Agenda - Council Work Session - 01/10/2017

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• Develop a Business Incubator Program. The City continues to have a successful business retention and expansion program. Our economic development success has been focused on small-business growth and expansion. The City looks to capitalize on this success and create new and exciting opportunities for small businesses to get their initial start through policies,financial incentives, and physical space. • Market Analysis of Community Center and Movie Theater. The community continues to desire a community space to gather year round. Within The COR, the City has set aside a large area for a large community-based user such as a community recreation center or theater. The City needs assistance marketing this asset and building successful and innovative strategies to make this a reality. 5. Public Involvement. Smart, Citizen-Focused Government is identified as one of the Goals and Imperatives in the City's Strategic Plan. The City emphasizes stakeholder involvement and public engagement as we explore and analyze potential improvements and/or programs. Rather than staff identifying alternatives for public consideration on a particular topic,the City has developed a unique public engagement strategy that aims to ensure public involvement. This is accomplished by identifying a topic, providing a brief overview of it, and asking attendees to identify issues or subtopics that they feel need to be addressed or considered. It's a combination of small and large group discussions that ultimately outline alternatives and/or solutions for consideration. This approach has proven to be very effective and would be utilized throughout the RCP year. Informing the public and other stakeholders would be accomplished through mediums such as our website, newsletter, and possibly direct mailings. Additionally, we will utilize a 'mobile kiosk' concept at public events, such as our Summer Concert Series and our community festival Happy Days,where City Staff brings the information to the public.