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Economic Development Commission
Meeting Minutes
August 28, 2007
Marion Conference Room, City Half
Members Present: Comms. Matasosky, Emond, Schubert, Gehrke, Vlasak,
Pogatchnik, Brantly, Ex-officio member Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Todd
Bornhauser, Ex-officio member Mayor Holly Dahl, Ex-officio member City Administrator
Steve Mielke.
Members Absent: Comms. Tushie, Smith, Erickson.
Others Present: David Olson, Community & Economic Development- Director; Adam
Kienberger, Economic Development Specialist; Todd Rapp, Himle Horner Inc.
1. Call Meeting to Order.
Chain Matasosky called the. meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. in the Marion Conference
Room of City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota.
2. Approve June 26,.2007 Meeting Minutes
Motion 07.09 Comms. Pogatchnik/Schubert moved to approve the minutes of the
June 24, 2007 meeting as presented.. Motion carried
unanimously.
3. 2008-2010. Strategic Plan for Economic Development Work Session
Todd Rapp of Himle Horner facilitated the work session to help the EDC develop the
2008-2010 Strategic Plan for Economic Development.
Mr. Rapp and the EDC. reviewed the 2005-2007 Strategic Plan and marked the
progress of each item fromthe previous plan. The group reviewed challenges and
discussed .what strategies could be adopted to facilitate completion of some of the
outstanding- goals.
Mr. Rapp next had the EDCbrainstorm ideas for what they would like to see happen
in Lakeville in the next three years. The EDC went around the table and individually
stated a series of ideas and goals.
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Following the initial brainstorming session, the group then reviewed the current
Vision, Mission, and role of the EDC and staff. They made a few. minor. changes to
the Vision and Mission and discussed Lakeville's strengths and challenges when
promoting economic development.
The group next proceeded to outline seven Strategic Work Areas and seventeen
critical issues for the 2008-2010 Strategic Plan:
Transportation
1. Complete the County Road 70 Interchange
2. Facilitate the development of a transit plan for Lakevi le East/V1/est
Corridor
3. Promote continued planning and construction of the East/VUest
Corridors
4. Provide assistance to the City Council on the efforts to secure
additional highway funding Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA)
Grant/I-35 transit development
5. Coordinate with MAC on the Long Range Plan for. Airlake Airport.
6. Utilize the Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) Grant for I-35 and
.Cedar Avenue transit facility development
Affordable Housing
. 1. Assist in the creation of an affordable housing approach that reflects
the needs of local businesses
2. Assist the City in achieving reasonable and realistic affordable housing
goals
Technology
1. Advocate for Lakeville to become a leader in telecommunications
services
Growth Management
1. Balanced growth
2. Continue to provide the information future businesses and developers
need in order to decide to locate in Lakeville
3. Provide input on the Comprehensive. Land Use Plan
'Communication
1. Create a single, effective message/platform about economic
development
2. Create a marketing plan
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Partnerships
1. Develop and .enhance partnerships, whenever possible,. to achieve
EDC goals
2. Explore opportunities to build relationships
Fiscal Management
1. Continue to encourage -sound fiscal management. by the City of
Lakeville
.Upon concluding. the outline of goals for the 2008-2010 Strategic Plan, Mr. Rapp had
the EDC assign timeframes to each of the goals to correspond with the three years
-the plan covers.
Mr. Olson concluded the planning session by outlining the next steps associated
with the process.. The EDC will refine the goals and outcomes at the September
EDC meeting, have a joint work session with the City Council in October, and submit
the document for final approval in November.
4. Director's Report
Mr. Olson reviewed the Director's Report.
5. Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by: Attested to:
Adam Kienberger, R. T. Brantly, Secretary
Economic Develo ent Specialist
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