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<br /> <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR COMMISISON CONSIDERATION <br /> <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION: Open To Business 2018 Year in Review <br />DEPARTMENT HEAD’S APPROVAL: <br />CITY MANAGER’S APPROVAL: <br />No comments to supplement this report ___ Comments attached ___ <br /> <br />Action Items:  Provide feedback for Rob Smolund on activities to date <br /> Provide suggestions to staff on how to make the program more effective <br />in 2019 <br /> <br />Overview: Rob Smolund, the City’s Open To Business representative, unfortunately <br />cannot make our meeting on 2/6, but he has provided staff with materials <br />highlighting their activities in 2018 (see attached). Staff will be reviewing <br />Open To Business activities with the Commission with the goal of <br />understanding where this program is currently at, and how we can make it <br />better moving forward. <br /> <br />Highlights:  Nine (9) people utilized the service in 2018; over half heard about the <br />service through the city, and the remainder were referred to the service <br />through other means. <br /> Open To Business directly facilitated one loan ($11,500), and leveraged <br />capital in the amount of $362,500 over the course of 2018. <br /> 106 hours of service time were put forward to serve New Brighton clients. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />________________________ <br />Ben Gozola, AICP <br />Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development <br />Agenda Section: VI <br />Item: 1 <br />Report Date: 01/30/19 <br /> Commission Meeting Date: 02/06/19