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4 <br /> <br />Priority Project 2: Commercial Real Estate Broker Roundtable <br />The recommendations section of the Business Retention and Expansion Program identified an <br />opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue with the commercial brokerage community in light of the <br />reality that the City is served by a finite number of commercial real estate brokerage firms. The City <br />would benefit from this type of roundtable discussion as staff will be able to make connections with <br />brokerage firm representatives and gain a better understanding of local market dynamics. The Saint Paul <br />Area Chamber of Commerce expressed a willingness to convene this roundtable with City staff and <br />brokers as part of its initial scope of work for the Business Retention and Expansion Program. <br />Recommended Implementation Strategy <br />• Identify commercial brokerage firms who have considerable interests in the City of Arden Hills <br />• Develop a series of questions based on the findings in the BR&E Program report and industry. <br />trends that aim to isolate challenges and opportunities that are unique and specific to the City <br />of Arden Hills. <br />• Poll contacts to identify a date to host a 90 minute roundtable that works for the greatest <br />number of firms. <br />• Facilitate the roundtable. <br />• Report findings and recommended next steps to the Economic Development Commission and <br />Economic Development Authority. <br />Timeline <br />April-June of 2016 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />