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Minutes of the Joint Meeting of the City Council and
Hastings Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority
March 16,2020
The City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota along with the Hastings Economic Development and
Redevelopment Authority(HEDRA) met in a joint meeting on Monday, March 16,2020 at 5:30 p.m. in the
Community Room at the Hastings City Hall, 101 East 4' Street, Hastings, Minnesota.
City Council Members Present: Mayor Fasbender, Councilmembers Folch, Leifeld, Lund and Vaughan(also
a HEDRA Commissioner).
City Council Members Absent: Councilmembers Balsanek(also a HEDRA Commissioner)and Braucks
HEDRA Members Present: President Sullivan,Commissioners Peine, Fox,Goblirsch
HEDRA Members Absent: Commissioner Sinclair
Staff Present: City Administrator Dan Wietecha
Community Development Director John Hinzman
Economic Development Coordinator Rusty Fifield
Others Present: Hastings Area Chamber President Kristy Barse
Mayor Fasbender and President Sullivan opened the meeting. Hinzman noted the meeting agenda will focus
on discussing the role of the City in assisting businesses impacted by COVID-19. Fifield provided background
information on the business composition in Hastings and asked if the City should consider options for
providing assistance to businesses impacted.
Councilmembers and Commissioners discussed the following:
• Business assistance and how will roles change with the COVID-19 Pandemic; what other assistance
may be offered.
• Shift from growth to maintaining existing businesses during the pandemic.
• Need to be good stewards of public funds.
• Formation of a Task Force to be a clearinghouse of information.
• Don't forget the needs of non-profits and churches.
• The specific needs of businesses are difficult to determine at this time,but we should be ready to
respond to areas that are not covered by federal and state resources.
• Loans may not be preferable for businesses.
Council and HEDRA established a COVID-19 Task Force consisting of Mayor Fasbender, Councilmembers
Lund and Folch, HEDRA Commissioner Goblirsch, and Kristy Barse of the Hastings Area Chamber of
Commerce.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:45pm
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