Business Retention and Development Committee Agenda and Packet 2019 10 07

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Business Retention and Development Committee Meeting Minutes September 3, 2019 Page 2 of 3 III. APPROVAL OF AUGUST 5, 2019 MINUTES — On proper motion, the Committee approved the BRaD Committee minutes of August 5, 2019. IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA — Approved. V. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: None VI. BUSINESS MATTERS OF THE COMMITTEE: 1. Transportation Master Plan Update: Planning & Building Safety Director Rob Zuccaro provided the Committee with a review of the Louisville Transportation Master Plan update. Comments and discussion by the Committee included: - Connectivity enhancements to the former Conoco Phillips site. How better connect CTC with Old Town and McCaslin commercial area. - Improvements to main corridors: McCaslin, Via Appia, Monarch HS, Highway 42, South Boulder Road, Old Town. 2. BRaD Next Steps Discussion (continued): City Manager Heather Balser kicked off discussion of the BRaD Next Steps topic. Discussion included: Business Retention Visits: How select businesses, how often, when, who attends, topics to discuss, how target a broader brush of businesses. o Committee agreed that an important purpose of the Retention Visits is to let local business know that they are considered important. o Louisville Community Interim Economic Development Director Stan Zemler agreed to select and coordinate the Business Retention Visits as a means to restart this area of outreach, and would report back at next BRaD meeting. - Council Updates: How structure, how often, who attends Council meetings, should a written report be provided or simply verbal update. Committee members generally agreed that appearance before Council should be a shared duty. Further discussion required to finalize Committee agreement on Council update procedure. 3. Business Forum Next Steps. The Committee discussed when to hold the next Louisville Business Forum and possible topics. Council Member Susan Loo suggested the Committee consider holding the next Forum as a 'Meet the City Council'. After discussion, the Committee agreed that a Meet the City Council as a Forum focus would be an excellent opportunity for local business to interact with City Council. Staff agreed to look at the January / February time frame for scheduling the next Business Forum.