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MEETING OF THE PEQUOT LAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br /> TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18,2016 <br /> PEQUOT LAKES CITY HALL <br /> Members Present: Chair Jurchen, Commissioners Lindholm, Lubke, Rieck, Sjoblad <br /> Members Absent: Commissioners Holley and Stroot <br /> Others Present: Sheila Haverkamp, BLAEDC; Bob Perkins, TDS; Jenna Crawford, <br /> Chamber; and Dawn Bittner, Zoning Specialist <br /> 1. Call Meeting to Order <br /> The meeting was called to order by Chair Jurchen at 8:04 a.m. <br /> 2. Approve EDC Minutes <br /> Page 2, first paragraph, Dawn Bittner questioned whether Brainerd partnered with TDS or <br /> CTC. Sheila Haverkamp advised it was CTC. <br /> COMMISSIONER LUBKE MOVED TO APPROVE THE SEPTEMBER 20,2016 <br /> ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MINUTES,AS CORRECTED. <br /> COMMISSIONER RIECK SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. <br /> 3. Fiber Optic Availability in Business Park <br /> Bob Perkins had no update other than there has been a submission for architectural design. <br /> The Connect America Fund is taking precedence to get the design done. The design will be <br /> looking at the feasibility of what type of fiber you will put in there and then determine the <br /> cost per customer. This design is specifically for the Business Park. There has been <br /> discussion regarding expansion of the Business Park, but in fill is more cost effective than <br /> expansion of the Park. <br /> Mayor Sjoblad noted that the property where the spray fields were, where there has been <br /> discussion for future expansion of the Park, development will be developer driven and costs <br /> will be paid by developer. Utilities are available at the edge of the Business Park. <br /> 4. Local Economic Area Report <br /> Chair Jurchen reviewed the Report. This area is predominantly Old and Newcomers with a <br /> median age of 40. When they refer to median household income that would be the total of <br /> two wage earners in the household. Median refers to half of the households are higher than <br /> that number and half of the households are lower. 67%of our population is both old and <br /> newcomers. We are a lot higher than the average community in the United States in this <br /> l`, category, but if you go back to the first page only 46%are homeowners. This equates to a lot <br />