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❖ Business Attraction and Retention <br /> o Outreach to retail, growth targets, emerging businesses (plan <br /> development for regular outreach) <br /> o Grow business in place <br /> o Quarterly meetings with business to assess obstacles, <br /> opportunities <br /> ❖ Connect and Support Key Business and Employment Districts <br /> o Identify districts by employment zone designation in GP and <br /> identify a key contact in each district <br /> o Provide outreach to each business district and foster <br /> opportunities to connect them through events, etc. <br /> o Identify tools like signage that make them more user friendly <br /> and easier to navigate <br /> ❖ Increase Revenues that Fund City Services <br /> o Use tools like business cooperation program and capture and <br /> gap analysis to target companies for outreach (attraction and <br /> retention) <br /> o Track and trend information to focus business attraction <br /> efforts <br /> o Identify sources of revenue like assessment districts to <br /> leverage city resources and revitalize districts <br /> ❖ Leverage resources (under key collaborations) <br /> ❖ Next Steps <br /> ➢ INCORPORATE INPUT FROM CITY COUNCIL INTO THE ACTION <br /> PLAN <br /> ➢ PRIORITIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIONS IN <br /> ACTION PLAN <br /> ➢ PHASE TWO TARGETED INDIVIDUAL AND COMPANY <br /> STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS <br /> ➢ CONVENE FOUR FOCUS GROUPS THAT REPRESENT KEY BUSINESS <br /> STAKEHOLDER GROUPS <br /> ➢ DEVELOPMENT OF MEASUREMENTS TO ENSURE SUCCESS <br /> ➢ ASSIST IN THE MENTORING AND TRANSITION OF ECONOMIC <br /> DEVELOPMENT INTO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND <br /> PARTICIPATE IN THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE ED FUNCTION <br /> 11 <br />