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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I CASE # MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY By: James E. Norman, City Administrator Background: During the Council meeting of November 24, 1998, the City Council held a public hearing and rescinded the Economic Development Authority, created by resolution in 1991, and adopted an enabling resolution, thereby creating a new Economic Development Authority (EDA). State Statute 469.095, subd. 2, states that the appointment to the EDA "shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council". Mayor Gamec has made a decision for his appointment and has asked that the item be placed on the agenda for Council action. EDA Appointment According to the enabling resolution, adopted on November 24, 1998, the EDA will be made up of seven members -- two of which will be City Council representatives. Of the five non-Council representatives to the EDA, Mayor Garnet has chosen to re-appoint the four remaining members of the former Economic Development Commission, made up of David Kent, Chris Riley, Lydia Scheiber and Ken Wagner. Mayor Gamec will have the final non-Councilmember representative appointment available at the meeting. At the time of this case writing, he had not yet received a confirmation from the final appointee. The Mayor has selected Councilmembers Natalie Haas Steffen and Gerald Zimmerman to the Council representative positions to the EDA. Council Action: Motion to approve the Mayor appointment to the EDA of David Kent, Chris Riley, Lydia Scheiber, Ken Wagner, and as non-Council representatives and Councilmembers Natalie Haas Steffen and Gerald Zimmerman as Council representatives to the Economic Development Authority. Reviewed by: City Administrator Community Development Director City Attorney CC: 12/08/98 jo/EDA Appt. doc