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ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS
JANUARY 15, 2013
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof regular meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority was held
on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 2875 145`h Street
West, Rosemount.
Chair Weisensel called the meeting to order with Commissioners Droste, Wolf, Riley, Leuth and
Demuth attending. Commissioner Peterson was absent. Staff present included Executive Director
Johnson and City Clerk Domeier. The Pledge of Allegiance was said.
ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA
Executive Director Johnson stated there were no proposed changes.
Motion by Weisensel. Second by Leuth.
Motion to Adopt the Agenda.
Ayes: 6
Nays: 0. Absent: Peterson. Motion carried.
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Riley. Second by Wolf.
Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda.
a. Approval of December 4, 2012, Regular Meeting Minutes
b. Approval of Bills and Invoices
Ayes: Droste, Wolf, Riley, Weisensel, Leuth, Demuth
Nays: None. Absent: Peterson. Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
4.a. Port Authority Goals Discussion
Chair Weisensel requested discussion on the Port Authority goals. Commissioner Demuth voiced
potential changes to the Downtown redevelopment goals; Commissioner Riley stated she was still
gathering information for the commercial amenities goals; Mayor Droste provided an update on the
UMore goals; Commissioner Leuth provided information on the industrial /business goals; and
Commissioner Wolf shared additional goals for the planning and development process. Chair
Weisensel requested that all goals be provided in writing to staff by Friday, January 18. The goals
will be distributed to the City Council and Port Authority.
4.b. Port Authority Website Discussion
Chair Weisensel requested discussion on the Port Authority portion of the website. Commissioner
Leuth stated that the website includes a lot of information. He suggested that the first page include
more bulleted items for easier reading. Chair Weisensel requested that staff keep the information as
up -to -date as possible such as the top 10 employers.
Executive Director Johnson shared the potential advantages of creating a separate economic
development website. Commissioner Droste was concerned about creating additional website.
ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS
JANUARY 15, 2013
Commissioner Demuth talked about GIS features found on the worldbusinesschicago.com website.
Chair Weisensel shared that zoomprospector.com also has some great GIS features and interactive
maps. Executive Director Johnson stated that there were certain limitations for interactive maps on
the current website. He requested that the Commissioners forward any websites or desired features
to staff.
CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT
Chair Weisensel stated that the next regular meeting may be canceled. He suggested that board meet
once a month.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Port Authority and upon a motion by
Weisensel, second by Riley, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 6:53 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Amy Domeier, City Clerk