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