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ITEM # 5. <br />of <br />ver <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Economic Development Authority <br />Housing & Redevelopment Authority <br />Mayor & City Council <br />CC: Lori Johnson, City Administrator <br />FROM: Catherine Mehelich, Director of Economic Development <br />DATE: April 13, 2009 <br />SUBJECT: Economic Development Strategic Planning Retreat <br />Since 1997 the Economic Development Strategic Plan has provided a framework for the <br />EDA and HRA to work within and focuses staff energies on those priority areas important <br />to the economic health of the City. Over the years the Strategic Plan has been revisited and <br />revised by the Commissions periodically to reflect the changing issues and economic <br />development priorities of the community. <br />The purpose of the planning retreat will be to identify and reach consensus on the priority <br />issues and goals for the 2009-2012 Economic Development Strategic Plan. The facilitator <br />for this planning retreat will be Mr. Kent Eklund of Cincinnatus, Inc. Mr. Eklund has <br />prepared the attached agenda for the evening's discussion. <br />