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1) 2) Economic Development Commission regular meeting minutes dated December 4, 1991. Economic Development Commission regular meeting minutes dated January 8, 1992. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairman Wagner, Commissioners Fults, Gorecki, Nelson, Thorson and Vevea. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Greenberg and Kent. NOTE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES The following City Council meeting minutes were noted: 1) 2) 3) 4) 6) City Council public hearing and regular meeting minutes dated December 10, 1991. City Council regular meeting minutes dated December 17, 1991. City Council Goals Workshop meeting minutes dated January 11, 1992. City Council Negotiating Committee meeting minutes dated January 14, 1992. City Council public hearing and regular meeting minutes dated January 14, 1992. City Council special meeting minutes dated January 15, 1992. Councitmember Zimmerman commented that the rezoning of the B- 1 Properties to Rural Business had been tabled and that it would be appearing on the Planning and Zoning Commission agenda as a rezoning of the affected properties from Rural Business to B-1 Business and the ending of the usage of Rural Business. This would also pertain to Industrial and Rural Industrial. Case #1: Ramsey Video Update. The City of Ramsey developed a promotional video in conjunction with the Star City Program in late 1988 and early 1989 and used it at a number of functions to promote the City. The video was reviewed and recommendations were solicited for either updates or developing a new video directed at the businesses in the City. Commissioners Fults and Nelson felt that the video is aimed primarily at homeowners and that it should be decided exactly who the target audience should be. Commissioner Fults stated that the current video does not give businesses any benefits for locating in the City of Ramsey. Instead it shows them the parks and other public services that cost commercial property owners additional money. Chairman Wagner stated that the video should indicate some of the available land for grbwth for both commercial and industrial properties which is currently not mentioned. He stated that this is a start, but the City may want to create two videos, one directed towards housing and new families moving into the City and one directed primarily toward businesses moving into Ramsey. Commissioner Fults mentioned that some of the local businesses may wish to use this updated video as a recruitment tool for future suppliers and employees to show them some of the amenities that Ramsey has to offer. Commissioner Nelson stated that whether the video was updated as either one long or two short videos, it should discuss the structure of the City, the Commissions, Staff, buildings and services available for new residents. Businesses also will find this helpful in determining who to contact when they have a parfi-cular problem with zoning uses next to them or to become more involved in the community by servi.ng on a commission. Commissioner Nelson feels it is important that the video detail some of the answers to the commonly asked questions. Economic Development Commission / February 12, 1992 Page 2 of 4