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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 />