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approaches, public-private partnerships and other means not only to mitigate their effects <br />but also to turn such sites into successful developments. <br />h. Assess feasibility of development of Elk River as a convention and tourism destination, <br />and provide strategies as appropriate for development of required assets such as hotels, <br />multipurpose facility space, along with promotional themes and marketing activities to <br />attract targeted industries. <br />i. Incorporation of strategies into a 10-year economic development implementation plan that <br />includes the provision of an immediate course of action and short-term, mid-term, and <br />long-term action plans that include benchmarks, needed resources, timelines, goals and <br />metrics with realistic and achievable milestones to facilitate the creation of implementation <br />of recommended economic development program(s). <br />j. Provision of budget and implementation schedule for economic development program(s). <br />K) Community Involvement – A well-developed community and stakeholder involvement and <br />outreach process, facilitated by the consultant, is an essential part of the strategic plan. The <br />consultant will include facilitation techniques, marketing strategies including press outreach, <br />website and social media efforts to both inform stakeholders and seek their input. Likewise, the <br />consultant will conduct focus groups, public input meetings and interviews with the following: <br />a. EDA and city government elected/appointed officials and staff <br />b. Ad hoc Committees (if applicable) <br />c. Stakeholder groups <br />d. Citizens and property owners <br />e. Current business owners, developers, realtors, and downtown merchants <br />f. Chamber of Commerce members <br />g. Education leaders (K-12, higher education) <br />h. Special event organizers, both non-profit and for-profit <br />L) Meetings – The consultant will conduct meetings as follows: <br />a. Initial staff meetings for organizational, technical and substantive issues. <br />b. Initial meetings with community representatives to discuss issues of concern. <br />c. Ongoing review and discussion of drafts with city staff. <br />d. Public input meetings to review issues and obtain general direction. <br />e. Presentation of draft strategic plan components to the EDA. <br />f. Presentation of draft strategic plan at public meetings and final adoption. <br />M) Final Document Format – The successful consultant will provide one (1) original and twenty-five <br />(25) copies of both the draft and final version of the Strategic Plan in hard copy, in electronic <br />format acceptable to the EDA (i.e. .DOC, and .PDF), and web-ready electronic format acceptable <br />to the EDA. The successful consultant will create all associated maps in a city-approved <br />geographical information systems application. Maps and supporting documentation will be <br />maintainable using current city software programs. All final map files will be presented in an Arc <br />GIS shape file. <br /> <br /> <br />