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CXtY°.f BUSINESS RETENTION AND <br />Louisville DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE <br />COLORADO -SINCE 1.878 <br />SUBJECT: DISCUSSION/DIRECTION- BUSINESS RETENTION VISITS <br />DATE: SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 <br />PRESENTED BY: MEGAN E. PIERCE, ECONOMIC VITALITY DIRECTOR <br />SUMMARY: <br />In July, the BRaD Committee reviewed some of its 2020 planned initiatives that have <br />been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including regular business retention visits. <br />In August the Committee affirmed retention visits should be conducted virtually and that <br />the re -opening of City Hall would be used to guide a transition back to in -person visits in <br />the future. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Based on suggestions from the Committee and staff, outreach was conducted to <br />businesses to gauge interest in retention visits. In addition, staff distributed an a -blast <br />advertising the opportunity for retention visits with the BRaD Committee. The e-blast <br />was distributed on Thursday, August 13 (please see Attachment #1). <br />Unfortunately, interest thus far has been pretty low. There seems to be a combination of <br />businesses that are overwhelmed with other priorities and those that feel business is <br />good and they just want to stay focused. All that responded were appreciative of the <br />outreach and to know about the program, so staff will track contacts for the future. The <br />e-blast generated one retention visit request. <br />Staff has also reached out to all of the following businesses to -date: <br />• Jules Gourmet Catering (not at this time, too busy) <br />• Alem International (possibly, will look for dates in September) <br />• Bixbi Pet (not interested at this time, business doing well) <br />• Izzio Artisan Bakery (no response) <br />• Fjallraven (not at this time, possibly after pandemic) <br />• Gaia (not at this time, possibly after in person visits resume) <br />• Koru Chiropractic (anticipated 9/11/20) <br />• Omni Promotional (corresponding to schedule) <br />• Ziggi's Coffee (not at this time, possibly after pandemic) <br />• Dova Center for Health and Healing (corresponding to schedule) <br />• Hope Foods (no response) <br />Staff will continue pursuing businesses about scheduling retention visits. Staff has been <br />able to conduct several in -person and virtual meetings, but most of these have been on <br />demand and based on other inquiries or issues. <br />Agenda Packet P. 4 <br />