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comments. <br />Notification: <br />N/A <br />Observations/Alternatives: <br />Due to COVID-19, there has been less programming and events to start of 2020. Here are the structured events and <br />meetings that City Staff has attended since the EDA approved the 2019 renewal in July of last year <br />• 1/23/20 Rapid Packaging Tour - Champlin <br />• 10/4/19 — Safety Speed - Tour- Ham Lake- Manufacturing Week - Governor Walz <br />• 10/23/19 Saints Manufacturing - Saint Francis - Site visit of a high school engineering program <br />Typically the Cohort would have had a Manufacturing Career Signing day at Anoka Technical College. However, <br />due to COVID-19, this event has not this year. It is possible that it could be rescheduled for a future date. Staff is <br />hopeful that there will be more programming/events/visits when conditions are more favorable. <br />Funding Source: <br />Consistent with the past several years, the City is being asked to consider funding $5,000.00. This expense comes <br />from the EDA 6315. <br />Other Trusted Sponsors that have provided past support for the Manufacture Cohort include: Anoka Technical <br />College, Connexus Energy, Anoka Public Utility (City of Anoka), Anoka County, Stepping Stone and Rapid <br />Packaging. <br />Recommendation: <br />Considering Ramsey's limited internal resources (staff time) to pro -actively and effectively address large regional <br />issues that effect our manufactures, the Anoka Area Chamber Manufactures Cohort provides the City an efficient <br />opportunity to get involved. The group has a focus on workforce development and this is a pressing issue in today's <br />economy and our local businesses. Staff recommends supporting sponsorship of this program again in 2020 as this <br />group is providing a service to our local businesses/manufactures (i.e. Building Fasteners, Minnesota Tool and Die, <br />Connexus Energy and others). <br />The EDA unanimously recommended approval of the attached resolution at the July 16, 2020 meeting. <br />Action: <br />Motion to adopt Resolution #20-153 Approving Manufactures Cohort in 2020 Renewal. <br />Attachments <br />ACTION - Resolution #20-153 <br />2019 2020 WorkPlan <br />2019 Activity <br />Pages from EDA Meeting Draft <br />Form Review <br />Inbox Reviewed By Date <br />Sean Sullivan (Originator) Sean Sullivan 07/17/2020 04:39 PM <br />Tim Gladhill Sean Sullivan 07/21/2020 01:28 PM <br />Sean Sullivan (Originator) Sean Sullivan 07/21/2020 01:53 PM <br />Tim Gladhill Tim Gladhill 07/22/2020 07:56 PM <br />Kurt Ulrich Kurt Ulrich 07/23/2020 01:33 PM <br />