7. EDSR 09-14-2009ITEM #7.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Economic Development Authority
FROM: Catherine Mehelich, Director of Economic Development
DATE: September 14, 2009
SUBJECT: Review Draft Work Plan for Economic Development Strategic Plan
Attachments
• Adopted 2009-2012 Economic Development Strategic Plan
• DRAFT Work Plan
• Minutes from Joint Strategic Planning Meeting -April 13, 2009
In August the EDA was provided a copy of the recently adopted 2009-2012 Economic
Development Strategic Plan. In follow up to the Plan's adoption, staff drafted the attached Work
Plan which provides detailed strategies, tactics, and uses of resources to achieve the objectives
identified by the EDA, HRA and City Council. Please keep in mind this is a very rough draft
including order and formatting.
The EDA is asked to review and provide staff feedback on the attached draft work plan. More
specifically, staff is seeking the EDA's input on any additional strategies or tactics that may be
evaluated and implemented to achieve the outcomes desired by the city.
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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, AND PLANNING COMMISSION
HELD AT THE ELK RIVER PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2009
Members Present: Mayor Klinzing, Councilmembers Zerwas, Motin, Westgaard, and
Gumphrey; EDA Commissioners Dwyer, Tveite, and Touchette (5:33
p.m.); HRA Commissioners Wilson, Toth, Kuester, Lieser, and Tveite
Staff Present: City Administrator Lori Johnson, Director of Economic Development
Catherine Mehelich, and Economic Development Assistant Annie Deckert
Also Present: Kent Eklund, Cincinnatus, Inc.
Call Meeting To Order
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Economic Development
Authority was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by President Dwyer.
2. Consider Consent Agenda
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER KLINZING AND SECONDED BY
COMMISSIONER MOTIN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS
FOLLOWS:
2.1. CONSIDER MARCH 9, 2009 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
2.2. CONSIDER MARCH 16, 2009 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
2.3. CHECK REGISTERS
2.4. BALANCE SHEET
2.5. REVENUE/EXPENDITURE REPORT
2.6. PAY ESTIMATES -YMCA
2.7. CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REDEMPTION OF
CERTAIN OUTSTANDING CITY HALL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
FACILITY REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1997
MOTION CARRIED 6-0
3. Open Mike
No one was present for open mike.
4. Call Special Toint Meeting to Order
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the City Council was called to order
at 5:31 p.m. by Mayor Klinzing.
Pursuance to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority was called to order at 5:32 p.m. by Chair Wilson.
(Commissioner Touchette arrived 5:33 p.m.)
Special City Council, EDA, and Planning Minutes
April 13, 2009
5. Economic Development Strategic Plan
Page 2
Ms. Mehelich reviewed the 2004 -2007 Economic Development Strategic Plan presentation.
Mr. Eklund facilitated a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats)
discussion.
2009 - 2012 goals were identified and a 2009 - 2010 work plan was developed as outlined
below:
GOALS -INITIAL DISCUSSION
' Complete FAST Study -Gateway area
' Plan for Energy City strategic goal
- Incubator option
^ Downtown redevelopment -Task Force
' Pedestrian/bike path planning
^ Marketing of Elk River with a good plan
' Filling existing sites
' Monitoring mortgage foreclosures issues
- Impact on Townhouse Associations
' Sewer and water extension
- Planning plus capacity
' Absorption of 700 platted residential lots
^ Light industrial shovel-ready lands
^ Business retention -current businesses' jobs and retention
^ Inventory of available spaces
' Take next 3 years to plan for economic recovery
' Housing Code -Identification of problem properties and enforcement
^ Improve County relationships -County EDA
' 3.5 years -build light industrial base/services/corporate campus locations -jobs
leading residential to commercial
' Energy/technology/diversification from Light Industrial base
' Economic development diversification goal
' Redevelopment/Absorption
- Aging housing stock
- Foreclosures
- City intervention in stabilizing declining homes?
- Neighborhood stabilization
- Commercial
' Community Development -Marketing of the Ciry
- What is the image/vision for the city?
- Marketing plan for the city
- Selling internal, as well
PRELIMINARY ACTION PLANS
Goal #1: Industrial Development
' Build on light industrial base
Special City Council, EDA, and Planning Minutes Page 3
April 13, 2009
Evaluate past track record in light industrial base and how other cities
market
- Compatible industry locations
- Inventory existing sites available to market
Diversify economic base planning -purposeful research and FAST study
- Desired uses: Services, Corporate campuses, Energy-related, Technology
- Location of the main corporate decision-makers
- Internal policies in place that attract and upholds standards for desired uses
- Conduct land inventory and identify new location options for business park
Goal #2: Rehabilitation & Redevelopment
^ Inventory all vacant commercial and residential properties
^ Identify potential areas for redevelopment
' Determine role of HRA/City/EDA in redevelopment -positioning of city "tools"
' Examine available tools -for both public and private enterprises
' Directory of resources available within the community
Goal #3: Community Image & Marketing
' Inventory community's assets
' Revisit Blandon Visioning exercise
' Mining the Comprehensive Plan for the community's image
' Create a structure to develop the community's vision
' Consider Task Force approach for greater community participation & ownership (?~
Goal #4: Transportation
' Revisit transportation objectives
Mr. Eklund concluded by summarizing that the next steps in the planning process will be
staffs compilation of the meeting notes and working together to draft the work plan for
EDA, HRA, and City Council review and approval.
6. Adjournment
There being no further business, President Dwyer, Chair Wilson, and Mayor Klinzing
adjourned the meetings of the Elk River Economic Development Authority, Housing and
Redevelopment Authority, and City Council, at 9:20 p.m.
Tina Allard, City Clerk
Stephanie Klinzing, Mayor