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MINUTES OF THE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2015
7:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
A meeting of the Commission was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was called to order
at 7:01 p.m. by Chairperson Gansluckner.
2. ROLL CALL
Commissioners
Spencer Gansluckner, Chairperson Present
Mark Jenkins, Commissioner Present
Jennifer Lewis , Commissioner Present
Joy Tkachuck, Vice Chair Present
Dennis Unger, Commissioner Present
Absent
Warren Wessel, Commissioner
Staff
Michael Martin, Planner, Economic Development Coordinator
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Commissioner Tkachuck moved to approve the agenda as submitted.
Seconded by Commissioner Unger. Ayes – All
The motion passed.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Unger moved to approve the minutes for August 12, 2015 as submitted .
Seconded by Commissioner Jenkins. Ayes – Chairperson Gansluckner,
Commissioner’s Jenkins
& Unger
Abstention – Commissioner Tkachuck
& Commissioner Lewis
The motion passed.
5. NEW BUSINESS
a. Consider Approval of Nominees for Maplewood Awards
i. Economic Development Coordinator, Mike Martin gave the report on the Nominees for
Maplewood Awards.
ii. Chairperson Gansluckner and Commissioner Tkachuck spoke on behalf of the
subcommittee regarding the nominees for the Maplewood Awards.
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Commissioner Jenkins moved to recommend Linn Companies for the
Entrepreneurship/Innovative/Growth Award.
Seconded by Commissioner Lewis. Ayes – All
The motion passed.
Commissioner Jenkins moved to recommend Garden Fresh Farms for the Environmental
Sustainability Award.
Seconded by Commissioner Unger. Ayes – All
The motion passed.
Commissioner Jenkins moved to recommend the Tubman Center East for the Community
Contribution and the rest for Second Harvest.
Seconded by Commissioner Unger. Ayes – Commissioner Jenkins, Unger
After discussion amongst the commission it was decided to take a vote.
Commissioner Jenkins moved to take a tally of which commission members preferred Tubman
Center East and which preferred Second Harvest Heartland.
Seconded by Commissioner Tkachuck.
Chairperson Gansluckner, Commissioner’s Lewis & Tkachuck voted for Second Harvest
Heartland.
Commissioner’s Jenkins and Unger preferred Tubman Center East.
The motion passed to award the Community Contribution Award to Second Harvest Heartland.
The award winners will be recognized after the Mayor’s address at the State of Maplewood
Luncheon on January 14, 2016 at the Maplewood Community Center.
b. Promoting Civility in Public Meetings and Parliamentary Procedures
i. Economic Development Coordinator, Mike Martin gave the report.
No action was required.
c. Update on HEDC Business Engagement Outreach Events (No Report)
i. Economic Development Coordinator, Mike Martin gave the update.
Commissioner’s Gansluckner and Jenkins spoke about the business engagement outreach
event.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
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7. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
None.
8. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS
None.
9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
Economic Development Planner, Martin spoke about projects that were approved since the last
HEDC meeting in August as well as upcoming projects in 2016 to the City of Maplewood.
10. ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Gansluckner adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m.
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