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Economic Development Authority (EDA) 4. 3. <br />Meeting Date: 02/14/2013 <br />Submitted For: Patrick Brama By: Patrick Brama, Administrative Services <br />Title: <br />Business Retention Program, Review of 2012 Report <br />Background: <br />As part of the EDA 2012 workplan, implementing a business retention and expansion program was identified as a <br />priority. <br />Purpose of Case: present the 2012 Ramsey Business Retention and Expansion Program Executive Report to the <br />EDA. <br />Observations: <br />See attached executive report for details. Also attached is the Ramsey Business Retention and Expansion Program <br />master list; which outlines which businesses have been visited in 2012 and which businesses will be visited in 2013. <br />As a result of this process, moving forward, Staff plans to take the following action steps: <br />1. Send a unified branded response to all visited businesses. <br />NOTE: all businesses have been individually contacted since their original business visit; and we have responded <br />to all individual inquiries. However, after receiving EDA and Council input, Staff proposes summarizing responses <br />and sending a letter with a signature from the EDA Chair and Mayor to each participating business. Said <br />letter will attempt to address unified concerns businesses made during business visits. <br />2. Update survey to include minimum questions from a statewide business retention and expansion program (details <br />will be provided in meeting). Also, include a question specifically asking what is Ramsey doing right. <br />Funding Source: <br />Regular job duties of City Staff. <br />Staff Recommendation: <br />Provide staff with: <br />1. General comments <br />2. Suggestions for improvement <br />3. Recommendations to carry forward to the City Council <br />4. Direct Staff on when to begin "phase two" of the Business Retention and Expansion Program visits <br />EDA Action: <br />