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12/5/2013 EDAC DRAFT MINUTES 1 <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />MINUTES <br /> <br />DATE: June 5, 2014 <br /> <br />MEMBERS <br />PRESENT: Lou Masonick, Rebecca Glewwe, Nathan Vojtech, Thomas Colgan, Tami Wier <br /> <br />MEMBERS <br />ABSENT: Chad Wagner, Don Johnson, Rebecca Matt Kassner, Julie Schwartz <br /> <br />OTHERS PRESENT: Kirsten Barsness, <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />It was moved by R. Glewwe to approve the minutes of April 3, 2014. The motion was seconded <br />by Tami Wier and passed unanimously. <br /> <br />5 YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN DISCUSSION <br /> <br />Kirsten Barsness, of Barsness Consulting provided an overview of the draft Economic <br />Development Plan. Ms. Barsness noted that of the four areas of opportunity identified in the <br />plan establishing a Business, Retention and Expansion (BRE) program is the primary goal. It is <br />also the program that the City has the most control over. <br /> <br />Ms. Barsness discussed next steps which included the development of a project work plan. The <br />committee discussed advantages to establishing the BRE program and opportunities to improve <br />communication with area businesses. <br /> <br />PROJECT UPDATES <br /> <br />Mr. Grochala provided an update on the status of existing and proposed development projects. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />The meeting was adjourned at 9:02 a.m. <br />