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MINU TES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
ST. LOUIS PAR K, MINNE SOTA
January 3, 1994
1. Call to order
The meeting was called to order at 7:18 by President Keith
Meland.
2. Roll call
The following commissioners were present at roll call: Jeff
Jacobs, George Haun, Allen Friedman, Gail Dorfman, Lyle Hanks and
Keith Meland.
3. Approval of minutes
It was moved by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner
Haun, to approve the minutes of the Dec. 20, 1993 meeting. The
motion passed 6-0.
Commissioner Hanks thanked President Meland for his work with the
EDA since its inception and noted that his presence would be
missed.
The EDA recessed until after the City Council meeting when it
would reconvene.
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The EDA reconveyed at 8:15 p.m.
4. Approval of agenda
It was moved by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner
Hanks, to approve the agenda with the addition of 6a: Election of
President and Officers for 1994.
The motion passed 7-0.
5. Reports
a. Selection of consultant for Excelsior Blvd. master plan and
street scape
Mr. Meyer said an update had been provided to the Authority. That
update recommended the proposal of a partnership between
DSU/RLK. He briefly reviewed the financial considerations of the
partnership.
Commissioner Dorfman asked to what extent they would be working
with Park Nicollet.
Jeff Martin and John Dietrich, DSU and RLK, respectively, briefly
addressed the Authority.
It w a s m o v e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r H a n k s , se c o n d e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r
H a u n , t o a u t h o r i z e e x e c u t i o n o f a c o n t r a c t w i t h D S U /R L K .
T h e m o t i o n p a s s e d 6 -0 -1 (C o m m i s s i o n e r H a u n a b s t a i n e d ).
6 . N e w b u s i n e s s
a . E l e c t i o n o f P r e s i d e n t a n d V i c e P r e s i d e n t o f E D A
I t w a s m o v e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r J a c o b s t o e l e c t C o m m i s s i o n e r
F r i e d m a n a s P r e s i d e n t .
C o m m i s s i o n e r F r i e d m a n r e s p e c t f u l l y d e c l i n e d in l i g h t o f t h e f a c t
h e w o u l d b e s e r v i n g d u r i n g 1 9 9 4 a s M a y o r P r o T e rn o f t h e C i t y
C o u n c i l .
It w a s m o v e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r J a c o b s , s e c o n d e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r
H a u n , t o e l e c t C o m m i s s i o n e r H a n k s a s P r e s i d e n t o f t h e E D A . T h e
m o t i o n p a s s e d 7 -0 .
I t w a s m o v e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r D o r f m a n , se c o n d e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r
F r i e d m a n , t o n o m i n a t e C o m m i s s i o n e r H a u n a s V i c e P r e s i d e n t . T h e
m o t i o n p a s s e d 6 -0 -1 (C o m m i s s i o n e r Haun abstained) .
It was moved by Commissioner Friedman, seconded by Commissioner
Dorfman, to nominate Commissioner Jacobs as secretary. The motion
passed 7-0.
It was moved by Commissioner Friedman, seconded by Commissioner
Jacobs, to nominate Mac McBride as treasurer. The motion passed
7-0.
It was moved by Commissioner Friedman, seconded by Commissioner
Jacobs, that Charlie Meyer be nominated as Executive Director of
the EDA. The motion passed 7-0.
7. Unfinished business None
8. Communications and bills
a. Vendor claims
It was moved by Commissioner Friedman, seconded by Commissioner
Jacobs, to approve and authorize payment. The motion passed 7-0.
9. Other business None
10. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 8:38 p.m. /la c.
President