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CASSELBCRRY CITY COMMISSION <br />Minutes of February 27, 2019 — Pre -Budget Planning workshop <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />o Why does the City need to focus on economic development? <br />■ Makes Casselberry a destination location — an attractor <br />■ High quality -of -life and affordable City to live and work <br />■ Goods and services are in close proximity to residents <br />■ Balanced land use program = sustainable and growing tax base <br />■ Sustainable and growing tax base = ability to provide affordable public <br />services for all <br />■ Create a stable/sustainable business climate <br />■ Makes for i/2 of the City's tax base <br />■ Major consumer of water and sewer <br />■ Helps balance payments of franchise fees and public service taxes <br />■ The more resilient the tax base, the less residential burden on public services <br />■ Casselberry remains competitive to attract new businesses and residents <br />Commissioner Meadows left the multi-purpose room at 10:25 a.m. Commissioner Meadows returned to the <br />multi-purpose room at 10:27 a.m. <br />o How does strategic planning equate to strong economic development? <br />■ Develop/implement strategies for a focused approach (targeted specific <br />development) <br />■ Announce City's goals and be in position to support development (then take <br />action) <br />■ Remove irnpediments/hurdles that slow down the development process <br />(make process predictable) <br />■ Stay dynamic and current on development trends through research <br />■ Be a business development resource as an ombudsman for developers <br />■ Best economic development methods (use of internal staff, a consultant <br />and/or economic strategist) <br />■ City could benefit from a combined approach (use of dedicated internal staff <br />and an experienced consultant) <br />Commissioner Meadows left the multi-purpose room at 10:37 a.m. Commissioner Meadows returned to the <br />multi-purpose room at 10:40 a.m. <br />Vice Mayor Aramendia left the multi-purpose room. at 10:47 a.m. Vice Mayor Aramendia returned to the <br />multi-purpose room at 10:50 a.m. <br />Mayor Glancy left the multi-purpose room at 10:58 a. m. Mayor Glancy returned to the multi-purpose room at <br />11:07 a.m. <br />6. CITY INITIATIVES <br />Presentation: The following staff members gave presentations detailing recent accomplishments and future <br />planning incentives for their departments and/or divisions as follows: <br />