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<br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />MINUTES <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />I. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Chair Schueller called the Economic Development Advisory Committee meeting to order <br />at 8:01 A.M. on August 5, 2021. <br /> <br />II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> <br />Mr. Cravero made a MOTION to approve the July 8, 2021 Meeting Minutes. Motion was <br />supported by Mr. Vojtech, passing unanimously. <br /> <br />III. DISCUSSION ITEMS <br />A. 5-Year Strategic Plan <br /> <br />Mr. Grochala, Community Development Director, presented the staff report. Staff <br />provided the committee with a list of existing industries in the City and their Standard <br />Industrial Classification. Discussion focused on reviewing the list of existing industries <br />in the City, identifying additional industrial categories to attract, and determining what <br />industrial areas to focus on. <br /> <br />Mr. Jim Gromberg, WSB, identified a list of businesses to develop and implement a <br />strong Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) program. <br /> <br />Mr. Grochala commented the list has a good mix of businesses/industries that the <br />EDAC has identified for targeting in future growth. He stated we need to identify <br />which businesses to prioritize and what types of businesses to attract. He asked the <br />committee if they had any comments regarding any of the numbers included in the <br />memo. <br /> <br /> DATE : August 5, 2021 <br /> TIME STARTED : 8:01 A.M. <br /> TIME ENDED : 9:20 A.M. <br /> MEMBERS PRESENT : Jim Schueller, Andrew Cravero, Nathan Vojtech, <br />Patrick Kohler, Thomas Colgan, Julie Jeffrey- <br />Schwartz, Don Johnson <br /> MEMBERS ABSENT : Chad Wagner <br /> STAFF PRESENT : Michael Grochala, Jessica Eller