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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY GROUP
February 19, 2010
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MINUTES FOR THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY GROUP
February 19, 2010
Gresham Room, Ashland Library
410 Siskiyou Blvd.
CALL TO ORDER
Russ Silbiger called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. in the Gresham Room, 410 Siskiyou Blvd.
Policy Group Members Present: Staff Present:
Russ Silbiger Tom Bradley Adam Hanks, Project Manager
John Stromberg Annie Hoy Martha Bennett, City Administrator
Ric Holt John Fields April Lucas, Admin. Assistant
Dean Cropper Kate Jackson
Jim Klein
Absent Members:
Wendy Siporen Pam Hammond
Mark Marchetti Emile Amarotico
DeeAnn Everson Laurie Gibbs
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Stromberg/Hoy m/s to approve the minutes of November 18, 2009, December 16, 2009,
January 13, 2010, and February 5, 2010. Voice Vote: all AYES. Motion passed.
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SUMMARY OF FEBRUARY 5 ECONOMIC VISION WORK
Project Manager Adam Hanks distributed several handouts to the group including: 1) Sample
strategies from the cities of Portland, Corvallis, Beaverton and Baker City; 2) the draft TAC
vision statements; 3) a summary of the Policy Group’s Vision and Values discussion; and 4) the
draft City Council Vision and Values statements.
City Administrator Martha Bennett spoke to the purpose of today’s meeting and asked that the
members break out into smaller groups and brainstorm ideas for the City’s economic
development strategy. In particular, she asked that they focus on its relationship with the
business sector. Ms. Bennett explained there will likely be two more meetings of this group
before the process moves into the public comment period. She noted at their next meeting staff
will provide the draft Vision Statement and trends, and will also bring back strategic goal options
for them to review and pare down.
Mr. Holt thanked staff for providing Portland’s economic development strategy. He stated for
Ashland’s model to be successful they need to keep in mind how it connects with these other
strategies and encouraged them to keep in mind what is being done in Portland as they move
forward.
FINISH ECONOMIC VISION – DEVELOP STRATEGIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY GROUP
February 19, 2010
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The members broke out into separate groups and spent the remainder of the meeting in smaller
groups discussing their ideas for possible economic development strategies.
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be Friday, March 12, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
April Lucas, Administrative Assistant