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4 b-. r• 1111 in an effort to develop a program designed to attract and encourage desirable development in the community, the City Council evaluated the various options available for an economic development program and balanced available for an economic development program and balanced them against the City ' s limited resources . It was concluded at this time that the City is unable to employ staff and/or fund programs to market the City and secure development proposals . In light of these conclusions , the City ' s Economic Development Program will be restricted to outlining the types of preferred development and economic incentives or assistance that would be offered . As part of the development of this report, the City Council established goals they wished to have achieved through the Economic Development process . These goals were : 1 . Attract development that will create a positive, image of the community through its general appearance and operations. 2 . Attract development to the community that will neither detract nor divert attention from the rest of the community. • 3 . Attract commercial and industrial development to the community in order to expand the City ' s tax base and provide balance to the current predominant residential tax base . 4 . Encourage development of office and office ware- house facilities that will attract professionals and service provides currently not available within the community. 5 . Attract development to the community that will meet all of the previously stated goals and provide for an increase in the number of jobs available to the community. It can be concluded from these goals that the City is most interested in development providing services to the community which are not currently available , designed and developed in a manner so as to be an asset to the community and provide for an increased tax base, and make available more jobs within the community. Of course, the City will be responsive to any and all proposals addressing less than all of these goals , however, at no time will the City consider accepting a proposal which is not felt to meet the goal of attracting quality development. In the area of economic development incentives or assistance, the • City will consider all reasonable proposals meeting any pre-establshed guidelines , e .g . Resolution Nos. 1847 and 1848 , and/or are considered to be in the best interests of the City. It is not the desire of the City of Mounds View to establish rigid guidelines that might prohibit or discourage consideration of proposals having an overall benefit for the community . Each 6-1