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RHRA Meeting Minutes – Monday, May 25, 2016 Page 10 1 not slowing things down. Ms. Collins noted developers have to provide 2 similar information for their Response Action Plans (RAP) anyway. 3 4 Member Willmus noted this was something requiring relatively little 5 expenditure of funds, but could provide an immediate impact (e.g. SE 6 Roseville). 7 8 Business Retention and Expansion 9 Discussion ensued regarding Economic Development Commissions or 10 Corporations and their various roles and differences either as advisory or 11 stand-alone corporations as developed in other communities; as well as the 12 involvement of staff liaisons to those boards; and various models to explore 13 advantages and/or disadvantages of those models as part of the REDA’s 14 prioritization efforts going forward, calling that out as a work plan item in an 15 appropriate timeframe. 16 17 Member Laliberte asked for information from the two Chambers of Commerce 18 on what they offer to connect existing businesses with the city and enticing 19 new businesses to the area, and the services they provide. 20 21 Ms. King offered to obtain that information and define the functions of each 22 Chamber to engage the business community, suggesting a next step for the 23 REDA may be to formalize that relationship. 24 25 Member Laliberte opined it may be intimidating for small, independent 26 businesses to locate in Roseville when meeting with larger or national 27 businesses. If a personal connection was available to discuss needs, location, 28 and issues or struggles, Member Laliberte suggested that would be helpful, as 29 well as helping them decide whether to stay or expand in Roseville from that 30 smaller perspective. 31 32 Ms. King suggested that was part of business retention; and Ms. Collins noted 33 it also fell into the model and industry mentorship category. 34 35 Marketing/Image of Roseville 36 From her experience working in the area of marketing, Member Laliberte 37 noted the number of upfront decisions needed before actually marketing 38 yourself; and suggested the REDA needed a more refined message first to 39 define why they were inviting businesses into the community. 40 41 Financing and Incentives 42 Member McGehee asked for direction about what kind of tools needed to 43 evaluate purchasing/developing a site, whether financial or other evaluation 44 tools or guidance. 45 46 Ms. Collins suggested ways to measure the REDA’s return on investment.