Business Retention and Development Committee Minutes 2006 11 06

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City Council Business Retention & Development Committee Meeting Minutes November 6, 2006 Page 2 of 3 Brown reported that he had been in discussions with a second company that can offer the gift card services, but added that he would like Hogan to undertake a more thorough comparison of the two possible companies and report back the group. Hogan asked if Lehman and Caranci would be willing to help in this endeavor, both agreed. Members were in agreement that any gift card promotion will need to be easy to use for the merchants, or they won't support it. In addition, members added that while this may start as a City function, it will eventually need to be taken over by the business community. Members established criteria on which they can base the discussion about program implementation: . Marketing . Ease of compatibility for merchants . Cost . Auditing Members also discussed using the Business Congress to help with the program. REVIEW AND DISCUSS PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR SERVICES FOR 2007 Members reviewed the proposed contract and agreed to forward it to the City Council for final action with a recommendation to approve the contract. REVIEW AND DISCUSS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY BENCHMARKS AND WORK PLAN Members discussed the proposed benchmarks for 2007 as well as the work plan. Members were in agreement with the proposal. Members added a need for a meeting of the Business Congress in mid-January and quarterly thereafter. They proposed the following items for the agenda for the January meeting: . State of the City . Sign Code Presentation . Shop Louisville Program . Use Tax . Role of the Business Congress REVIEW AND DISCUSS DRAFT BUSINESS RETENTION PLAN Hogan reviewed the plan highlighting the need for Committee members to get out in the business community and talk with all the businesses about their