At the meeting this Thursday afternoon Mayor Lois called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m. starting with a roll call: Mayor Lois, David Torgler, Ken Jaeger, Bill Phenicie, Matt Russell and Robin Vos. Excused: Frank Cannella, Larry Dawley, Pat Hoffmann, Paul Mueller and Karen Schinke. Also present were Matt Wagner and Jenny Trick of Racine County Economic Development Corporation.

Approval of Minutes. Motion by Ken Jaeger, seconded by Robin Vos the minutes of the March 21, 2002 EDC meeting were approved.

Recommendation to Amend Membership of the EDC. Mayor Lois briefly reviewed the Ordinance No. 1645 (49) wherein the EDC was established and membership was outlined. Upon a request by the Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Lois requested consideration to amend the EDC Membership to include the Chamber President as an additional member. The position of the Chamber President rotates annually, and the term of the EDC member (specific to the Chamber President) would coincide with the Chamber President rotation schedule. Robin Vos moved to recommend to the City Council to modify the EDC membership to include the Chamber President as an additional member, seconded by Bill Phenicie, the motion passed unanimously.

Center for Advanced Technology & Innovation (CATI) West Update. Matt Wagner of the Racine County Economic Development Corporation provided a brief overview of the status of the location and funding request. Mr. Wagner indicated that he had met with representatives from the school district and reviewed one of the buildings near/adjacent to the former high school and found that many areas within the building were under utilized and could easily be set up to serve as CATI West. He summarized his discussions regarding rent expense and asked that he have the ability to negotiate further with the school district and return to the EDC with more information at a later date.

New Business.

Mr. Wagner provided an update to the EDC members regarding the preparation for an Angel Investment conference for the Burlington area. An updated list of potential contacts and investors was distributed for the group’s review. Further discussion occurred with the members relating to the potential dates for the conference, location, invitations, etc. Members of the EDC requested that the RCEDC staff determine the potential dates to host the forum within the Burlington Wellness Center, prepare invitations, telephone contact list (for EDC members to follow up by telephone), and a script to offer a brief explanation of intent.

None

Adjourn.

On a motion by Robin Vos, seconded by Bill Phenicie the meeting was adjourned at 4:55 p.m.

Recording Secretary – Jenny Trick, RCEDC