EDA Meeting Minutes - 01/12/2022 (Workshop)MINUTES
WORKSHOP MEETING - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (EDA)
Wednesday, January 12th, 2022 — 4:30 p.m.
North Mississippi Room, Monticello Community Center
Members Present: Vice President Jon Morphew, Treasurer Tracy Hinz, 011ie Koropchak-
White, Hali Sittig and Councilmember Jim Davidson
Members Absent: President Steve Johnson and Mayor Lloyd Hilgart
Staff Present: Executive Director Jim Thares, Angela Schumann, Haley Foster, Hayden
Stensgard
1. Call to Order
Vice President Jon Morphew called the workshop meeting of the Monticello EDA to
order at 4:32 p.m., filling in for President Steve Johnson.
2. Roll Call
Mr. Morphew took roll.
3. Discussion of 2022-2023 Marketing Plan with AE2S Consultant Staff
Executive Director Jim Thares introduced the AE2S staff to the EDA and public and
addressed goals for the meeting. AE2S providing a presentation on their team's
capability of providing a marketing strategy for the EDA for future industrial and
economic development.
Andrea Boe and Taylor Corbett of AE2S Communications, introduced themselves and
provided a presentation addressing AE2S's areas of work and how it can be utilized to
benefit the EDA's marketing plan. One of the goals of the marketing plan is to reach out
to all areas of the business sector in Monticello to understand their draw to Monticello
and share that information to prospective businesses as well as residents.
Mr. Morphew noted that understood that the marketing costs and budget specific to
the AE2S proposal is sourced from the Community Energy Transition (CET) Grant that
was awarded to the city in 2021. He asked if there was a certain amount of money
budgeted to marketing as part of the grant. Mr. Thares said the grant allocated $25,000
for marketing.
No action was taken on the item.
4. Adjournment
TRACY HINZ MOVED TO ADJOURN THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MONTICELLO
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. JIM DAVIDSON SECONDED THE MOTION.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, 5-0, MEETING ADJOURNED AT 5:30 P.M.
Recorded by: Hayden Stensgard
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Date Approved: March 9, 2022
Attest:
Ji(n Thar�s, Executive Director