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Preserving and Expanding city's tax base. <br />A. Desired Long Term outcome: preservation and enhancement of the city's tax <br />base to include maintaining as high a tax base as possible <br />B. Continue to protect personal property tax. <br />C. Increase industrial and commercial development within the City of Becker <br /> <br />2002-2003 <br /> 1) Objective: Sustain and enhance the quality of services and amenities to <br /> residents <br /> 2) Key Action Steps: <br /> a. Retain and encourage taxable property values. <br /> b. Continue to lobby to retain personal property tax revenues. <br /> c. Proactively approach new construction. <br /> d. Reevaluate incentives for development. <br /> 3) Budget Requirements/Implications <br /> a. Staff Time <br /> b. Fund Lobbying activities annually <br /> 4) Primary Responsibility <br /> a. Dave Graning <br /> b. Kelli Neu <br /> c. Joe Rudberg <br /> 5) Other Considerations: Political issues, Township and Land availability <br /> <br />Commercial and Industrial Development <br />A. Desired long term outcome: Expansion, Enhancement, and retention of <br />commercial and industrial growth. <br /> <br />2002-2003 <br /> 1) Objective: To provide for expansion, enhancement and retention of <br /> commercial and industrial growth. <br /> 2) Key Action Steps: <br /> a. Maintain and Improve the attractiveness of the City <br /> b. Ensure the availability of adequate infrastructure to support <br /> commercial and industrial growth. <br /> c. Ensure adequate work force <br /> d. Maintain stable tax rates <br /> e. Ensure adequate land for commercial and industrial growth. <br /> f. Plan for commercial re-development <br /> g. Proactively seek commercial development <br /> h. Seek rail spur extensions. <br /> i. Provide accurate and detailed information to council for decision <br /> making. <br /> j. Aggressively market the City <br /> 3) Budget Requirements/Implications <br /> f. Staff time <br /> g. EDA levy and incentives <br /> <br /> <br />