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- -- .. , ~~..IIIIlII Metropolitan COllncil FIRST,CLASS MAil , , , Mcan~ Park Cenlre U.S, POSTAGE , , ..IIIIlII 230 Enst Fifth Street PAID . St. P,l1Il, MN 55101.1631- St. Paul, MN , ate Permit No, 7029 I I i, , , ------.-_. - ------ .---"" DOROTHY A PERSON 15391 r- CITY ADMINISTRATOR CITY OF ARDEN HILLS 1450 HWY 96 AROEN HILLS MN 55112-5140 . . . - - - - - - - .- j METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK ;;~;T;-'1t~~ PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER , September 1993 :". ECONOMIC STRATEGIES . Family incomes adequate to the preliminary recommendations SHAPING UP provide a reasonable IMng standard. of the Council's Regional Blueprint . Prudent capital Investment In the and proposals of the Minneapolis Regional economic strategies for region to ensure economic renewal Chamber of Commerce, the and competttlveness. the Blueprint are coming into . Improved employment and Minnesota Higher Education sharper focus. economic opportunity for all cttizens. Coordinating Board and others. A .is issue of the Update looks at a . A diversified Industry mix to panel cushion the regional economy trom next . general approach to economic shocks and national business cycles. provid development in the region. event. Tactics to achieve the goals: The Update also discusses the objectives that should guide efforts . Promote a more competitive to redevelop and revitalize the older regional economy. Promote economic parts of the region. More specific development at the 'grass roots,' chip action steps will be developed later. ~ at regulatory and tex-related business.cnmate Issues, and examine 40r1Wf9~ a new phase In wa!fS to share regionally the benefItS of tIi lueprint's evmepmflfll. More economic development. ' The Regional. j' Blueprint:.'<'~the .... information on page 2. --__ . Provide high-quality, cost. .... effective public facilities thet support Development and-ilnvestment ! d~opment, such as transportation. FrameWork.... is the Council's plan ... .. . ~~ntrate educational efforts for guiding the timing and location on Imp Ing the quality of the labor of new. development. It is also a tool . GOVERNMENT force. Brfn~lness and educators to maintain and revitalize the older "FOUNDATIONS" SUPPORT together to devX approaches to areas of the region. ECONOMY meet tralnlng nee . Start collaborative efforts In job tralnln^,81 Include The Council expects to complete a An approach to strengthening the transportation, day care~d work new draft of the Blueprint for public readiness. discussion by December 1993 and region's economy was unveiled last . Tergat public fundlngl\P get the adopt II' final version next spring. month to the Economic Strategy most velue from Investments. Include The Council Is looking at managing .sue Group. areas wnh severely declining "'party suburban growth, encouraging values, areas 'In transnion,' are~ redevelopment and reinvestment Underlying the strategy Is the notion needing environmental cleanup, where it's needed, promoting jobs that the region's economic Mure is populations In need, and relnvest"\nt and economic growth, and based on a vital. market-driven In aging Infrastructure. managing regional facilities that . Develop regional economic \ support development If you're private sector. Government's role is to invest in the foundations on goels end monitor progress. Interested in helping develop the which the economy needs to grow. I Blueprint, please call Vivian Ramirez Those include a well-educated work on the Council staff at 291-6594. force; an infrastructure that serves I current and Mure business needs; . REGIONAL ECONOMIC I a stable, equitable tax system; and CONFERENCE THIS FALL a well-balanced regulatory system, I . HOW YOU CAN .ere are the strategy's goals: Ideas for strengthening the J PARTICIPATE region's economy will be . Sustained, above-average discussed at an upcoming . If you don't already receive this economic growth, consistent wtth conference to be hosted by the J newsletter, we can add you to our environmental protection. Council and several other I Update mailing list. . Intematlonally competnlve levels of organizations. The half-day . You're welcome to attend the productivity growth. session, to be held in late Oct?per meetings of the Council's issue or early November, will spotl)ht cont. .I METROPOLITAN DEVElOPMENT AND INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK .I ------