IEDC Minutes 02-03-2015MINUTES
INDUSTRIAL & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (IEDC)
Tuesday, February 3", 2015 — 7AM, Boom Island Room, Monticello Community Center
Present: Pat Thompson, Joni Pawelk, Luke Dahlheimer, Bill Tapper, Mary Barger, Tara
Thurber, Jim Johnson, Tim O'Connor, Steve Johnson and nor. - voting members
Mayor Brian Stumpf, City Councilmember Lloyd Hilgart, Marcy Anderson
(Chamber Director)
Absent: Wayne Elam, Dick Van Allen, Zona Gutzwiller, Don Roberts
Others: Jeff O'Neill, Angela Schumann, Duane Northagen (WCEDP)
1. Call to Order
Pat Thompson called the meeting to order at 7:00 a.m.
2. Consideration to elect 2015 Vice Chair
PAT THOMPSON MOVED TO NOMINATE TARA THURBER AS 2015 VICE
CHAIR OF THE IEDC. LUKE DAHLHEIMER SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION
CARRIED 9 -0.
3. Approval of Minutes
BILL TAPPER MOVED TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 6TH, 2015 MEETING
MINUTES AS CORRECTED. STEVE JOHNSON SECONDED THE MOTION.
MOTION CARRIED 9 -0.
4. Consideration of adding items to the agenda None
5. Reports
a. Economic Development: Staff reviewed general economic development updates
provided as part of the agenda packet.
b. City Council: Jeff O'Neill reported that Council members now provide regular
liaison updates for the boards and commissions they represent at Council
meetings. He briefly described the solar garden proposal currently proposed. He
also indicated that staff have been meeting with school district representatives to
identify opportunities for continued coordination.
C. Chamber of Commerce and industry: Chamber staff have been working to
identify timely table topics for the Government Affairs Committee.
d. TAC: Staff outlined the discussion resulting from the January 22 meeting with
Busch, Malone and St. Henry's representatives related to the Fallon Avenue
Overpass project.
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6. Consideration of recommendation regarding IEDC vacancy
Staff noted that the previously recommended appointment of Tara Thurber as 2015
(voting) Chamber representative to the IEDC would be considered for ratification at the
upcoming City Council meeting.
Staff were directed to update the appointment listing provided with the staff report to
include the term currently held by Mary Barger and to identify the seat previously held
by Dan Olson as a vacancy.
MARY BARGER MOVED TO RECOMMEND THAT PAT THOMPSON, JONI
PAWELK AND DON ROBERTS MEET AS A SUBCOMMITTEE TO INTERVIEW
APPLICANTS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE IEDC. BILL TAPPER SECONDED
THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 9 -0.
7. Consideration to adopt the 2015 Action Statement
STEVE JOHNSON MOVED TO ADOPT THE 2015 FEDC ACTION STATEMENT.
JIM JOHNSON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 9 -0.
8. Adiournment
BILL TAPPER MOVED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8:10 A.M. MARY
BARGER SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 9 -0.
Recorder: Kerry Burri
Approved: Mazc ,
Attest: i G,
Director