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2011 EDA Goals <br /> 1. Business Retention and Expansion <br /> • Implementation of the BR&E Strategies Program <br /> • On-going site visits <br /> • Continue collaboration with HBA <br /> a. Breakfast meeting with businesses <br /> b. Kidz N Biz fest <br /> • Continue participation in events. (groundbreaking, ribbon-cutting <br /> ceremonies) <br /> 2. Continue Marketing of the City <br /> • BR&E Marketing Action Plan <br /> o Updating City website <br /> • Downtown Promotions <br /> o Trade shows <br /> • Continuation of the City's cable access show <br /> • Evaluation of 2010 US Census data <br /> o Include in marketing information <br /> • Encourage the Parks Commission to sponsor the "Hunt for the Golden Spike" <br /> during Good Neighbor days. <br /> 3. Continue working on downtown redevelopment projects <br /> • Coordinate public infrastructure <br /> o Stormwater management planning & funding <br /> o Trail and sidewalk improvements <br /> o Railroad abandonment <br /> o Evaluate landscaping and lighting needs along Hwy 61 <br /> • City owned properties <br /> 4. Establish quality industrial and commercial development <br /> • Focus on gateways <br /> • Coordinate site planning for 165`h & 61 <br /> • Begin area plan for 1701h & 61 (Mixed Use) <br /> • Create design guidelines <br /> • Collaborate with the Planning Commission <br /> • Review development policies and incentives within the approval process <br /> 5. Transportation <br /> • Interchange @170th St&35E <br /> • Intersection @ HWY 61 & CSAH 4 (1701h St) <br /> • Elmcrest Ave <br /> • County Road 8 Trail on the south side <br /> o Parks Commission <br /> 6. Encourage the County on Economic Development Efforts <br />