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Fort Collins, CO 80522
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Economic Advisory Commission
2018 Work Plan
Duties & Function of the Commission
The duties and functions of the Commission are:
1. To advise City Council on matters pertaining to the economic health and sustainability of
the city, including, but not limited to, (a) events and trends occurring outside the Fort Collins
community that may affect the local economy; (b) immediate and long-term threats to the
local economy; (c) ways in which to enhance the City's competitive position in relation to
other communities; and (d) possible partnerships with other public and private entities;
2. To recommend programs and strategies that may enhance the economic health and
sustainability of the city;
3. To be aware of and coordinate with other City boards and commissions whose actions may
affect the economic health and sustainability of the City;
4. To advise Council on existing or proposed policies, practices or regulations of the City that
may affect the local economy; and
5. To perform other such duties and functions as provided by the City Council.
Overview
The Economic Advisory Commission (“EAC”) has decided to create focus in 2018 by choosing a
limited number of items to emphasize, including:
1. Participating directly in the public engagement component of City Plan and the
Transportation Master Plan process by working with staff on the development of a
Community Discussion Guide that supports evaluating the growth of community and the
economic, environmental, and social impacts;
2. Reviewing the existing Business Assistance Package Development Framework
(specifically criteria to consider as part of the evaluation of future business assistance);
and
3. Evaluating an experiment to bring together Boards and Commissions representing the
Triple Bottom Line from supported by departments from across the City organization and
under the leadership of the Council Futures Committee.
Given the focus of EAC, the following topic areas will be used to filter other City policy items that
should be brought before the commission for input:
Triple Bottom Line integration
(Social and Environmental);
Balancing act between the benefits
and cost of growth
Economic sustainability and diversity
Infrastructure - Transportation and
Utilities;
Tax/revenue diversification;
Build-out impacts and
considerations;
Innovation and the role of the
knowledge economy;
Housing; and
Workforce.
Prioritization, Meeting Structure, Agendas
The EAC manage meetings and agendas with the intent to focus commission on proactive
review and identification of economic issues instead of a reactive view of issues. The result has
been greater focus and engagement by commission members. This approach is summarized
below:
All topics presented to the EAC will be reviewed in two parts:
o First, the EAC will review a presentation on the topic with the objective of
listening and clarifying; and
o Second, the EAC will discuss the topic with the objective of understanding and
acting (if required)
Topics will be selected from the 6-month planning calendar by the Chair and Co-Chair
with recommendations from the staff liaison;
Topics will be placed on a planning calendar that resembles the City Council 6-month
calendar and will include: Topic, Purpose, Objective (Listen/Clarify or Discuss/Act),
Anticipated City Council Date (work sessions will be noted), Staff, and Time Allotted
Open Slots in the planning calendar will be discussed by the Board each month and
topics off the 6-month planning calendar can be selected for discussion
The staff liaison will provide an update on the operations of the Economic Health Office
quarterly (typically the month after the close of each quarter)
Current Topics/Planned Activities
The following items are currently on the planning calendar for the EAC:
Broadband
Climate Economy
Triple Bottom Line Scan tool
Other items will be identified as they are added to the 6-month planning calendar.