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<br />Economic Development Plan <br /> <br />7 February 2006 <br />PClgC 4 of 17 <br /> <br />development issues facing the community that need to be addressed in the next input <br />phase. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Task 1.4. Progress Report. The findings of Phase I will be presented to the project <br />steering committee via email as part of Task 1.4. <br /> <br />Phase - II Competitive Analvsis <br /> <br />Task 2.1 Community Selection. DeSCo will meet with City personnel to identify up to <br />six communities who are most common competing communities in economic <br />development attraction efforts. These communities can be selected from the St. <br />Paul/Minneapolis SMSA or elsewhere in Minnesota. DeSCo will advise City on the <br />selection of these communities. <br /> <br />Task 2.2 Key Parameters. DeSCo will work with City staff to determine up to 12 key <br />parameters upon which the communities can be compared. Traditional metrics will <br />include items such as tax rates, available acreage, land prices, shovel ready status, <br />per capita incomes, schools, and others. However, we will select 12 parameters that <br />best fit the needs of Arden Hills as defined by your community and use them in our <br />comparison analysis. <br /> <br />Task 2.3. Competition Analysis Based upon the parameters detailed in Task 2.2, <br />DeSCo will prepare a comparison of the strengths and weaknesses that Arden Hills <br />has in economic development. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Task 2.4. Progress Report. The findings of Phase II will be presented to the project <br />steering committee via email as part of Task 2.4. These findings will also be used in <br />association with the marketing plan to be developed in Phase V. <br /> <br />Phase 11/ - Input <br /> <br />Task 3.1 Survey Development. Based upon the issues raised during Task 1.3, <br />DeSCo will design a community survey that will elicit input on economic development <br />issues facing Arden Hills. This survey, once approved, will be linked to the City's web <br />page for access by all interested parties. Linkage to the web page will occur just <br />prior to the time we execute Task 3.3. <br /> <br />Task 3.2. Survey Approval. DeSCo will email the survey to the City for distribution <br />and approval prior to linking it to their webpage. <br /> <br />Confidential and Personal for the City of Arden Hills. <br />Public circulation or unauthorized reproduction of thIS document is expressly prohibited. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />DeSCo. 831 E lIncolnway, Valparaiso, IN 46383 . www.dcscosolutions.com _ 219.548.9999 <br />