway, Graff, Klein, Puleo, and Miron <br />ABSENT: None <br />STAFF: Mike Ericson, City Administrator <br />Bryan Bear, Community Development Director <br />Rachel Juba, Planner <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF JULY 11, 2011 <br />Klein made motion, Puleo seconded, to approve minutes for the EDA meeting of July 11, <br />2011. <br />All aye. Motion carried. <br />DISCUSSION ON GREATER MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL ECONOMIC <br />DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP <br />Washington County has been contacted by a newly formed Greater MSP Economic <br />Development Partnership (Greater MSP) to seek help in coordinating an economic <br />development roundtable in the County. This organization was created to enhance existing <br />economic development efforts in the greater metropolitan region. They are reaching out <br />to private and public economic development leaders in Washington County to assist them <br />in developing an aggressive regional economic development strategy. <br />The City of Hugo has been informed by Washington County that they seek participation <br />from cities in Washington County and business owners in the Greater MSP Economic <br />Development Partnership, which will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. <br />Deputy County Manager Molly O'Rourke has informed the City of Hugo that it seeks <br />participation from two City officials as well as local business owners. <br />The City Council considered this request at its August 1, 2011, meeting and appointed <br />Bryan Bear, Community Development Director and EDA President, Fran Miron, as <br />representatives and requested the EDA select someone of its membership as another <br />representative of Hugo. Washington County will be contacting Wilson Tool and <br />Schwieters Companies to be part of the roundtable discussion as private economic <br />development leaders. <br />Klein made a motion, seconded by Graff, to have Commissioner Denaway represent the <br />EDA at the Greater MSP roundtable discussion. <br />All aye. Motion Carried. <br />DISCUSSION ON ENTREPRENEUR BOOT CAMP <br />