IDC Minutes 08-21-1986
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MINUTES;
MONTICELLO INDUSTRIAL DEVELO MENT COMMITTEE MEETING
Thursday, August 21, 986 - 7:00AM
City Hal
Members Present:
Chairperson
Arve Grimsmo
Joel Winkelm
on Hoglund, Shelly Johnson,
Dale Lungwitz, Bud Schrupp,
n, and Ollie Koropchak.
Members Absent: Don Smith, Ha vey Kendall, Jay Morrell,
John Bondhus, Bruce Gagnelius, and Tom
Eidem.
1. Call to Order.
Chairperson Ron Hoglund c lIed the IDC meeting to order
at 7:07AM.
2. A roval of the Jul 16, 1 86 IDC Minutes.
Joel Winkelman motioned to approve the July 16, 1986
IDC minutes, seconded by S elly Johnson, and passed 6-0.
3.
Consideration to Execute t
tention and Ex ansion Pro
The new program is sponsor
to create jobs and increas.
through a survey of indust
businesses conducted by co
centered it's concerns ar
benefit from the business
ram? The committee felt t
knows the present business
Koropchak responded by sta
would become aware of comm
concerns of the city and s
This in turn would help to
base through new or expand
unteer participation would,
and interest. The committ
with the industiral and se
a good idea, however, they
an Economic Development Di
commitment time. Koropcha
for sponsorship and if a c
one person from their busi
The committee consensus wa
contact and conduct the su
inesses; and to mail the s
businesses for self-comple
survey to Koropchak for ta
a list of the service-rela
meeting.
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e New Minnesota Business Re-
d by MinnDEED with the goal
the tax base of a community
ial and commerical/retailer
unity volunteers. The IDC
und, what does the community
etention and expansion prog-
e State of Minnesota already
concerns and climate.
ing that she and the committee
nity needs: expansion plans,
ate, and identifies red flags.
increase employment. the tax
d business. Also, the vol-
enhance community envolvement
e agreed that personal contact
vice-related businesses was
also felt the community hired
ector to reduce the IDC's
clarified that she was asking
mmittee member would volunteer
ess to conduct the survey.
for Koropchak to personally
vey to the industrial bus-
rvey to the service-related
ion returning the completed
ulation. The IDC requested
ed businesses at the next
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IDC Minutes - 8/21/86
4. Consideration to Address he Industrial Businesses
Concerns.
A recap of the Business R tention questionaire taken in
Feburary, 1986 was prese ted in the IDC agenda. The
recap indicated 1/3 or fo r of the twelve Industrial
Businesses visited had voced concerns of the city's
code requirements in the -1 and 1-2 zones with two
additional companies expr ssing concerns thereafter.
With that information, Ar e Grimsmo suggested a committee
review the 1-1 and 1-2 co e requirements and present the
findings to the City Coun i1 or Planning Commission.
The concensus of the IDC as for the individual company
owners, the IDC President. and myself to present the
stated concerns to the Ci y Council.
5. a New
6. Reports.
Accepted as written.
7.
Other Business.
Det Scandinaviske Vindusc
Mayor Grimsmo informed th
(August 4 and 5) to two N
facilities. The Mayor in
established a sound finan
He indicated that the pro
Minnesota for testing at
and at Twin City Testing.
results are expected to b
October with a final prod
for December 1986. They
Minnesota, therfore, futu
another geographic locati
computerized, produce a s
and may open their own gl
Mayor Grimsmo was accompa
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mpaniet A/S.
IDC of his two day visit
rwegian window manufacturing
icated the company has
ia1 background in Norway.
otypes would be shipped to
marketing research company
Market testing and the
completed by the end of
ction decision scheduled
1an to market just in
e expansion is planned for
The company is highly
ecia1ized window and door,
ss company in Norway.
ied by Odd J~rgensen.
8. Adjournment.
By consensus of the IDC, he meeting adjourned.
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Olive M. Koropchak
Executive Secretary for t e
Monticello Industrial Dev lopment Committee
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