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Economic Development Work Plan
Regional Strategy
Itasca Influence —
MSP ED Partnership Executive Director hired
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Need strategy for Regional Marketing Plan influence
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MetroMSP website marketing/links/updates
Danette Parr (PL) and Ke n Ondich (NP) SCALE work team for websites
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MnCARR listings available on www.MetroMSP.Org
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TH41 River Crossing – RCIC
RCIC target of FEIS and Record of Decision for Corridor C - 2 by end of 2011
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SCALE
TED/ED Strategy Development
Michelle Foste r selected as Facilitator; 2 meeting s held - Target date June 2011
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Broadband Assessment
Matt Schmitt meetings with Cities, ISD’s, SMSC
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Draft Best Practices and Current Conditions reports in process of staff review
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Develop SCALE review process/team approach
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Tech Team Work Plan Phase II
Corridor Analysis/Truth testing
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Brad Davis /Team completing top 10 base maps
Review panel of City Engineer/Admin/planning staff/Broker/Developer -
Target Date June 2011
Financial Tools Task Force
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Identify current and potential tools available to SCALE Partners
Include SCALE Planning staff and Jerilyn Erickson (PL) Finance Direct or, Kevin
Ellsworth, County CFO, Bill J affa (CDA) and TED representative
Ordinance and Statute Committee
Identify Transportation Corridor preservation tools and techniques
D eveloping 2011 work plan
Education
Newly Elected/ Appointed
March 28 at Cleary Lake Visitors Center – 9 attendees
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Lego’s 301 -- Focus on Economic Development/site selection based on Transportation/ Land Use
Belle Plaine – completed
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New Prague - April 18
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Jordan - April 18
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Prior Lake - May 2
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County Board/Planning Commission/Townships April ?? tentative
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Shakopee - May 10
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Savage - May 23 Tentative
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ENM - June
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Local Partners
New Prague - Scott Equipment potential expansion ; new Industrial Park
City staff working on small Office Expansion
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Feasibility study of new Industrial Park - relationship building with Helena Twp for
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annexation
Prior Lake EDA Reorganization and Downtown redevelopment/CR21
Ehlers hir ed for fiscal analysis of Downtown CR 21 project
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EDA Work Plan workshop April 9
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Jordan EDA education/work plan/priorities
Workshop with EDA
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Ports of Savage analysis/opportunities
Develop process/data requirements for review
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Elko New Market business attraction prospect
Manage communication with Tom T
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Belle Plaine staff discussion
Marketing and branding s trategy (CDA TA project)
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CR 3/TH169 Bridge is priority project
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Downtown SSD? and Main Street project
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Shakopee staff discussion
TH169/69 interchange f easibility study - Jackson Twp relationship building
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Prospects for existing building and site possibility
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Relationship building with SMSC re: CR 83 corridor
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