HomeMy WebLinkAboutHEDRA Follow-up Agenda 20120216 HASTINGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Follow-Up: for Informational Purposes only February 16, 2012, 6:00 pm. Hastings City Hall Volunteer Room I. Quorum Board Members present: Elling Schultz, Peine, Keena, Holzem, Kelley and Alongi (arrived at 6:10) Member Absent: Toppin Staff and guests present: Osberg, Hinzman, Rausch, Jessica Cook with Ehlers and Associates Others: Amy Martin, Bert Goderstad, Katherine Sovik-Siemens II. Minutes – January 12, 2012 meeting Keena, Holzem Minutes approved as presented 5-0 III. Bills Keena, Kelley approve as presented 5-0 IV. Business V. Reports and Information – Special Workshop A. Hudson Redevelopment The majority of the workshop was spent discussing the current status of the Hudson Site, the goals for 2012, and overall plan for marketing the site in order to find a suitable developer who will be willing to purchase the property and redevelop the site according to what the community wants and what in reality will be successful. B. Marketing Plan The Commission began looking at the beginning stages of implementing the Marketing plan drawn up in the Himle Horner Report. Conversations involving who the audience should be and what the key message will be were discussed at length providing staff with direction to move forward. VI. Adjourn 8:20 pm Next Meeting: March 8, 2012