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Member Riley stated a lot of this seemed like this is part of Economic Dev. Mgr/Assistant. City <br />Administrator Brama's work plan and then other parts seem like it is EDA related. There are <br />several items on the list that he did not think the EDA as a group would even do and he would <br />want to see more where the group needs to go and what they need to do as their entity. He <br />understood that part of this is identifying what Economic Dev. Mgr/Assistant City Administrator <br />Brama's priorities are and the EDA is limited on what they can do as far as staff. He did not <br />think that some of the items listed would rise to the EDA taking any action on or doing anything <br />about. <br />Economic Dev. Mgr/Assistant City Administrator Brama stated it is a matter of style and format <br />and some of these things will never be discussed by the EDA and he could remove those items <br />and reconstruct the plan for the EDA. He reviewed some of the items that could be removed or <br />modified. <br />Member Riley agreed and thought if they are discussing this as an EDA group, that would be <br />appropriate. <br />Member Hardin thought one of the first things they should have is an inventory of <br />commercial/retail and also make sure it is shovel ready for future discussion. <br />Economic Dev. Mgr/Assistant City Administrator Brama indicated he would rework this plan <br />and bring it back to the Board for further discussion. <br />4.02: Continued Discussion Related to Annual Ramsey EDA Business Expo <br />Economic Dev. Mgr/Assistant City Administrator Brama presented the staff report. <br />Acting Chairperson Skaff stated he previously supported this and suggested having a large tent to <br />gather Ramsey businesses together and highlight them rather than individual spots. <br />Member Hardin stated he was not sure about getting rid of the Expo because it served a purpose <br />and provided a different venue than the Happy Days event as that is more festival based. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated there seemed to be a focus on remodeling and he thought as an <br />alternative they could get involved in the regional show in Andover at the Community Center. <br />He thought that could be something they could promote in lieu of the business expo. <br />Acting Chairperson Skaff stated he liked the idea of having something bigger at Happy Days. <br />Member Hardin indicated he liked the idea of having the Expo. <br />Acting Chairperson Skaff thought this should be brought back to the next EDA meeting for <br />further review with more members. <br />5. MEMBER / STAFF UPDATE <br />Economic Development Authority/December 3, 2015 <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />