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Council and City commission me. bets and City staff that have not yet <br />purchased Company stock and divide that list ~ong Company me.hers to <br />use in their stock selling efforts. Hr. Alsdurf stated he is willing <br />to offer the services of his printing fir~ to mail letters regarding <br />stock sales to those businesses that have not responded to stock sales <br />yet; also suggested another article be printed in the Ramsey Resident <br />Newsletter. Hr. Hardin volunteered to draft the letter. Hr. DeLuca <br />suggested that a booster club be organized to set the private sector <br />involved in the Company. Consensus was that the meetin/ of the stock <br />sales committee should also discuss beginning to reach the private <br />sector through local organizations and clubs. <br /> <br />2) Business Liaison - Hr. Rardin stated that persons have volunteered <br /> to meet with businesses considering locating in Ramseyo <br /> <br />3) Promotional Hater/als - Refer to Case ~4 of these minutes. <br /> <br />4) News articles - During Item (1) of this case it was suggested that <br /> another article regarding the Company be published in the newsletter. <br /> <br />Case ~4: ~tatus Of Business Packet: <br /> <br />Hr. Alsdurf brought in samples of packets he requested from other communities; <br />noted he was very impressed with the follow up calls he received after <br />requesting these packets. If Ramsey puts out a business packet~ a marketing <br />strategy should be devised to follow up requests for packets. <br /> <br />Hr. DeLuca suggested that a packet should contain the most amount of <br />information in the simplest form. <br /> <br />Hr. Kurak requested that Hr. Alsdurf attend the next Economic Development <br />Commission meeting to discuss a city video/packet; there may be CDBG funds <br />available for this project. <br /> <br />Mr. Hardin requested that Mr. Pauley work with Hr. Alsdurf and Mr. DeLuca on <br />gathering information to be contained in the packet. <br /> <br />Case~2: Discussion Re!ardin~ Inventory Of Businesses. Commercial/ <br /> Industrial Pronerties. etc.: <br /> <br />Hr. Hardin suggested that this task be turned over to Hr. Darryl Fults. <br /> <br />Discussion ensued regarding whether or not area businesses would be receptive <br />to a survey seeking information regarding their businesses and their needs. <br /> <br />Hr. Hardin stated that he would draft a survey form and cover letter to be <br />reviewed and discussed at the next Company meeting. <br /> <br />Hr. DeLuca noted that the information gathered by the survey will be useless <br />unless it is updated periodically. <br /> <br />Case ~3: Status 0f Hississippi River And Rum River Crossings: <br /> <br />Hay 8, 1986 <br /> <br />Page 2 of 3 <br /> <br /> <br />