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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br />JANUARY 21, 2014 <br />MEETING MINUTES <br />MEMBERS PRESENT <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: <br />Chair Jurchen, Commissioners Rieck, Merritt, and Stroot <br />Commissioner Roggenkamp <br />ALSO PRESENT: Sheila Haverkamp, BLAEDC; Mayor Nancy Adams; Dawn <br />Bittner, Zoning Administrator; Sa r�'eine, <br />City Clerk; and Chris Lindhol choof`Superintendent <br />2 <br />Call Meeting to Order <br />The meeting was called to order by Chair <br />A�proval EDC Minutes <br />COMMISSIONER RIECK MOVED TO A` <br />MINUTES. COMMISSION��TROOT S <br />MOTION CARRIED 4-0. <br />COMMISSIONER RIECK M� <br />AS EDC CHAI 2014. C <br />THE NOMII�Y��� I (����HE M <br />5. Update on I� <br />S , <br />ocess. The <br />�Zetime in <br />3. <br />the �1 Board i <br />reaues F�e EDC <br />C� <br />ess <br />8:00 a.m. <br />THE 12/17/2013 EDC <br />D THE MOTION. <br />4-0. <br />MARK JURCHEN <br />:ITT SECONDED <br />efi�� ris LindKc'f�Ym gave an update on the Strategic Planning <br />1 Bo �as laid out the timeline to complete this process <br />ad is c��y in the process of gathering information from the <br />�s�;;an el ronic survey on line containing four questions that <br />�'questing the community to complete. Mr. Lindholm <br />��complete the survey. <br />Service <br />Chair Jurchen and Commissioner Stroot reported on a meeting they attended with <br />Bob Perkins of TDS. Bill Stroot reported the following: TDS had received a grant <br />for $5,000,000 for the construction of broadband technology. The construction <br />has been accomplished in 2013 and 90% of the customers now have access to <br />some form of broadband. TDS is using the technology of copper to get the <br />broadband to the home. The customer can get 5 mg. of band width to the home <br />and up to 25 mg. depending on how far the home is from the mode. The bottom <br />line is that broadband is available to anyone who wants it in Pequot Lakes. <br />Discussion was held regarding whether the cost was affordable to hook up. It was <br />determined that it was affordable. It was suggested that TDS should consider <br />