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Motion by Member Skaff, seconded by Member Brunt, to recommend the City Council adopt the <br />attachment MOU between the City of Ramsey, Capstone Homes, and Hageman Holdings; <br />subject to final review and amendments by the City Attorney. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Steffen, Members Skaff, Brunt, Burandt, Hardin, <br />Riley, and Williams. Voting No: None. Absent: None. <br /> <br />4.03: Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce: Manufacturers Cohort: 2017 Partnership <br />Subscription Renewal <br /> <br />Economic Dev. Mgr/Assistant City Administrator Brama stated the City of Ramsey is a member <br />of the Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce. The Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce has a rich <br />history of success in catering to the needs of retail, food, and professional service industries. The <br />Chamber specializes in events, marketing and networking. <br /> <br />Economic Dev. Mgr/Assistant City Administrator Brama presented the staff report. <br /> <br />Economic Dev. Mgr/Assistant City Administrator Brama stated staff would suggest next year the <br />EDA taking a step back and look at the rate of return on investment and a little detailed analysis. <br /> <br />Mr. John LeTourneau, Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce, stated the cohort was assembled a <br />number of years ago and has good energy and continues to build. It is very much relationship <br />building so they are continuing to build stronger relationships with manufacturing. They are also <br />very interested in being known or recognized as the content manager around work force, work <br />force acquisition and the support of manufacturing and he saw that as continuing to build. He <br />stated their mission has become a catalyst for strengthening community manufacturing, <br />accelerating a transformation into a more efficient and powerful engine of innovation, job <br />creation and economic growth. The things they are committed to, the three buckets they are <br />focusing on are work force acquisition, work force or recumbent development and continuous <br />improvement. Those are the three things manufacturers have reached out to the Chamber and <br />indicated that is what they absolutely need to have help with. They are prepared to address all <br />those issues and show value and continue to do that. <br /> <br />Mr. LeTourneau stated the Chamber thought for sure that this would not have any connection <br />whatsoever to the local chamber because of the way the manufacturers think more regionally, <br />nationally and globally. However, what they are finding is they do have quite a bit of relative <br />value for them. He reviewed some of the companies they have relationships with in Ramsey. <br />He asked the EDA for their continued support. <br /> <br />Manager Brunt asked for more information for the EDA regarding workforce acquisition and <br />working with the Chamber. He stated he supported this because as a community he felt they <br />needed to reach into places like Anoka Technical College to provide people. Many <br />manufacturers today complain that they can’t get enough qualified people, and he thought part of <br />the problem was they are looking in the wrong place. <br /> <br />Economic Development Authority/April 13, 2017 <br />Page 4 of 10 <br /> <br />