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Economic Advisory Commission
2017 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 2017 by choosing a
limited number of items to emphasize, including: the growth of the community and its impacts on
the economic, environmental and social aspects through the development of a Community
Discussion Guide, participating directly in the City Plan and Transportation Development Master
Plan process, and review the existing Business Assistance Package Development Framework
(specifically criteria to consider as part of the evaluation of future business assistance).
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)
Attached is an example of the planning calendar (Attachment #1), which is presented to the
EAC each month.
Current Topics/Planned Activities
The following items are currently on the planning calendar for the EAC:
Broadband
Water Utility Cash-in-Lieu & Raw Water Requirements
Climate Economy
Other items will be identified as they are added to the 6-month planning calendar.
Table 1
Proposed Schedule for 2017
Economic Advisory Commission
Meeting Topic Purpose Role
City Council
Meeting Date Time Who
Review Business Assistance Framework
A presentation on the existing business assistance
framework for context to the discussion of
evaluation criteria
Listen/Clarify N/A 45 Minutes J. Birks
Review Draft Annual Report
Review the draft annual report provided by staff -
propose changes.
Listen/Clarify N/A 30 Minutes J. Birks
Select Industry Cluster Grant Representative
The Board will select a member to particpate in
the Industry Cluster Competitive review process.
Discuss/Act
N/A 15 Minutes Board
Adopt Annual Report
Formal action by the board to adopt the 2016
annual report.
Discuss/Act N/A 15 Minutes Board
Water Utility Cash-in-lieu & Raw Water
Requirement Changes - Tentative
A chance for the Board to hear about proposed
changes to these key water utility fees and
requirements.
Listen/Clarify 14-Feb-17 45 Minutes L. Smith
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
Elect Officers The Board will elect a Chair and Vice Chair to
serve until March 2018.
Discuss/Act N/A 15 Minutes Board
Report on Selected Industry Cluster Grant
Recipients - Tenative
The Board will be presented with a summary of
the selected Industry Cluster Grant recipients.
Listen/Clarify N/A 15 Minutes S. Houghteling
Climate Economy Overview - Tentative
A chance for the Board to hear about the efforts
of the Economic Health Office related to the new
area of Climate Economy
Listen/Clarify
N/A 30 Minutes S. Carpenter
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
15-Mar-17
18-Jan-17
15-Feb-17
ATTACHMENT #1
Table 1
Proposed Schedule for 2017
Economic Advisory Commission
Meeting Topic Purpose Role
City Council
Meeting Date Time Who
Broadband Update - Tentative
A chance for the Board to hear the status of the
City's evaluation related to municipal broadband
and 3rd party partnerships.
25-Apr-17 45 Minutes S. Kendall
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
OPEN SLOT TBD 45 Minutes TBD
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
Discuss Periodic Review with Council Liaison -
Tentative (If Needed)
The Board will meet with their Council liaison to
discuss performance, mission and direction. This
is part of a formal periodic review process.
N/A 60 Minutes
Board & Council
Liaison
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
Finalize Periodic Review Memo - Tentative (If
Needed)
The Board will finalize and formally consider their
periodic review memo for submission to City
Council.
N/A 15 Minutes Board
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
OPEN SLOT TBD 45 Minutes TBD
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
19-Apr-17
17-May-17
21-Jun-17
19-Jul-17
16-Aug-17
20-Sep-17
ATTACHMENT #1
Table 1
Proposed Schedule for 2017
Economic Advisory Commission
Meeting Topic Purpose Role
City Council
Meeting Date Time Who
Review Draft 2018 Annual Work Plan
The Board will review its proposed work plan for
2018.
N/A 30 Minutes Board
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
Adopt 2018 Annual Work Plan
The Board will review the final 2018 Annual Work
Plan and formally consider.
N/A 15 Minutes Board
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
Review 2017 Annual Report
The Board will review the draft 2017 annual
report and provide comments to the staff liaison.
N/A 30 Minutes Board
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
OPEN SLOT TBD 30 Minutes TBD
Unscheduled Items:
Review of Sustainability Assessment Tool
Update
A chance to review proposed changes to the tool
after the initial pilot and subsequent updates Listen/Clarify TBD 30 minutes K. Ricketts
* Denotes a City Council Work Session item
15-Nov-17
20-Dec-17
18-Oct-17
ATTACHMENT #1