EDC 07-10-96
Economic Development Team Meeting
July 10, 1996 Summary
Present at the meeting were: Don Brown, John Statton, Steve Dowling, Tom Hall, Bob Cowan,
John Bautista, Bert Viskovich, Dorothy Steenfott and Lauralee Sorensen.
Bob Cowan reviewed the list of follow up items from prior meetings. Specific updates included:
. Agreement has been reached regarding Davidson Chevrolet. The appeal process should go
smoothly at the City Council meeting on July IS.
. Bob Cowan and John Statton will be meeting with Valleo next week and should have more
information at the next meeting.
. Don Brown updated the group on the TandemlMarriott situation. Site work and preliminary
design work will be prepared and presented next week.
Current issues included the following:
. Lauralee Sorensen reported that Barbara O'Brien is the new manager at the Oaks. She will
be meeting with Barbara and hopes to continue the good relationship with the Oaks.
. Lauralee also reported that there are a number of signboards and banners going up. John
Statton will put a notice of the rules in the Chamber newsletter in an effort to inform people
of the regulations regarding signboards.
. John Bautista suggested that the group discuss setting some tangible goals in conjunction
with the review of Exhibit A. It was felt that Appendix A should be prioritized and
indicators be created to measure performance. The group expressed concern that while the
meetings provided a useful medium to exchange ideas, there is no clear direction to
accomplish the goals of the group.