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Economic Dev. Mgr./Assistant City Administrator Brama presented the staff report. <br /> Chairperson Steffen asked, and received confirmation, that the City does receive copies of the ad <br /> that they would be able to utilize. He asked what would be promoted. <br /> Economic Dev. Mgr./Assistant City Administrator Brama stated that it is a high-level <br /> advertisement for the City that is very visual. He noted that Coon Rapids and Elk River utilize <br /> the publication. He stated that Anoka County used the publication in the past but pulled out of <br /> the publication this year which brings forward another reason it would be important for the City <br /> to include their own advertisement. He stated that the City would work with the designer to <br /> develop an ad. <br /> Member Williams stated that while she likes the advertisement, it does not seem as detailed as <br /> some of the advertisements for the other cities. She suggested reviewing some of the other <br /> advertisements to make Ramsey's stand out a little more. <br /> Member Burandt suggested using a map to show the location of Ramsey as well. <br /> Motion by Member Brunt, seconded by Member Burandt, to authorize staff to utilize $5,000 of <br /> the EDA budget to select, design, and publish an ad in the 2018 MN DEED/Business Climate <br /> annual publication. <br /> Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Steffen,Members Brunt, Burandt,Riley, Skaff, and <br /> Williams. Voting No: None. Absent: Member Hardin. <br /> Member Burandt suggested possibly cost-sharing the ad by highlighting shovel ready sites. <br /> 4.03: Business of the Year <br /> Economic Dev. Mgr./Assistant City Administrator Brama presented the staff report. He <br /> explained how the short list is developed. <br /> Chairperson Steffen stated that he likes the line of questioning which began in the last few years. <br /> Economic Dev. Mgr./Assistant City Administrator Brama stated that an additional question was <br /> added regarding community support the previous year. <br /> Chairperson Steffen stated that next year perhaps a scoring mechanism be developed next year to <br /> help quantify the chosen selection, noting that the questions would be weighted to provide higher <br /> numbers for the more important elements. <br /> Member Riley stated that might be overthinking this. He stated that the EDA has been given the <br /> information and have an idea of which elements are more important to them. <br /> Economic Development Authority/May 25,2017 <br /> Page 6 of 7 <br />