The Economic Advancement Committee is charged with maintaining an inventory of current area economic development projects, conducting business retention surveys and communicating with city economic development staff.
Chairperson is Beverly Aplikowski and meetings are held at Lakeside Homes in New Brighton.
Meeting Agenda
1) Introductions
2) Anoka County Broad Band Project Update (11:30 am to 12: 15pm)
a. Anoka County Commissioner - Robyn West
b. What comes first: “the infrastructure, or the businesses”?
c. Q&A
3) Economic Development Summit (12:15 pm to 12:45 pm)
a. Discuss potential summit of bringing cities and developers together.
4) City Scorecard (if time)
a. Creating a list of each cities fees, taxes, regulations for operating a business. (handout)
b. Joint effort with Public Policy Committee
5) Other Business (12:45 pm to 1:00 pm)
6) Next Meeting Agenda
a. Discussion