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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br /> NOVEMBER 19,2013 <br /> ■ . MEETING MINUTES <br /> MEMBERS PRESENT: Mark Jurchen, Barb Merritt, Cindy Rieck, and Bill Stroot <br /> MEMBERS ABSENT: Cindy Roggenkamp <br /> ALSO PRESENT: Sheila Haverkamp, BLAEDC; Mayor Nancy Adams; Dawn <br /> Bittner, Zoning Administrator; an•'%<,is Lindholm, School <br /> Superintendent <br /> 1. Call Meeting to Order 0 <br /> The meeting was called to order by Chair <-cheri°at 8:00 a.m./ /f <br /> 2. Approval EDC Minutes <br /> // jf� f��//�// <br /> COMMISSIONER MERRITT MOVED T PROVE THE 10/15/2013 <br /> EDC MINUTES. COMMIS'''�� ER STROO 4CONDED THE <br /> MOTION. MOTION CA' ' /� % <br /> 3. Chris Lindholm, School Superinte lent y <br /> Chris Lindho ,: •rov 4. update t4he EDC. he School is working with fire <br /> and police ,: ,iliariz- :em with thee;ew facility. The School Board is in the <br /> process of a str.:, c pl.:,,+' • process. , - plan is to review the core values as an <br /> organi n with ,,:>/>/• .; ;�. - values being money and time <br /> scussion ,:%, ; <br /> /f,„d reg', , j g college and tech training available to students. It is <br /> -red but the s. +1 has ./.,,, .11 number of kids and a six hour school day which <br /> it very dif i.7<; for .-gym to access the classes. The schedule is an enormous <br /> b. en though is the most cost effective one and may not be the most <br /> efficie'4�'� to pre e students for after high school. <br /> </, / <br /> 4. Technolo. . ,:' ussion <br /> 5. Resilient Region Project <br /> 6. Workforce/Education <br /> Chair Jurchen explained that the EDC is currently addressing the issues of <br /> livability, communication infrastructure, education system and qualified <br /> workforce in the community. Mark Jurchen discussed the Resilient Region <br /> Project which is specifically addressing the struggle with sufficient bandwidth. <br /> s., The project will encompass an assessment of broadband services in the area. Bill <br /> Stroot informed the EDC that he worked for TDS and CTC for many years. He <br />