2020.01.07 EDA Annual Organizational Meeting PacketAGENDA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CRYSTAL
• ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING •
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2020
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CRYSTAL CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1. Call to order *
2. Roll call *
3. Election of Officers for 2020
4. Approval of minutes from the December 17, 2019 meeting
5. Other business *
6. Adjournment *
*Items for which no materials are included in the packet
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FROM: John Sutter, Community Development Director
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DATE: December 30, 2019
TO: Anne Norris, Executive Director (for January 7, 2020 meeting)
SUBJECT: Election of Officers for 2020
On January 7, 2020 the EDA will hold its annual organizational meeting at which the
members will nominate and elect officers for 2020. Please see the following page for a
table showing the officers for the preceding ten years.
The Mayor’s recommended slate is not yet available but will be provided to the EDA at
or before the Jan. 7 meeting.
Any EDA member may, by a single motion, place into nomination a slate of EDA
officers, whether the Mayor’s recommended slate or a different slate. If the motion
receives a second, then the slate can be approved in one vote.
EDA action is requested.
EDA STAFF REPORT
Election of Officers
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EDA Officers
for 2020 President Vice President Secretary Treasurer
Mayor’s
recommended
slate of officers
Slate of officers
nominated by
______________
Slate of officers
nominated by
______________
Previous ten years:
Year President Vice President Secretary Treasurer
2019 LaRoche Parsons Deshler Banks
2018 Parsons LaRoche Dahl Kolb
2017 Kolb Dahl Parsons LaRoche
2016 Peak Parsons Dahl Kolb
2015 Peak Parsons Dahl Kolb
2014 Deshler Hoffmann Libby Peak
2013 Hoffmann Deshler Budziszewski Selton
2012 Anderson Bowman Moore Deshler
2011 Hoffmann Bowman Moore Anderson
2010 Hoffmann Bowman Grimes Anderson
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Minutes of the
Economic Development Authority of the City of Crystal
Regular Meeting
December 17, 2019
1. Call to Order
President LaRoche called the regular meeting of the Economic Development Authority of
the City of Crystal (EDA) to order at 6:41 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Upon call of the roll, the following members were present: Jim Adams, Brendan Banks,
John Budziszewski, Julie Deshler, Therese Kiser, Nancy LaRoche and Olga Parsons.
The following staff were present: Executive Director Anne Norris, Deputy Executive
Director John Sutter and City Attorney Troy Gilchrist.
3. Approval of Minutes
Moved by Commissioner Banks (Adams) to approve the minutes of the November 5,
2019 regular meeting. Motion carried.
4. Consider a resolution adopting a 2020 budget and property tax levy
Mr. Sutter presented the staff report.
Moved by Commissioner Budziszewski (Deshler) to adopt a resolution adopting a 2020
budget and property tax levy. Motion carried.
5. Consider approval of a contract with Center for Energy and the Environment for
administration of home improvement programs from Jan. 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021
Mr. Sutter presented the staff report.
Moved by Commissioner Parsons (Adams) to approve a contract with Center for Energy
and the Environment for administration of home improvement programs from Jan. 1,
2020 through June 30, 2021. Motion carried.
6. Consider a resolution authorizing a transfer from the EDA fund to the Park Improvement
fund for the Becker Park project
Mr. Sutter presented the staff report.
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Moved by Commissioner Budziszewski (Adams) to adopt a resolution authorizing a
transfer from the EDA fund to the Park Improvement fund for the Becker Park project.
Motion carried.
7. Information Items:
a. Recap of Nov. 16 and Dec. 14 project tours
b. Preview of upcoming EDA meetings
Mr. Sutter and President LaRoche described the four properties that were toured. Mr.
Sutter described upcoming EDA meetings regarding potential development opportunities.
8. Other Business
There was no other business.
9. Adjournment
Motion by Commissioner Budziszewski (Adams) to adjourn. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 6:57 p.m.
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These minutes of the December 17, 2019 meeting of the Crystal Economic Development
Authority were approved by the Authority on ________________ ____, 20___.
______________________________
____________________, President
ATTEST:
______________________________
____________________, Secretary