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• Play a strong leadership role with the Legislature in advocating for <br /> state-wide economic development and equity in taxation policies and <br /> the elimination of barriers to economic development. <br /> • Improve neighborhoods as a means to avert the costs associated with <br /> a deteriorated social structure and continue to upgrade the housing <br /> stock for people from all socioeconomic backgrounds. <br /> C. POTENTIAL PROGRAMS. LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS, <br /> AND RESPONSIBILITIES <br /> • Education and job training/partnerships - Schools/County <br /> • Business retention/partnerships - Cities/Business <br /> • New business attraction/marketing/partnerships - Cities/Business <br /> • Rehabilitation and redevelopment - Cities <br /> • Marketing tourism - Business <br /> • Environmental cleanup/image enhancement - State/County/Cities <br /> • Business incubators/partnerships - Cities <br /> • State financial incentives - State <br /> • Technical assistance - Cities/Partnerships/State <br /> • Housing stock enhancement - Cities/County <br /> • Data base enhancement - County/Metro East/Public Partnerships <br /> D. POTENTIAL NEXT STEPS <br /> Potential next steps in the process might include the formulation of an <br /> economic development policy framework which will fill a policy void, <br /> foster cooperation, make better use of limited resources, avoid <br /> duplication, and satisfy common interests but maintain local control in <br /> program implementation. The policy framework process may involve <br /> the identification of problems and opportunities, the establishment of <br /> program priorities and funding sources, the assignment of <br /> responsibilities, the formulation of tools, the compilation of a data base, <br /> the recruitment of partners and the monitoring of results. <br /> Programs to be given priority consideration include business retention, <br /> redevelopment/rehabilitation and data base enhancement within the <br /> framework of a common set of goals and substantially improved <br /> communications/cooperation while avoiding additional layers of <br /> gover-nme t ani new-de-pai nas or—agencie-s. <br /> Hoisington Group Inc. 5/7/91 Page 2 <br />