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<br />Member Riley stated that he would not support scoring and would want to streamline this process <br />in attempt to distribute the funds more quickly. <br /> <br />Economic Development Manager Sullivan asked if the EDA would like to see a criteria related to <br />compliance with City zoning codes and property utilities and taxes paid through 2019. <br /> <br />Member Hardin commented that he would like to see compliance with ordinances and the zoning <br />code. <br /> <br />Chairperson Steffen asked if that would be something easily reviewable for staff. <br /> <br />Deputy City Administrator Gladhill stated that if the language states compliant with City code and <br />applicable regulations, staff would be able to verify that information. <br /> <br />Economic Development Manager Sullivan stated that most grant programs did not include non- <br />profits and were only open to for profit businesses. He stated that if desired by the EDA, the <br />program could be made open to non-profit organizations. He stated that staff recommends for <br />profit businesses that are registered and in good standing with the Secretary of State. <br /> <br />Chairperson Steffen agreed with the recommendation of staff and confirmed consensus of the <br />EDA. <br /> <br />Economic Development Manager Sullivan stated that staff recommends grants in the amount of <br />$10,000, which would be in line with Anoka County. He confirmed the consensus of the EDA. <br />He moved to the issue of business location and asked if the EDA would want to ensure that the <br />business is physically located in Ramsey and locally owned. He used the example of a corporately <br />owned restaurant, such as a fast food establishment that could be located in Ramsey but corporately <br />owned. <br /> <br />Member Kuzma stated that he would guess that large corporations would have access to PPP funds <br />and therefore would support restricting the program to locally owned businesses. <br /> <br />Chairperson Steffen agreed. <br /> <br />Member Riley stated that there are Ramsey businesses that are not owned by Ramsey residents. <br /> <br />Chairperson Steffen confirmed that the owner would not need to reside in Ramsey. <br /> <br />Deputy City Administrator Gladhill used the example of a Ramsey resident that owns a business <br />in another community that provides service in Ramsey and asked how that would be considered. <br /> <br />Economic Development Manager Sullivan stated that they want to ensure that the dollars are being <br />spent locally and will not go outside of the community. He stated that perhaps that only applies to <br />restaurants. <br /> <br />Economic Development Authority/ July 16, 2020 <br />Page 7 of 11 <br /> <br />