EDA Meeting Minutes 2012.01.09EDA MEETING
]ANUARY 9, 2012
*7:00 PM
1. President Stockamp calls the EDA Meeting to order.
President Stockamp called the EDA meeting to order at 7:35 PM.
2. Consider aVproval %J the following minutes.
2.1 October 25, 2010 EDA minutes.
Member Darkenwald asked for a copy of the EDA duties be provided to each member.
City Administrator Johnson said staff will get those to the City Council.
Member Heidner motioned to approve as written. Seconded by President
Stockamp. All in favor. Motion carried.
3. Election of Officers.
Member Heidner nominated the following for EDA officers for 2012:
President Jessica Stockamp
Vice President Dan Scharber
Treasurer Tom Darkenwald
Assistant Treasurer Doug Schroeder
Assistant Secretary Tamil Loff
Member Schroeder seconded. All in favor. Motion carried.
4. Any other business.
4.1 Consider Resolution 2012-01 adopting an Official Newspaper.
Member Scharber motioned to approve EDA Resolution 2012=01. Seconded
by Member Schroeder. All in favor. Motion carried.
4.2 2012 work plan.
Administrator Johnson asked EDA for their priorities for 2012. She recommends the EDA
form advisory committees which can be very effective in providing recommendations to
the EDA and City Council. Some examples would be a Finance committee or marketing
committee. The committees would meet only when requested by the EDA, City Council
or staff and up to two members of the EDA could sit on each of these committees.
Member Darkenwald asked what the EDA can do that the City Council cannot.
City Attorney MacArthur said the EDA is a separate authority. He listed some of the EDA
powers.
City Attorney MacArthur said that the current bylaws are very simple and include only
the Council Members on the EDA. It is only required to have two Council Members on
the EDA and some cities have as many as seven members on the EDA.
Member Darkenwald asked if it makes more sense to have more or less City Council on
the EDA. City Attorney MacArthur said it is a City Council decision. Administrator
Johnson said she would recommend a City Council majority at this time with future
consideration of expanding to two business representatives.
January 9, 2012 EDA meeting minutes. Page 2.
Administrator Johnson said she would recommend having another meeting in March or
April after staff pulls together more information on EDA powers, statutes and bylaws for
the members.
City Attorney said he agrees and would recommend members have a better idea on
what the EDA is.
Member Darkenwald said he likes the idea of a third party. President Stockamp said she
agrees. Member Darkenwald asked that the bylaws and EDA information be emailed
once pulled together.
Administrator Johnson distributed two articles of interest for the members.
President Stockamp motioned to have Administrator Johnson pull together
more information and come back in March or April. Seconded by Member
Darkenwald. All in favor. Motion carried.
5. Adjourn.
Member Scharber motioned to adjourn. Seconded by Member Schroeder. All
in favor. Motion carried. EDA meeting adjourned at 8:05 PM.
President Jessica Stockamp
Attest:
Tami Loff, Assistant Secretary
*immediately following the adjournment of the City Council meeting at 7:00 PM.