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erubers Present; Nla~rar I~lin~ing, ~auncilmehers ~erwas, ~otin, estgaa~rd, and
~umphrey; FDA omn~issianers Dw~rer, T~eite, and Touchette ~~;33
p.n~.~; ~ IRA o.nissianers i~san, T'ath, I~uester, Lieser, and T~reite
ta~f Present; pity Administrator Cori Johnson, ~~ector of Eca~ornic ~eve~opment
atherzne I~Iehelich, and Economic I~ev~~oprnent Assistant Annie Deckert
Aiso Paresent; lent Eklund, incinnatus, Ine,
I ~ fall Meetin~~'~_,~rder
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof', the meeting o£ the Economic ~eveloprnent
Auti~ority was called to order at ~;3~ ~.rn. ~y President ~w~e~r.
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Pursuant to due tali and nonce ~hexeof, the meeting of the City council eras cail.ed to order
at 5;~I p.n~, by l~Iayor I~~ing.
Pursuance to due call and notice thexeof, the meeting of the Housing and Redevelop~nent
Authority was called to order at ~;3~ p.~n. by chair ilsan.
~~ommissioner Touchette axri~red ~;~3 p.~n.~
~peciai ~tt~ ~eu~.ci~, EDA, and T'~annin~ Minutes
April ~3, ~Q09
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Ms. Mellelich reviewed tl~e ~~Q4 -~0~~ Eco~orn.ic Develapn~ent Strategic Plan. presentation.
Mr, Eklund facilitated a SWAT ~sf,~engt~7S, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
dlscussfon,
~D09 -~ ~~12 goals were idet~ti~zed and a ~~~9 - ~~1~ work play. was developed as outlined
below;
BLS - INI~'IA~ Di~~US~~
' ~o~nplete FAS`~ Study - ate~ray area
' flan fat• ~r~ergy pity strategic goal
- Incubator option
~ Downtown redevelopment - `ask Force
' Pedestrian bike path planning
' Marketing of F111~ Diver ~ritb a good plan.
' Fi~.J.ir~g existing sites
' Monitoring mortgage fareclasures issues
W react on'~awnlaouse Associations
' Sewer and ~cratex extension
-~ I~lanning plus capacity
~ absorption o~ ~~0 platted residential dots
~ ~.iglxt industrial sho~rel~ready lands
' business retention -current businesses' Jobs and retention
' Inventory o£ available spaces
~ 'Take next 3 years to plan for econa~nic ~~ecovery
Plausir~g fade - rdentificatian of problem properties and enforcement
~ Irr7prave bounty relationships - Jaunty EI~~
~ 3.5 years - build light industrial base~ser~'ices~cor-porate campus locations ~- jabs
leading reside~atial to commercial
~ F~nergy~teclanology~diversi~icatian frarn Light Industrial base
~ F~conamic development diversif cation. goal
~ I~edevelopn~ent~.~borption
- aging housing stacl~
Foreclosures
-~ City intervention in stabilising declining k~ornes~
Neighborhood stabil~ation
- commercial
~ ~ominunity L~evelopn~ent - Marketing of th.e pity
- What is the image vision for the city?
- Marketing plan for the city
Selling internal, as Drell
I'R~LIMINAR~ .CT~~~ PLAN
oat ~~~ Za~d~strial I~e~re~o~ment
' Build on ligk~t industrial base
special City Counc~, EDA, and Pla~.~ing Minutes
Apri11 ~, X009
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Evaluate past track record in light industrial base and ho~v other cities
market
- Carnpatible i~dustr~y lacat~ons
- Inventory existing sites available to market
Diversify economic base planning ~ purposeful research and ~'A~T` study
- Desired uses: er~rices, Corporate campuses, FJnergy-related, Technology
- Location of the maw. corporate decision~makers
- Internal policies i~a place that attract and upholds standards far desired uses
- Conduct land inventory and identify near location options far business park
of #~: - _- ~eha~ilitat~o~ &_~edeve~o.p~m~~t
' Inventory all vacant commercial and residential properties
' Identify potential areas far redevelaprraent
' Determine role of ~RA~Ci/FDA in redevelopment - positioning of city "toots"
' ~~anxrne available tools -far bath pubic and private enterprises
' Directory of resaufces available within the community
oa~l #3: Comm~nlt~y Itnae lViarketin
' Inve~xtory coxnn~uni.ty's assets
' Revisit Blandon visioning exercise
' .ning floe Con~.prehensive Plan four the con~rnunity's image
' Create a structure to develop the cotntnunity's vision
Consider Task Force approach for greater community participation awx~ership ~?~
foal ~~-; Trarzs~ortatian.
' Revisit transpartatian objectives
~, El~und concluded by summarising that the next steps in the planning process X11. be
staffs compilation of the r~aeeting notes and working together to draft the work plan £ax
EDA, HRH, and City Council reviev~ and appro~ral.
~. Ad'ournn~ent
There being no further business, President Dv~ryer, Chair ~Vilsan, and Nlayar I1.in~it~g
adjourned the meetings of the ilk Rzver Econanxic Development Authority, pausing and
Redevelopment Authority, and City Council, at 9:~~ p~m~
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Tina Allard, City Clerk
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