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Member LeToumeau requested confirmation that the $1,000 is currently in the professional <br />services budget. <br />Economic Development Manager LaFrance confirmed that the $1,000 is currently in the <br />professional services budget. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Steffen, Members Skaff, Hardin, LeTourneau, Riley, <br />and Williams. Voting No: None. Absent: Member Brunt. <br />4.02: Community Marketing Effort /Opportunity <br />Economic Development Manager LaFrance explained that staff has been working with CBRE <br />and Ehlers on a familiarization tour ( "fam tour ") as a tool to bring people into the community as <br />a way to familiarize them with the City and potential investment opportunities. He stated that <br />DEED is proposing a fam tour in the northwest metro where six to ten site selectors are brought <br />in to showcase the community alongside DEED, CBRE, Connexus, and others. He advised that <br />in order to participate in the fam tour, the City is required to be a member of Positively MN for <br />an annual membership fee of $600 and staff views this expense as reasonable, adding that other <br />benefits of joining Positively MN include access to their marketing materials and attending a <br />trade specific conference or trade show. <br />Member LeTourneau felt that Positively MN was probably a great program with a lot of <br />resources available but he wanted to make sure that the membership in Positively MN <br />represented an asset or resource that would make it easier for Mr. LaFrance to do his job versus <br />adding another thing that he would have to administer as part of his job and/or that would take <br />away from his other duties. <br />Economic Development Manager LaFrance felt that the membership fee was a reasonable <br />amount of money and would allow staff to lean on multiple parties to assist in gathering <br />materials to showcase the community and would be relatively hands -off for staff. He stated that <br />he felt his role in a fam tour would be facilitating the tour alongside Connexus. <br />Motion by Chairperson Steffen, seconded by Member Skaff, to participate in Positively MN <br />upon hearing final word that a familiarization tour is secured for the NW metro and Ramsey's <br />ability to directly showcase the community. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Steffen, Members Skaff, Hardin, LeTourneau, Riley, <br />and Williams. Voting No: None. Absent: Member Brunt. <br />4.03: Review Planning Commission Feedback on Sketch Plan for Parcel Owned by <br />Village Bank located at 6080 Highway 10 NW and Recommended Small Area <br />Planning Effort of Surrounding Area <br />Development Services Manager Gladhill presented a sketch plan for the Village Bank parcel at <br />6080 Highway 10 and requested input from the EDA about the role of the EDA in any future <br />land use planning exercises related to this parcel. He pointed out that the subject property is part <br />of the Highway 10 access planning study and includes some potential impacts with the Highway <br />Economic Development Authority /April 10, 2014 <br />Page 3 of 6 <br />