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MEETING OF THE PEQUOT LAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TUESDAY,AUGUST 16, 2022 Members Present: Chair Lottman; Commissioners Becklin, Holley, Lelwica, Lubke, and Rieck Members Absent: Commissioner Hallan Others Present: Angie Duus, City Clerk/Treasurer; Tyler Glynn, BLAEDC; Kurt Stumpf, Pequot Lakes School District Superintendent; Mark Jurchen 1. Call Meeting to Order The meeting was called to order by Chair Lottman at 8:00 a.m. 2. Consider Agenda Commissioner Rieck added 10.1 HRA Commission Discussion to the agenda. COMMISSIONER HOLLEY MOVED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. COMMISSIONER LELWICA SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. 3. Approve EDC Minutes COMMISSIONER LELWICA MOVED TO APPROVE THE MAY 17, 2022, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MINUTES AS PRESENTED. COMMISSIONER HOLLEY SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. 4. School Update Kurt Stumpf informed the EDC Commission that the City will be licensing Olsen Street to the school district and they intend to create more onsite parking. He said the school is watching enrollment numbers and people coming is usually known but people going out is harder to determine. He stated it is too early to even give ballpark of enrollment numbers. Mr. Stumpf said Safe Routes to School will be an endeavor with the district, City of Pequot Lakes, City of Breezy Point and the county as the federal government will pay about eighty percent of the bill and the entities will need to find ways to pay the remaining twenty percent. He stated they received a planning grant of$15,000 and they will be working with Region Five. Mr. Stumpf said they will spend this year, meeting once a month with the planning group. He stated they will send out surveys to parents and students and they hope by April or May they have a final plan to submit. He stated that it is a long process and estimated it to take about four years to get the funding.