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ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL
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ITY OF SHKOSH ISCONSIN
J2,2013
ANUARY
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PECIAL EETING
SPECIAL MEETING held Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at 5:30 p.min Room 404, City Hall.
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Mayor Tower presided.
PRESENT: Council Members Jef Hall, Tom Pech, Jr, Steve Cummings, Deb Allison-Aasby,
Steven Herman and Mayor Burk Tower
EXCUSED: Bob Poeschl
ALSO PRESENT: Mark Rohloff, City Manager, Pamela Ubrig, City Clerk, Allen Davis,
Director of Community Development, and Kelly Nieforth, Economic Development Specialist.
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ISCUSSION OF ECOMMENDATIONS OF CONOMIC EVELOPMENT TUDY FROM
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RAGER ROUP
Mr. Rohloff gave an overview of the Prager Study and stated per the Economic Development
Study from the Prager Group, a public/private partnership was the best model to grow the
City’s economy. A potential economic development organization could be assembled with a
broad base of directors from the private sector (Chamber of Commerce, OAEDC,
manufacturing, etc.) and the public and not-for profit sectors (City and County government,
the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Fox Valley Technical College, airport and
philanthropy). He felt the City should focus on the tactic of business retention, expansion,
and entrepreneurship.
Council Member Cummings thought the City should also include schools in economic
development strategies.
Council Member Pech felt a community-wide approach to economic development was a good
idea.
Council Member Allison-Aasby asked why the City chose Prager to develop an economic
strategy.
Mr. Rohloff replied the City had requested qualifications from the entire Midwest and the
Prager Team emerged as the most impressive.
Council Member Hall agreed with the findings of the Prager Study, however he was
concerned about the City’s role in a public/private partnership model for economic
development.
Mayor Tower conceded the City would not necessarily have control if it accepted the concept
of a public/private partnership for economic development.
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ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL ANUARY
Council Member Herman supported a public/private partnership model for economic
development.
Council Member Allison-Aasby was concerned about transparency if the City was to
participate in a public/private partnership model for economic development.
Council Member Herman thought that the Oshkosh Convention and Visitors Bureau should
be included in the list of stakeholders.
Council Member Hall felt the director of Advocap should be included in the list of
stakeholders.
Council Member Cummings wanted commercial and residential real estate brokers included
in the list of stakeholders along with the EAA.
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ROVIDE DIRECTION TO THE ITY ANAGER ASED ON ISCUSSION OF CONOMIC
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EVELOPMENT TUDY
The Council would like to hold a workshop with Mr. Prager on January 15, 2013 to discuss
the Economic Development Organizational Analysis and Direction Report (Prager Study).
Council Member Hall requested that Mr. Prager bring examples of by-laws from other entities
to use as a foundation for the public/private partnership model for economic development.
Council Member Cummings asked that Mr. Prager provide a list of the communities that have
gone through the process of creating a public/private partnership model for economic
development.
The Council would like Mr. Rohloff to identify the stakeholders and establish a meeting time
to discuss the creation of a public/private partnership model for economic development.
MOTION: ADJOURN (Cummings; second, Pech)
CARRIED: VOICE VOTE
The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
PAMELA R. UBRIG
CITY CLERK
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