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Community Assets & Development Department MEMORANDUM DATE: March 13, 2015 TO: Economic Development Commission FROM: Janice Gundlach, Asst. Director of Community Assets & Development/Planning Director SUBJECT: Goal of Joint Session The City Council will join the EDC for the March 18th meeting to review and discuss the four major topic areas the Commission developed during their February meeting. Based on the February meeting and follow-up review with the Chair, staff has revised the topic areas as follows:  Housing  Business Retention / Promotion  Physical Redevelopment  Placemaking Initiatives During the joint session, staff will provide a brief overview of each topic area, to be followed by discussion by the Commission and Council members, with the goal of reaching consensus on where to expend additional efforts in terms of furthering economic development initiatives in the City beyond New Brighton Exchange. Specific initiatives and programs in each topic area have not been fully refined at this point. It is intended the EDC would gather information and continue the discussion during future meetings to help shape what a specific program or initiative might look like. New Brighton Exchange business still needs to be completed, as shown on the attached 2015 EDC Work Plan outlining topics that are known at this time. In particular, future development on Blocks B and D will require EDC time. As such, it may take the remainder of 2015 (or beyond) to develop other programs/tasks/initiatives, etc. which move one or more the four topic areas listed above forward. The City Manager plans to provide opening remarks concerning the goal of the meeting. Staff looks forward to a good discussion! Attachments 2015 EDC Work Plan City Code, Chapter 2, Division 3, EDC Presentation Slides