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Minutes for the EDA Meeting of January 13, 2015 <br />Weidt called the meeting to order at 5:01p.m. <br />PRESENT: Gallivan, Houle, Klein, Petty, Puleo, and Weidt <br />ABSENT: Denaway <br />STAFF: Bryan Bear, City Administrator <br />Rachel Juba, Planner <br />Rachel Leitz, Community Development Intern <br />Approval of minutes for the EDA meeting of December 9, 2014 <br />Klein made motion, Gallivan seconded, to approve minutes for the EDA meeting of <br />December 9, 2014. <br />All Ayes. Motion carried. <br />Discussion on 2015 EDA Goals <br />Planner Juba gave an update regarding 2015 EDA goals, which included downtown <br />redevelopment, maintaining a business friendly environment, marketing/ promotion of <br />the City, and economic development strategic planning. <br />Planner Juba started discussing downtown redevelopment more specifically in regards to <br />developing a strategic plan to market the City owned property in downtown and assisting <br />and encouraging redevelopment of other properties downtown. Commissioner Klein <br />commented that the City and Commission needs to continue to be patient through <br />development. As of right now, the City is seeing the residential side being developed <br />more quickly than commercial and business development will take more time. <br />Planner Juba wanted to get insight from the Commission on marketing promotion of the <br />City, specifically on City entrance signs. There was previously a goal to have a <br />"Welcome to Hugo" sign. Chairman Weidt stated that he would be comfortable with <br />looking into this and the rest of the Commission agreed. <br />Planner Juba discussed creating and enhancing city identity. City Administrator Bear <br />pointed out that the Planning Commission talked about the identity of the City for the <br />past few years and that it has been really tough to pin down one identity for the City. The <br />Planning Commission, last week, talked about the steps and process for the next <br />Comprehensive Plan. City Administrator Bear believes that if the City implements the <br />statements and goals stated within the Comprehensive Plan, the City will eventually form <br />its own identity. Commissioner Klein added that he is more concerned with bringing <br />people here because the more residents, the more businesses and commercial <br />development. He believes that through this process, an identity will form. <br />