Economic Vitality Committee Agenda and Packet 2024 01 26

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Economic Vitality Committee Meeting Minutes December 15, 2023 Page 5 of 6 Chair Dickinson wondered whether it would be possible to dedicate a portion of each EVC meeting to a specific geographic location of the City (McCaslin, S Boulder Road, etc.) He noted that this would be a much smaller version than the Business Forum. He asked for feedback from the rest of the Committee regarding this idea. Public Comment from Eric Lund: Mr. Lund stated that he is in support of this type of meeting and wondered if the meetings could be held at a venue in the designated location. Chair Dickinson questioned whether an on -site meeting would take the place of the EVC meeting or whether it could be an additional outreach. He also wondered whether adding an extra outreach meeting would be too much of an impact on staff. City Manager Durbin responded that adding an extra meeting will require quite a bit of staff time as well as additional business resources. Public Comment from Liz Connor: Ms. Connor commented that keeping the meeting time and location predictable helps the business community attend. When meetings are not predictable, businesses often have to scramble to be able to attend. Public Comment from Mike Kranzdorf: Mr. Kranzdorf commented that there may be some unintended consequences of having the meetings at the business location. He also wondered whether the business or the landlord would be the appropriate audience for most of these meetings. He wondered whether it might make more sense to group the business by industry rather than location. Councilmember Dickinson added that grouping businesses by type may also help with scheduling, as similar businesses are likely to have similar busy/free times. However he also noted that businesses may be more likely to attend the meeting if it's close by. Public Comment from Lexi Adler: Ms. Adler commented that she is in support of having on -site meetings. She also added that the LRC attended a DBA meeting which allowed for greater conversation between the two groups. Public Comment from Rick Kron: Mr. Kron wondered whether it would be possible to group meetings by location and business type. He also reiterated that having two or fewer Council members would keep it from being a public meeting requiring posted notice. Chair Dickinson closed the conversation adding that he is excited to start working on some action items in 2024. Agenda Packet P. 7