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MINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE JULY 20, 2010 MEMBERS PRESENT: Cindy Rieck, Ed Larsen, and Mark Jurchen MEMBERS ABSENT: Patrick Smith ALSO PRESENT: Mayor Nancy Adams; Sandy Peine, City Clerk; Sheila Haverkamp, BLADC 1. Call Meeting; to Order The meeting was called to order by Chair Larsen at 8:00 a.m. 2. Approval of Minutes Nancy Adams stated that she will be recommending that Tommy Woog be appointed to the EDC. MOTION BY MARK JURCHEN TO APPROVE THE 6/15/10 EDC MINUTES. CINDY RIECK SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 3 -0. 4. What do we need in Pequot Lakes? A list of amenities needed in Pequot Lakes was compiled by visitors of the Library. The list was discussed by Economic Development Commission. There were 68 requests for a swimming pool. Cindy Rieck explained that City of Waseca has a pool and a water park and that they are a huge success. Cindy offered to get more information from the City of Waseca on the pool and water park. Ed Larsen stated that a pool project must be a joint effort with the school and surrounding areas. He stated that it would be very nice to have but also very expensive. Ed Larsen suggested looking at the City of Waite Park where there is a water park without a pool. Comprehensive Plan Update The EDC discussed the recent amendments made to the economic development section of the comp plan. The discussion mainly centered on the "Financial Incentives" section. The EDC felt that during the last two meetings, it was made clear that the EDC would prefer that the financial incentives not be specifically stated in the comp plan, but that this be dealt with in the Business Subsidy Policy. The EDC spoke about the possibility of having conflicting documents and making it more difficult for developers seeking business subsidy.