City Council Minutes - September 15, 2007

Saturday, September 15, 2007

The Special Meeting of Council was called to order at 9:00 a.m. in Room 119 at the Fairfield Municipal Building, 5350 Pleasant Avenue with the following Councilmembers present:  Tim Meyers, Tim Abbott, Mike Snyder, Mike Oler, and Marty Judd.  Present staff members were City Manager Art Pizzano, Tim Bachman, Development Services Director, and Greg Kathman, Economic Development Manager.

Quarterly Update Session

City Manager Pizzano, Tim Bachman, and Greg Kathman provide an update to Council on Fairfield’s ongoing economic and community development effort.  The presentation and lengthy discussion by Council and staff included the following topics:

• Economic Development Strategy
• Core Components of Economic Development
• Attraction/Recruitment
• Work A Lead
• Retention/Expansion
• Community Development
• Office Sector Sub Strategy
• Industrial Sector Sub Strategy
• JEDD Realities-Intergovernmental Cooperation
• Retail Section Sub Strategy
• Realities of the Marketplace
• Deals Won and Lost
• Top 10 Businesses Ranked by 2006 Withholding Tax
• Quarterly Happenings Amongst Top 10
• Economic Development Trend Data
• Policy Issue – Chamber of Commerce
• Policy Issue – Retail Abatement
• Policy Issue – Redevelopment
• Economic Development Activities – 2007

Information distributed during the Special Meeting is on file in the Clerk of Council’s office and is available for review weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Adjournment

The Special Meeting of Council adjourned at approximately 12:30 p.m.

ATTEST:

Ronald A. D’Epifanio, Mayor
Dena Morsch, Clerk of Council

Date Approved:  September 24, 2007

Last updated: 03/25/2008