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MINUTES <br />`-- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE <br />OCTOBER 19, 2010 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Cindy Rieck, Ed Larsen, Tommy Woog, and Mark Jurchen <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Patrick Smith <br />ALSO PRESENT: Sandy Peine, City Clerk; Dawn Bittner, Zoning <br />Administrator; and Ruth Ann Hansen, Chamber of <br />Commerce; Sheila Haverkamp, BLADC <br />1. Call Meetina to Order <br />The meeting was called to order by Chair Larsen at 8:05 a.m. <br />2. Approval of Minutes <br />MOTION BY MARK JURCHEN TO APPROVE THE 9/21/10 EDC MINUTES. <br />SECONDED BY CINDY RIECK. MOTION CARRIED 4 -0. <br />11-.1 3. Business Subsidy Policy <br />Sheila Haverkamp explained that she has redrafted the City's Business Subsidy Policy <br />and the Anoka draft policy. She stated that the business subsidy policy is a legal <br />document to guide the Council in relation to developer requests for business subsidies. <br />The EDC reviewed the Pequot Lake's redrafted policy. <br />Mark Jurchen suggested adding the following comments to the policy: <br />• Consideration shall be given to requests that compete with existing businesses if <br />they include redevelopment blighted areas, anchors for expanded infrastructure, <br />overall benefits for the community, or provide greater utilization of existing <br />infrastructure. <br />It was the consensus of the Commission to add this language to the policy. <br />The Commission reviewed the redrafted Anoka Policy. The EDC concluded that the <br />Anoka version had a better format which was easier to follow than the Pequot Lakes <br />policy. Discussion was held regarding the fact that the Anoka Policy had a lot more <br />information in the policy that was not necessary as the information is basically repeating <br />statutory requirements. <br />