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EDA meeting
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
May 3, 2021
1. Call to order
President Brausen called the meeting to order at 6:20 p.m.
2. Roll call
Commissioners present: President Brausen, Lynette Dumalag, Rachel Harris, Larry Kraft, Nadia
Mohamed, Margaret Rog, and Jake Spano
Commissioners absent: none
Staff present: Executive Director (Mr. Harmening), Community Development Director (Ms.
Barton), CIO (Mr. Pires), Engineering Director (Ms. Heiser), Assistant Zoning Administrator (Mr.
Morrison), City Attorney (Mr. Mattick), Planning and Zoning Supervisor (Mr. Walther), Senior
Management Analyst (Ms. Solano), and Recording Secretary (Ms. Pappas)
3. Approval of minutes
3a. EDA meeting minutes - none
4. Approval of agenda and items on EDA consent calendar - none
5. Reports
5a. Approval of EDA disbursements
It was moved by Commissioner Spano, seconded by Commissioner Rog, to approve the
EDA disbursement claims for the period of March 27 – April 23, 2021 as presented.
The motion passed 7-0.
6. Old business - none
7. New business
7a. Resolution approving amendment to EDA bylaws. Resolution No. 21-09.
Mr. Harmening presented the report. He stated the changes allow the city manager or
executive director to delegate duties to a designee, which is the same as the HRA
bylaws. He stated by doing do, this will create consistency between these two.
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Councilmember Rog asked about the change from $200,000 to $175,000 approval
amounts. Mr. Harmening stated the $175,000 amount is allowed by state statute for
a city manager to approve, so this allows for consistency with the city and state.
It was moved by Commissioner Spano, seconded by Commissioner Rog, to waive the
reading and adopt EDA Resolution No. 21-09, approving amendment to EDA bylaws as
presented.
The motion passed 7-0.
8. Communications – none
9. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 6:26 p.m.
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Melissa Kennedy, secretary Tim Brausen, president
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