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Acting Chairperson Riley agreed that it was a good venue and he liked the layout. He stated that <br />it was a good way to build on what has been done in the past. <br />It was the consensus of the EDA to select Adrenaline Sports Center as the home of the 2020 <br />Business Expo and to reserve the venue for April 4, 2020. <br />3.04: Discuss 2019 Business Appreciation Day Event <br />Economic Development Manager Sullivan presented the staff report. <br />Acting Chairperson Riley noted that the details have been discussed little by little and this <br />sounds good as proposed. <br />Member Kuzma agreed that the previous start time was early and preferred the later start time. <br />Member Hardin stated that he liked the 10:00 a.m. start as it allowed people to get home around <br />the same time as the workday. <br />Acting Chairperson Riley stated that he heard a 50/50 mix from the business owners. He stated <br />that the 11:00 a.m. start would hit the middle of that as a compromise. He suggested that they try <br />the 11:00 a.m. start this year. <br />Member Hardin stated that he would support the 11:00 a.m. start time this year. He asked the <br />actual out of pocket net for the event. <br />Economic Development Manager Sullivan stated that the EDA contributes $4,000 to the event <br />and the event usually ends up with a balance of about $600.00. Based on this information the net <br />out of pocket for the EDA has been about $3,400. <br />Motion by Member Kuzma, seconded by Member Hardin, to allocate the EDA budget of $4,000 <br />for the event and authorize staff to move forward with the event planning and coordination of the <br />2019 Business Appreciation Day event on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 to be held at the Links at <br />Northfork and catered by Wells Catering with a start time of 11:00 a.m. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Acting Chairperson Riley, Members Kuzma, Hardin, and Berg. <br />Voting No: None. Absent: Chairperson Steffen and Members Burandt and Kanaventi. <br />3.05: Select 2019 Business of the Year <br />Economic Development Manager Sullivan presented the staff report. He referenced the answers <br />to the questions by each nominee and highlighted some accomplishments from Panther Precision <br />machine and Anderson Dahlen. <br />Member Hardin stated that his list included Anderson Dahlen, Panther Precision, and Dynamic <br />Group in that order. <br />Economic Development Authority/ May 9, 2019 <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />