IDC Minutes 04-18-1996MONTICELLO INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Minutes of April 18, 1996
Members Present: Chairperson Bill Tapper, Vice Chairperson Tom Lindquist,
Treasurer Ron Hoglund, Arve Grimsmo, Don Smith, Ken Maus,
Merrlyn Seefeldt, Tom Perrault, Ollie Koropchak
Meeting was called to order by Chairperson Bill Tapper. The March 21st minutes
were approved by motion and second.
Monthly financial report was given by Ron Hoglund,
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Discussion for the balance of the meeting centered around the question "Is there a
need for an IDC?" The following are comments from that discussion.
Options: a. IDC Continue on it's own?
b. IDC join with the Chamber?
c. IDC join with a government or city organization like EDA or HRA?
d. IDC where does it go from here?
What is our organizations background -purpose, what is our mission? Should the
IDC reorganize, help the council, what help can we be to industry, we have no
authority to do anything.
Basically we are out of land. To fmance more land we would need to find persons
willing to fund land purchases, very unlikely.
Don't really see a need for an IDC committee as it is structured today.
The question still is where does the IDC go from here? We may need to reevaluate
our situation and figure out where to go from here. Maybe we need to make a formal
request to the City Council and have them get into the land business.
Suggest putting our efforts more to helping the City Council.
Should look at restructuring the IDC maybe just 5 or 6 members not 15 or make more
subcommittees and have quarterly meetings.
Some kind of proposal needs to be put together. How do we maintain our financial
status without Chamber help?
All agreed to keep our May 16th meeting date.
• Motioned to adjourn, seconded and unanimously carried.
Respectfully submitted: Sam Hutchinson (TDS TELECOM)