Business Retention and Development Committee Agenda and Packet 2019 01 15

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Business Retention and Development Committee Meeting Minutes January 7, 2019 Page 3 of 4 • Consider holding the Forum in a different venue / location in the City to draw (perhaps) different attendees. • BRaD Committee should assess specific topics to include in the next Forum in addition to the facilitator questions / discussion. • BRaD Committee members agreed it would be helpful for Committee members to contact business colleagues to solicit input on issues affecting their businesses, and encourage them to attend the next Business Forum. • Mr. DeJong agreed to provide to Committee members who request a contact list of Louisville businesses. • Committee agreed to continue the Business Survey on an annual basis — next one being in the Fall of 2019. • Committee noted that the appearance / perception is that business (retail, restaurant, service industry) is doing fine in Louisville. If that is not the case (which several members opined), the Committee must bring that information forward to City Council and the Louisville community backed by supporting facts and suggested measures to address the issues raised. Aaron DeJong will research venues and facilitators for the May Forum and report back to the Committee. 5. Discuss 2019 BRaD Topics and/or Initiatives: The Committee reviewed the list of potential BRaD discussion topics for 2019 provided in the Committee meeting packet, discussing possible focal points without coming to a decision on a final list. Council Member Maloney noted City Council would be discussing the Council Workplan for 2019 at its Tuesday Jan 15 meeting. After discussion, the Committee agreed to hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday Jan 15 at 8 a.m. in the Louisville Library Meeting Room to review the 2019 potential topics / goals list circulated to Council on Friday January 12, and provide specific comments and suggested topics / goals recommended by the BRaD Committee to City Council for consideration for 2019. The Committee requested that City Staff provide / include the following for future BRaD meetings: • Include the BRaD Mission Statement at the beginning of each meeting Agenda. • Ask Rob Zuccaro, Planning & Building Safety Director, to provide an update on the City permitting process / building code and sign ordinance update process and status. • Include a Council Member Liaison Update on each Agenda • Provide a report to the Committee regarding action taken by Council on each matter forwarded to Council by the Committee. • Include with the BRaD Committee packet an agenda of coming City Council goals / topics / action items under consideration by Council.