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<br />e <br /> <br />Mr. Farkas said a consensus among councilors could be developed in July, and <br />from July through August the Planning Department would provide assistance in <br />developing a draft plan. He said CCED could review and revise the draft plan <br />in August, and the plan in September could be circulated and given its final <br />review by CCED. Mr. Farkas said CCED then would make a recommendation to the <br />council, which could take action on the plan in October. <br /> <br />Responding to Ms. Ehrman's question, Mr. Farkas said the Planning Department <br />usually assisted with department plans throughout the development process and <br />had been involved in the previous six-point program. <br /> <br />Ms. Bascom asked whether the site and infrastructure section of the report <br />addressed the Fire Redeployment Plan and Police facility needs. She said she <br />found those projects critical to the next stage of economic development and <br />she thought they should be mentioned. Mayor Obie said he thought the council <br />should be careful about including too many items under the label of economic <br />development. Ms. Bascom said she thought an emergency response time at <br />national standards was an economic development issue. Mr. Farkas said <br />quality-of-life issues would be mentioned in a section of the report, but he <br />added that no detailed analysis of the issue had been done yet. <br /> <br />Mr. Rutan, a CCED member, said he thought the council should review past <br />efforts and discuss future direction in the two areas of programs and of <br />target projects and activities. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Mr. Rutan noted that the six-point economic diversification program had served <br />well and had resulted in successes in several areas, such as development of <br />the Permit and Information Center. He said it was important to maintain that <br />center, but it no longer required the degree of attention and focus that it <br />had in the past. Mr. Rutan said economic development activities like the <br />permit center needed to be identified and prioritized and objectives and <br />execution plans established for them, specifically to address staffing and <br />funding. <br /> <br />Mr. Rutan said the second stage of the economic development strategy could be <br />summed up by the key phrase, "Make It Happen." He suggested i dent ifyi ng <br />target projects that could have impacts in specific areas, such as the <br />riverfront; prioritizing those projects; and developing plans of action. Mr. <br />Rutan said another example of such an area might be destination point <br />activities. He asked whether that should be a target area, and if so, what the <br />community could do in that area. He said proposals had been made to continue <br />the focus as a track capital or to look toward the Hult Center and the Cuthbert <br />Amphitheatre. He said the community had many resources, but it needed to <br />focus on areas that would have the most impact. Mr. Rutan said he intended to <br />work with staff on examining and identifying some of those areas before <br />presenting them to CCED. <br /> <br />Ms. Wooten noted that the plan did not yet contain specific proposals. She <br />said she welcomed council input to the framing of proposals for IlTier II of <br />our community' s comeback. II <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />MINUTES--City Council Dinner/Work Session <br /> <br />April 27, 1987 <br /> <br />Page 2 <br />