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Economic Development Workshop & Focus Group Agenda

Join us on July 30, 2015, to discuss key areas like Education & Workforce Development, EDO Focus, Coordination, Quality of Life, and Government Relations. Engage in determining stakeholders, assessing current status, and presenting integration visions. Don't miss the upcoming group meetings on August 6th for insightful discussions.

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Economic Development Workshop & Focus Group Agenda

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  1. Economic Development WorkshopJuly 30, 2015

  2. Agenda Focus Group Areas: • Education & Workforce Development • EDO Focus Areas • EDO Coordination • Quality of Life • Government Relations

  3. Agenda, Cont. Tasks: 1. Determine Who the Stakeholders are in Each Area 2. Assess where we are now 3. Present Recommended Vision for Integration into ED Work Plan

  4. Focus Group Areas • Sign-Up Sheets for Focus Group(s) • Handout Materials – Community Work Program • Group Meetings on August 6th at 5:30 p.m. – Staff Present • Group Scribe – Provides Information for Slide Presentation

  5. Education & Workforce Development • Where are we now? • Why should education be involved? • What assets does education potentially bring? • Who are the stakeholders to be involved? • Recommend a vision of education involvement.

  6. EDO Coordination • Where are we now? • Given the unique capabilities and limitations of each, Should all four development authorities and other EDOs (Chamber, Convention & Visitors Bureau) work together in a unified manner to maximize job creation? • Should the new economic development hire that is funded by the City/County work with all four authorities to see that efforts are coordinated to maximize job creation? • Should tourism/Georgia Camera Ready (film & broadcast) jobs and/or private investment groups be included in this coordination? • Are additional tools needed such as Economic Advisory Council, Industrial Advisory Council, etc. • What assets does each entity bring to the table? • What are the limitations of each entity? • What are examples of possible coordination? • Who are the stakeholders involved? • Recommend a vision of how the authorities should or should not coordinate.

  7. EDO Focus Areas • Where are we now? • What should be the focus of our job creation efforts in each of these ongoing areas? • Industrial • Downtown • Agricultural/ Natural resources • Entrepreneurial • Tourism • What assets do we have to support each focus? • Who are the stakeholders? • Recommend a vision of how this should work.

  8. Quality of Life • Where are we now? • What are important quality of life issues? • Cultural • Natural • Community facilities • Are they important to recruiting business? If so, why? • Are they important to recruiting employees? If so, why? • What are our quality of life assets? Issues? • Who are our stakeholders? • Recommend a vision of how quality of life is important or not to economic development.

  9. Government Relations • Where are we now? • Review the Service Delivery Strategy and Joint Services Summary(Handouts) • Do they appear to be cooperating or not? • What assets do we bring to the table in intergovernmental cooperation? • What are our issues? • Are new tools such as a citizen’s academy needed to educate the public? • Should the Council and Commission reconsider a consolidation study? • Who are the stakeholders in such a study? • Recommend a vision of where the city and county need to focus on cooperation.

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