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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN UPDATE
STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
July 24, 2008-City Hall Room 404, 9:30am
PRESENT: John Casper, Tom Cooper, Jon Dell’Antonia, Andy Dumke, Elizabeth Hartman,
Rob Kleman, Melissa Kohn, Frank Tower.
STAFF: Jackson Kinney and Darryn Burich
UNABLE to ATTEND: Eileen Connolly-Keesler, Ron Detjen, Mark Harris, Jay Kopplin, Richard Wells
Others Present: None.
1) Tackling Agenda Items
Jackson Kinney opened by stating that at previous meetings there was much discussion about
implementing various actions and goals and reiterated that the purpose of this committee is to develop
the plan that sets forth the blueprint for which economic development should happen in the community.
Jackson then went over how agenda items for today’s meeting would be addressed.
2) Review/Discuss Recruitment Goals, Objectives & Actions
The committee went over a list of “Proposed Goals, Objective & Actions” developed from previous
meetings by the committee and by the economic development organizations. Discussion involved the
various goals and objectives and moving some back and forth and adding others. The group decided
that the format that would be followed would be to list goals and actions only.
There was some discussion about having goals/actions involving the perception of a negative
development image for the City and reviewing and improving the City’s development processes. There
was also discussion about how to change national retailers’ perception about people from Oshkosh
traveling to Appleton and not developing the community.
3) Next Steering Committee Meeting – Primary Agenda Topic
Due to time constraints the meeting ended prior to discussion on retention and expansion efforts,
which will be the topic for the next steering committee meeting.
4) Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 am.
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