IDC Minutes 11-18-1987
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MINUTES
MONTICELLO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMEN
Wednesday, November 18,
Comfort Inn (Tree Lo
COMMITTEE LUNCHEON MEETING
987 - 12:00 Noon
nge)
Members Present: President Harve Kendall, Ron Hoglund, Don
Smith, Dale Lun witz, Joel Winkelman, Bud
Schrupp, and 01 ie Koropchak.
Members Absent: Shelly Johnson, Arve Grimsmo, Rick Wolfsteller,
Jay Morrell, an Bruce Gagnelius.
Guest: Erik Fjerdingstad.
1.
Call To Order.
President Harvey Kendall call
12:30 P.M. following a lunch
meeting to order at
Judy Kruse.
2.
A roval of the October IS, 1
Ron Hoglund made a motion to
minutes, seconded by Joel Win
Schrupp late to the meeting.
Minutes.
pprove the October IS, 1987 IDC
elman and passed 5-0. Bud
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Guest: Erik Fjerdingstad, Presid nt of NAWCO Minnesota, Inc.
Mr. Fjerdingstad reported to the committee that he was
well satisfied with the w rkmanship by Winkelman
Construction and pleased ith the cooperation from the
City. Bud Schlief was an excellent recommendation for
a construction manager an was most grateful to him.
Construction of the build ng began the end of May, 1987
and was completed October 1987. Production equipment
arriving from Germany the plans are for production to
begin the first quarter 0 next year. Mr. Fjerdingstad
addressed two concerns: ne, the added cost for the
required land fill and tw , their landscaping cost were
over $20,000.00. Erik is well pleased with Monticello
and the looks of their fa ility but questioned if all
startup businesses could fford the landscaping? To
date NAWCO Minnesota, Inc. has hired a Vice-President
of Sales, two foremen, an a Personnel Director.
The Vice-President and tw foremen have received training
in Norway. Dale Lungwitz inquired about the possibility
of developing a network w th Norway for other businesses
to locate here.
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3. Review of Com arative Start-U Costs.
Koropchak handed out the summ ry of start-up costs and water
and sewer rates from the resp nse by the Cities of Buffalo,
Elk River, Litchfield, and St. Cloud. Koropchak had mailed
each city a letter asking the to calulate the start-up
cost in their respective comm nities based on the assumptions
given. The IDC is concerned f Monticello's start-up costs
in 'comparison with other comm nities creates a negative image
to locate in Monticello.
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3.
Continued.
The committee would like to h
and to be sure we are compari
Monticello rates hard-fast ru
A recommendation by Joel Wink
Rick Wolfsteller, Public Work
Building/Zoning Administrator
IDC prior to the next schedul
for the IDC to receive inform
if any recommendations need t
Council before they approve y
January. This recommendation
The intent of the meeting is
rate schedules and the ration
applies to start-up costs for
the City of Monticello's imag
or existing businesses to exp
is to set up the meeting and
handed out to IDC members not
9.
Adjournment.
Because the IDC meeting was r
the IDC to carryover the rem
next meeting. The Novembe
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IDC Minutes - 11/18/87
ve the Monticello rates retabulated
g apples to apples. Are the
es or can they be negotiable?
lman was to invite Administrator
Director John Simola, and
Gary Anderson to meet with the
d IDC meeting allowing time
tion, discuss, and evaluate
be brought before the City
arly rate schedules in
was a consensus of the committee.
o discuss the rationale of the
Ie of the city ordinance as
industrial businesses. Is
one which encourages new
nd in Monticello? Koropchak
ail the supporting data as
in attendance at this meeting.
nning late, if was a consensus of
ining agenda items until the
IDC meeting adjourned.
Ollie Koropchak, Executive Secret ry
Monticello Industrial Development; Committee
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