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I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />I <br /> <br />CASE <br /> <br />REPORT FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY <br /> · By: Community Development Assistant Sean Walther <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />City staff received Economic Development Authority Chairperson Dave Kent's resignation on <br />Tuesday, August 10, 1999. A copy of the letter is attached. <br /> <br />The Economic Development Authority regular meeting on Tuesday, August 10, 1999 did not <br />have a quorum. The members in attendance discussed each of the cases on the agenda. Below is <br />a summary of the discussion or consensus of the members present. <br /> <br />Case # 1: <br /> <br />Redevelopment Study/Task Force <br /> <br />City staff provided a summary of the Planning Commission's work thus far with Hoisington <br />Koegler Group, Inc. and the next step in the process which is to select a task force for phase two <br />of the study. The EDA suggested staff contact Jim Deal and a representative of Connexus <br />Energy to serve on the task force. Ken Wagner agreed to represent the EDA on the task force, as <br />the members present agreed that he was most familiar with land owners and issues in the study <br />area, and with the history of the City's previous efforts to improve that area. <br /> <br />Case #2: <br /> <br />1999 Business Subsidies Law <br /> <br />Community Development Director Cindy Sherman stated that this case was an information item. <br />Staff will prepare draft criteria for the EDA to review and discuss at a future meeting. <br /> <br />Case #3: Meeting Day and Time. <br /> <br />Due to the lack of a quorum at the last several meetings of the EDA staff placed this item on the <br />agenda for discussion. Members present agreed that the meetings should be held in the evening <br />if it will better accommodate members' schedules, especially the City Council liaisons. Staff <br />was directed to contact the EDA members to determine the best meeting day and time. <br /> <br />Case #4: <br /> <br />1999 Business Appreciation Day <br /> <br />Staff updated the EDA on the event planning. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />Mr. Kent's resignation creates a vacancy on the EDA. The City Council may wish to begin the <br />process of soliciting new applicants for the position. <br /> <br />Staff encourages City Council liaisons to the EDA to contact the Community Development <br />Department with their preference for a new regular meeting day and time. <br /> <br /> <br />