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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20141007 PAM RMROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS OCTOBER 7, 2014 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant todue call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority was held thonTuesday, October 7, 2014 at 6:00p.m. inthe Conference Room at City Hall, 2875 145 Street West, Rosemount. Chair Weisensel called the meeting to order with Commissioners Droste, Wolf, Smith, Peterson and Demuth attending. Staff present included City Administrator Johnson, Community Development Director Lindquist and City Clerk Hadler. Council member Shoe-Corrigan was also in attendance. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA City Administrator Johnson stated there were no changes. Motion by Wolf. Second by Droste. Motion to Adopt the Agenda. Ayes: 7 Nays: 0. Motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA Motion bySmith. Second by Peterson Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda. a.Approval of September 16, 2014 Meeting Minutes b.Approval of Bills and Invoices Ayes: Droste, Wolf, Weisensel, Smith, Peterson, Demuth Nays: None. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS 4.a. Buxton Presentation A web-based presentation was given by Eric Brown ofBuxton, who spoke via tele-conference, outlining the Scout Touch platform. The platform provides a number of various informational tools for use in economic development recruitment efforts; including demographic, traffic, and market leakage. Data for the tools is derived from multiple data sets including Census data and an aggregate of over 200 other data sets. Data is updated as frequently as every 8weeks for some data and every year for other data. Mr. Brown went into further detail of the stores that were previously matched with the site at Robert Street and County 42 and the tools available to present to these retailers to recruit them to the area. Port Authority Commissioners asked questions of Mr. Brown. Commissioner Droste asked about the recommended process of recruitment. Mr. Brown responded with details about that process and recommended entering into adialogue with companies first. Commissioner Weisensel asked ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS OCTOBER 7, 2014 about the use of social media in the process. Mr. Brown suggested social media might have some value, especially with regard torecruitment of franchisees. NEW BUSINESS 5.a. Discuss Business Appreciation Luncheon Community Development Director Lindquist asked commissioners about ideas for speakers for the thBusinessAppreciationLuncheon, scheduled for December 11. Mayor Droste suggested a motivational speaker for small businesses. Ms. Lindquist stated she would contact the Workforce Investment Boards for more ideas. DIRECTOR’S REPORT City Administrator Johnson stated there is a new angel investors group starting in Dakota County. They are looking for about 20 investors to invest a minimum of $50,000 each. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Port Authority and upon a motion by Weisensel, second by Demuth, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 6:56 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Clarissa Hadler, City Clerk