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Votes at a glance: Economic Development Committee actions April 22, 2025
Summary
Summary of motions and formal actions taken by the Economic Development Committee on April 22, including referral of the Northland Electric offer and the Breezewood TID agreement to council, approval to increase facade grant funds by $20,000, a schedule change for committee meetings, and routine procedural approvals.
The City of New London Economic Development Committee recorded the following formal actions on April 22, 2025. Items below are drawn from motions and roll calls recorded in the meeting transcript.
- Adopt agenda: Motion to adopt the meeting agenda (mover: Tim; second: Bill). Outcome: adopted.
- Approve minutes: Motion to approve the March 25 meeting minutes as presented in the packet (mover: Tim; second: Colton). Outcome: approved.
- Recommend offer to purchase — Northland Electric: Motion recommending the City Council consider the offer to purchase two acres from Northland Electric in the Northeast Business Center, with amendments regarding the buyer acceptance date and right of first refusal language to be reviewed by the city attorney (mover: not explicitly named at motion call, discussion led by Chad; later recorded as 'Motion by Bill, second by Tim' for the committee vote). Outcome: motion carries (committee recommended referral to council).
- Refer TID development agreement — Breezewood Builders LLC: Motion to accept the TID development agreement with Breezewood Builders LLC with parcel numbers and dates to be included as discussed and refer to council for approval (mover: Tim; second: Hans). Outcome: motion carries (referred to council).
- Provide direction on city slogan: Motion to offer direction to continue with the discussion and plans for creating a new city slogan (mover: Tim; second: Bill). Outcome: motion carries (committee directed staff to proceed and expand public input mechanisms).
- Increase downtown facade improvement grant pool: Motion to increase the facade improvement grant total by $20,000 for 2025 (mover: Bill; second: Tim). Outcome: motion carries; one member announced an abstention during roll call but the motion passed.
- Change regular monthly meeting date: Motion to change the regular monthly Economic Development Committee meeting to the fourth Tuesday of the month (mover: Tim; second: Colton). Outcome: motion carries.
- Adjourn: Motion to adjourn (mover: Tim; second: Bill). Outcome: motion carries; meeting adjourned.
Each motion recorded above reflects the meeting transcript’s stated mover/second where explicitly provided and the recorded vote outcome (adopted, approved, referred, or carried). Where the transcript did not attach a named mover at the point of a motion, the committee roll call and later remarks were used to identify who made and seconded the motion.
