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4) Council Development <br /> Arden Hills is ata new crossroads in economic development. In order for the City <br /> Council to support the efforts of its staff, there needs to be a higher level of expertise of <br /> economic development issues amongst the elected officials. Toward this end, we would <br /> recommend up to six, three to four hour training sessions be held at City Hall at a <br /> frequency of one every other month. These sessions should be held at City Hall with <br /> the public invited to be in attendance. Topics for discussion may include: <br /> ♦ Incentive Utilization for Competitive Economic Development <br /> ♦ Brownfield Redevelopment <br /> ♦ Economic Development Finance <br /> ♦ Redevelopment of Existing Properties <br /> ♦ Main Street Revitalization <br /> ♦ The Link Between Education, Workforce and Economic Development <br /> ♦ Leadership in economic development. Why everyone is a leader in Arden <br /> Hills. <br /> 5) Community Awareness <br /> The third leg of the economic development is fMe community itself. If the citizens <br /> understand the vision for economic develop brit they will be much more capable of <br /> supporting an economic development mission. Toward that end; they need to be <br /> perceived as part of the overalleconomic development effort. 'Incorporating citizen <br /> • support for economic development will require that they be informed of the economic <br /> development focus of Arden Hills his will be accomplished by amending the Mayor's <br /> already well received newsletter to include a section an economic development. In <br /> addition, this newsletter will be apper�tied to the City's soon to be revamped web page <br /> 1.for download. <br /> 6) Redevelopment Director.- <br /> As <br /> irector.As a land locked community, Arden Hills is no longer able to stimulate economic growth <br /> through the annexation of additional space. The goal for the community now is to <br /> optimize the space available to them. Even if the TCAAP project were to never <br /> materialize, the need to be more actively involved in the redevelopment of Arden Hills <br /> presents itself today. This individual would be strongly skilled in the ability to take <br /> existing properties and convert them to new investment and job creation opportunities. <br /> • Working Copy— Not for Circulation 2 <br />