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Frahm Gilles, Workforce Center (20-30) <br />Option 2- Keynote ($4,500 for room rental and food - $2,500 for Keynote Speaker) <br />City Development Update - ED Manager Sullivan (10 Minutes) <br />-OR- <br />Public Safety (Site Visits, BRC, Food Trucks, Inspections, Alarms, Calls) - Chief Kohner, Fire Marshal <br />Weiss, Chief Bluml (10 Minutes) <br />Keynote: Theresa Glomb - Improving Workplace Wellbeing (1 hour) <br />Other future event topics suggested by attendees include: <br />• Leadership <br />• Enhance management skills/strategy <br />• Panel with City Boards and Commissions (Parks/PC/EDA/EPB) <br />• Team building and improving your organization <br />• Community and law enforcement response to the drug epidemic. Recovery/addiction services, overdose <br />prevention. <br />• Environmental stewardship/responsibilities of businesses <br />Other Options for Speakers/Topics <br />• Company Culture <br />• Rags to Riches Story <br />• Business Climate / Market <br />• Banking / Economic Forecast <br />• Business Succession Planning <br />• Famous Sports People / Business Development <br />• Local Celebrities <br />Alternatives: <br />1) Option 1 - City and County Speakers - $4,500 EDA Allocation for Venue Rental and Food <br />2) Option 2 - Keynote Speaker - $7,000 allocation for Keynote, Venue Rental and Food <br />3) Something else <br />Funding Source: <br />Funding for the 2026 Business Network Meeting will be from EDA budget line items 9230.6249 (Operations) and <br />9230.6246 (Marketing) <br />Funding will vary from $4,500 to $7,000 depending on the format and utilization of a Speaker for the Event. <br />Recommendation: <br />1. Motion to select LaFontaine Event Center as the venue with a date of late January/early February 2026. <br />and <br />2. Motion to Adopt 2026 Business Network Meeting Format / Budget (Option 1 or Option 2) (Based on <br />discussion) <br />Outcome/Action: <br />