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4.03: Business of the Year <br />Economic Dev. Mgr/Assistant City Administrator Brama presented the staff report. <br />Member Riley thought having a long list and short list is a little too structured. Economic Dev. <br />Mgr/Assistant City Administrator Brama stated the short list has stayed the same and they do roll <br />over candidates from the previous year. <br />Chairperson Steffen nominated Bolton & Menk because they were one of the first businesses <br />within the COR in 2006. He thought they have done a lot for the City and work well with the <br />City. <br />Member Skaff nominated Allina because they are a major business within the community and <br />they draw people to the COR. Member Hardin seconded the nomination for Allina. <br />Member Burandt nominated Zero Zone because they have been a strong partner with Connexus <br />Energy and have been a good business partner. <br />Chairperson Steffen asked if the EDA has a criteria for the businesses. Economic Dev. <br />Mgr/Assistant City Administrator Brama indicated the criteria are the four questions they sent to <br />the businesses to answer. <br />Member Brunt concurred with nominating Allina. Member Riley seconded the nomination for <br />Bolton & Menk. Member Williams thought all of the businesses were fine options and she really <br />appreciated what was discussed about Allina in the previous year. She voted for Allina. <br />The EDA majority concurred to select Allina as the 2015 EDA Business of the Year and direct <br />staff to bring back a case to refresh the larger nomination pool. <br />Economic Dev. Mgr/Assistant City Administrator Brama asked if there was anything they should <br />add or change to the criteria for next year. Chairperson Steffen stated he would like them to look <br />at community involvement, find a way to score the businesses. He thought they should look at <br />refining this for next year. <br />Member Williams thought the long list attached is from 2011 and contains several businesses <br />that have already been awarded the Business of the Year designation. She thought it would be <br />helpful to have the last few year's businesses and she would also like to see who the sponsors for <br />the Draw summer event series were. She indicated she liked the questions and giving the <br />businesses the opportunity to answer them. Member Skaff would like to see who the sponsors <br />were at Happy Days as well. <br />4.04: EDA Updates <br />Economic Dev. Mgr/Assistant City Administrator Brama presented the staff report. <br />Economic Development Authority/July 9, 2015 <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />