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Special City Council, EDA, and Planning Minutes Page 3 <br />April 13, 2009 <br />Evaluate past track record in light industrial base and how other cities <br />market <br />- Compatible industry locations <br />- Inventory existing sites available to market <br />Diversify economic base planning -purposeful research and FAST study <br />- Desired uses: Services, Corporate campuses, Energy-related, Technology <br />- Location of the main corporate decision-makers <br />- Internal policies in place that attract and upholds standards for desired uses <br />- Conduct land inventory and identify new location options for business park <br />Goal #2: Rehabilitation & Redevelopment <br />^ Inventory all vacant commercial and residential properties <br />^ Identify potential areas for redevelopment <br />' Determine role of HRA/City/EDA in redevelopment -positioning of city "tools" <br />' Examine available tools -for both public and private enterprises <br />' Directory of resources available within the community <br />Goal #3: Community Image & Marketing <br />' Inventory community's assets <br />' Revisit Blandon Visioning exercise <br />' Mining the Comprehensive Plan for the community's image <br />' Create a structure to develop the community's vision <br />' Consider Task Force approach for greater community participation & ownership (?~ <br />Goal #4: Transportation <br />' Revisit transportation objectives <br />Mr. Eklund concluded by summarizing that the next steps in the planning process will be <br />staffs compilation of the meeting notes and working together to draft the work plan for <br />EDA, HRA, and City Council review and approval. <br />6. Adjournment <br />There being no further business, President Dwyer, Chair Wilson, and Mayor Klinzing <br />adjourned the meetings of the Elk River Economic Development Authority, Housing and <br />Redevelopment Authority, and City Council, at 9:20 p.m. <br />Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />Stephanie Klinzing, Mayor <br />