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Roseville City Council Page 6 of 6 • Mayor welcome letter - mailed letters to new businesses on a quarterly basis. Since the City does not have business licensing it is hard to track when a new business moves in. Bankers Meetings - Meet at least one time per year with commercial and residential bankers. The commercial bankers group help to develop the small business loan pro- gram. Community Development cut the business retention program budget in 2004 due to the need to reduce costs to a zero increase budget and because of shifting priorities set by the Council. In particular, Cathy Bennett spends approximately 50 hours per month working on Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) activities that she previously spent on business and economic development. Community Development spent between $3,000 and $6,000 in previous years to fund luncheons and an economic development consultant to assist on special projects. This year Community Development staffplan to produce and email the Business Link Newslet- ter on a quarterly basis (March, June, Sept, Dec), email previously contacted businesses that were visited in the last 5 years and hold at least one bankers meeting. If the Mayor is interested, the Community Development staff will on a periodic basis prepare letters of welcome for new businesses. Due to the budget cut for 2004, no luncheon, site visits or updates to the business list will be completed. B. Some Options RE: Business Advisory Commission 1. During budget review sessions, City Council could review and give direction about the cur- rent budget for the Business Link program within the Community Development Department, as described above. 2. City Council specifies and assigns business advisory responsibilities to an existing citizen commission, such as the Planning Commission. 3. City Council could add a requirement that at least one or more members of an existing Rose- ville citizen commission or commissions must own a business in Roseville, thereby creating the potential for a more significantRosevillebusiness perspectivewithin that or those exist- ing citizen commissions. 4. Ask the Roseville Visitors Association to become, as well, the Roseville Business Advisory Commission. Because they are a separate legal entity, that would require their consent, as well as changes in their board membership and articles of incorporation.