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Executive Summary <br /> Arden Hills Economic Development Commission has a mission to provide vision <br /> • and direction to the economic development efforts for the City of Arden Hills. In <br /> the context of this broad mission, the priorities for AHEDC are: <br /> 1. Ensure a sustainable, profitable, and competitive economic climate in the <br /> City; <br /> C 2. Jdentify and build local capacity to support economic development in the Deleted:Idenitiry <br /> City; <br /> 3. Consider and evaluate outside capacity to enhance the economic <br /> development in the City; <br /> 4. Improve the economic security of Arden Hills' families <br /> 5. Enhance the City's Value of Conservation; and Deleted: <br /> 6. Prepare Arden Hills'residents to be productive, positive contributors, Deleted:youth <br /> equipped with life skills that are valued in the future. <br /> -_ Deleted:agency <br /> To pursue these priorities, the DC._will follow a strategic plan through 2012, 1. <br /> Deleted:1 <br /> comprised of the y„goals and objectives presented below, In addition, this Deleted:29 <br /> strategic plan addresses organizational excellence—the alignment of every facet Deleted:herein <br /> of the Arden Hills Economic Development Commission to support effective <br /> economic development delivery and execution in the City. The 25..,goals Deleted:29 <br /> Deleted:five <br /> identified in this plan are organized around four,cornerstones for economic <br /> development: <br /> • Building an Organization that Supports Economic Development Deleted:T <br /> Creating a Community that FosterSEconomiC_Activity Deleted: Can <br /> Retaining the Existing Business Base Deleted:Investment <br /> Attracting New Investment Deleted:r <br /> a Deleted:Creating a Strong <br /> Approvals and Adoptions Workforce$ <br /> This plan was adopted by the Arden Hills Economic Development Commission <br /> at their regular meeting on August 16, 2006, Bruce Kunkel presiding. <br /> The plan was then forwarded to the Arden Hills City Council for review and <br /> approval. This plan was received by the Arden Hills City Council at their <br /> regular meeting on October 9, 2006, Mayor Beverly Aplikowski presiding: <br /> a <br /> Strategic Plan for Economic Development Page 1 of 21 <br />