5.01

Economic Development: Aggressively Create & Develop an Environment for Job Creation, Development, Retention & Capital Investment

  • Key Outcomes: Support holistic approach of EDC, Chamber/C-PEG initiatives in growing our economic base. This would include retention, recruitment, entrepreneurship, small business dev., and tourism. Continually evaluate expectations from City Council to EDC and C-PEG before annual funding decisions made.
  • Success Indicator: Increased number of businesses and jobs.
  • Supporting Goals: Businesses recruited, retained, grown, started, and supported. Amount of tourism revenues generated. Actively market available City properties with development potential.
  • Performance Measures: Number of businesses and number of jobs created. Tourism revenues generated
  • Lead Responsibility: MHCEDC, C-PEG, and Council.
  • Priority: Immediate