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MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF NOVEMBER 14, 2011 <br />Vice President Klein called the meeting to order at 8:35 am. <br />PRESENT: Arcand, Graff, Klein and Puleo <br />ABSENT: Bever, Denaway, and Miron <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 OCTMBER 10, 2011 <br />Arcand made motion, Klein seconded, to approve minutes for the EDA meeting of <br />October 10, 2011. <br />All aye. Motion carried. <br />HEALTHEAST CLINIC EXPANSION <br />Dr. Joe Moriarity was present at the meeting to talk about the HealthEast expansion in <br />Hugo. He presented the history of St. Johns Hospital and HealthEast locating in Hugo. <br />He stated that the reason they chose Hugo was that Hugo had close proximity to their <br />other clinics, the City was in need of a clinic, and there was a sense of community. They <br />currently have 4 family physicians and 15 other employees, including nurses and medical <br />assistants. The expansion will create 9 additional exam rooms, a conference room, and <br />will increase office space. The plan is to hire an additional physician when the expansion <br />is complete. The EDA congratulated Dr. Joe Moriarity on the HealthEast expansion. <br />DISCUSSION ON DEVELOPMENT FEE ANALYSIS <br />At its October meeting, the EDA directed staff to put together a development scenario for <br />a restaurant in downtown Hugo. The analysis includes city fees in regards to development <br />in Hugo and surrounding cities. Staff included a spreadsheet that outlines the fees for <br />each city. The spreadsheet included development fees for a restaurant locating in <br />downtown Hugo and how Hugo compared to surrounding cities. The EDA discussed the <br />cost difference between locating in downtown Hugo verses locating in the other <br />commercial areas. The spreadsheet showed it costs less to build in downtown. The EDA <br />directed staff to bring the information back to the December meeting for additional <br />discussion. <br />UPDATE AND DISCUSSION ON CITY IDENTITY WORKSHOP DECEMBER <br />15,2011 AT7PM <br />The identity workshop has been set by the Planning Commission for Thursday, <br />December 15, 2011. Staff recommends that the EDA discuss how they will participate <br />and contribute to the workshop. Staff provided background on the outline of the <br />workshop. Commissioner Klein stated that the Hugo may want to attract certain sectors <br />