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MINUTES <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE <br />MAY 20, 2010 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Mark Jurchen, Cindy Rieck, Ed Larsen, and Justin Bolz- <br />Andolshek <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Patrick Smith <br />ALSO PRESENT: Sandy Peine, City Clerk; Sheila Haverkamp, BLADC; Dawn <br />Bittner, Zoning Administrator; and Tommy Woog, Planning <br />Commission Chair <br />1. Call Meeting to Order <br />The meeting was called to order by Chair Larsen at 8:00 a.m. <br />2. Approval of Minutes <br />MARK JURCHEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE 4/20/10 EDC MINUTES. <br />JUSTIN BOLZ- ANDOLSHEK SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED <br />4 -0. <br />3. Comprehensive Plan Update <br />Tommy Woog gave an update of where the Planning Commission was in regard to the <br />completion of the economic development section of the Comp Plan. Mr. Woog explained <br />that there have been about five months of meetings which involved a number of different <br />sections of the community on this section. <br />EDC Comments on the "draft" Economic Development Section of the Comp Plan <br />May 18.2010 <br />By Dawn Bittner <br />INTENT: <br />The EDC was pleased that the language was changed sending a positive message. <br />Line 7, page 10, "the city needs to get a higher return on public investments" was <br />discussed. What is the return and what is the higher return. The statement could be <br />simplified stating the city needs to get a higher return on existing infrastructure. <br />It is the governments' job to facilitate development. <br />