Business Retention and Development Committee Minutes 2006 12 04

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City Council Business Retention & Development Committee Meeting Minutes December 4, 2006 Page 2 of 3 Members are in agreement that the program should not be administered by the City in the long run, but it may need City support to get it off the ground. Brown noted that perhaps the City could approve a grant to another entity to run the program. Members agreed on May 1 as the goal to have the program in place. UPDATE - WEB SITE AND MARKETING MATERIALS Hogan noted that the City is now in possession of the original InDesign File for the profile piece and we can now update and print it as needed. Hogan noted that the web site will need to be updated to include the Business Assistance Program once it is adopted. Hogan is reviewing the proposal from CC Intellect to determine which of their services are needed and what the final costs will be. She will meet with Balser and Muth to discuss it further. Brown asked that the City contract with ZVC to continue with the maintenance of the site as needed to keep it current. UPDATE - BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Muth informed the members that the program will go to the City Council for approval at the December 19 meeting. Members discussed the merits of how incentives should be given: to developers or retailers. Lehman noted that Louisville development fees are very high. Members asked staff to provide a comparison of Louisville's fees with other municipalities for the January 8 meeting. DISCUSSION - DRAFT BUSINESS RETENTION PLAN Hogan presented her plan for members of the City Council and BRaD to visit to local businesses to get feedback. She noted that she will give all members training on what to ask and how to approach the businesses. Hogan will meet with staff to create a list of the businesses to visit; in particular she noted that the largest employer and the two largest sales tax generators need to be visited.