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<br />REQUEST FOR LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br />Agenda Date: /July 6, 2009 <br />Requested By: /Debbie Westbeld <br />Department: /City Manager/EDC <br /> <br />Budeet <br /> <br />Source of Funds: <br /> <br />Account Number: <br /> <br />Report: r <br /> <br />Resolution: r <br /> <br />Ordinance: r <br /> <br />Amount Budgeted: <br />Amount Requested: / <br /> <br />Exhibits: /Economic Development Strategic Plan <br />Exhibits: <br />Exhibits: <br /> <br />Budgeted Item: <br /> <br />YES r <br /> <br />NO r <br /> <br />La Porte retained Avalanche Consulting to create a 5-year plan for economic development. The final Strategic <br />Plan was presented to the board at the last board meeting on June 8, 2009. <br /> <br />This strategy will direct the city's future on topics ranging from business climate and infrastructure to education <br />and quality of life. <br /> <br />We are asking the board for a motion to adopt this as the guiding plan for future economic development <br />activities in La Porte. <br /> <br />Action Required by LPEDC: <br /> <br />Consider adoption ofthe Economic Development Strategic Plan as the guiding factor in future economic <br />development activities, thereby showing a support for its recommendations, strategies and tactics. <br /> <br />Approved for LEPDC Al!enda <br /> <br /> <br />Manager <br /> <br />1. /- nq <br /> <br />Date <br />