07-25-2012 EDAAEDA Board Meeting
Main Conference Room — City Center
11:30 AM Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
Updated: 19 July 2012
AGENDA
I. Call to order
II. Approve agenda
III. Review meeting minutes
A. June 27th Board of Directors
B. June 20th Finance Team
IV. Review of June financial statements - Andy Reid
V. Director's Report
A. Federal grant status (Industrial Park): $238,955 remaining — still waiting...
B. Marketing Plan Update
C. Downtown Revitalization Master Plan: Phase II
D. NuCrane Manufacturing update
E. BR&E visits: American Energy Systems
F. Depot Marketplace Redevelopment — Environmental update
VI. Proposal for Downtown Business Plan Contest - Discussion
There was some discussion at the EDA Board meeting last month about the idea of sponsoring a business plan
contest, with a respectable cash prize, to get a downtown store front filled with a new business.
VII. Spec -Incubator Project & DEED Grant Application
• Staff report on Finance Team questions
• Grant opportunity: 90 applications submitted!
VIII. Grant & Loan Applications
Commercial Rehabilitation Loan Program
Center for the Arts — Jeff Haag $65,000 (1.25% for 10 yrs)
Franklin Street
Storefront Revitalization Matching Grant
Center for the Arts — Jeff Haag $5,000
Franklin Street
Sign & Awning Grant Program
101 Park Place —Joe Ludwig $1,300
(Eligibility Question)
IX. Other business
X. Chamber update
XI. Set next meeting - August 22nd
XII. Adjourn