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of Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Economic Development Authority 6.3 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> General Business February 16,2016 Amanda Othoudt, EDD <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> SherVision Presentation by Dan Weber Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> Hear presentation. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> The Initiative Foundation's Thriving Communities Initiative (TCI) has partnered with Sherburne County <br /> to engage local leaders and citizens in planning for the future. The Foundation believes that courageous <br /> leadership,positive community dialog and growing civic engagement are the keys to a thriving <br /> community. <br /> Throughout this program, each group is challenged to examine how to integrate community <br /> development to ensure all segments are appropriately represented. Based on the premise that everyone <br /> who is affected by a decision should have an opportunity to be involved in the decision-making process; <br /> inclusive community dialog is critical to the visioning and planning processes across generations and <br /> ethnicities. This 90-120 day comprehensive program helps communities identify their unique assets, <br /> challenges and goals in five steps. <br /> Dan Weber,Assistant Sherburne County Administrator and Economic Development Specialist will <br /> present information on the 5 -tep process and the overall goal of establishing a shared community vision <br /> for the county. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> Sherburne County will be applying for grants for this county-wide initiative through multiple funding <br /> sources. In addition, Sherburne County is asking for participating communities to financially participate in <br /> the SherVision program. The amount is unknown at this time. <br /> Attachments <br /> • SherVision Presentation <br /> • Timeline <br /> rauiREu or <br /> Template Updated 4/14 NATURE <br />