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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br />NOVEMBER 19, 2013 <br />MEETING MINUTES <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: <br />Mark Jurchen, Barb Merritt, Cindy Rieck, and Bill Stroot <br />Cindy Roggenkamp <br />ALSO PRESENT: Sheila Haverkamp, BLAEDC; Mayor Nancy Adams; Dawn <br />Bittner, Zoning Administrator; an � is Lindholm, School <br />Superintendent i� �' <br />1. <br />2. <br />3. <br />0 <br />5. <br />Call Meetin� to Order <br />The meeting was called to order by Chair <br />A�proval EDC Minutes <br />8:00 a.m: <br />COMMISSIONER MERRITT MOVED Tfi�����PROVE THE 10/15/2013 <br />EDC MINUTES. COMMIS�� ER STROO ���CONDED THE <br />MOTION. MOTION CARRT������/%. ��% <br />% �/%r,�j % <br />Chris Lindholm School Su erinte' ent %j///�� <br />�%%/// r'� / <br />Chris Lindho prov��� n update tc��he EDC. he School is working with fire <br />and police iliariz em with the'',�ew facility. The School Board is in the <br />process of a str 'c pl process. plan is to review the core values as an <br />organ%��if:n with t�,�' ,_° ���/ values being money and time. <br />sion w'�'�Yeld reg'�i��g college and tech training available to students. It is <br />,ii. :� <br />l but the sclio�l has �� 11 number of kids and a six hour school day which <br />it very diFfi�ult for t'"em to access the classes. The schedule is an enormous <br />�. en though it:is the most cost effective one and may not be the most <br />�fl��. to pre�re students for after high school. <br />�r�7i1 <br />Resilient Re iog n Project <br />6. Workforce/Education <br />Chair Jurchen explained that the EDC is currently addressing the issues of <br />livability, communication infrastructure, education system and qualified <br />workforce in the community. Mark Jurchen discussed the Resilient Region <br />Project which is specifically addressing the struggle with sufficient bandwidth. <br />The project will encompass an assessment of broadband services in the area. Bill <br />Stroot informed the EDC that he worked for TDS and CTC for many years. He <br />