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The
Plan - Campaign Six: Economic Vitality |
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Policy:
It is the policy of our city to promote an environment
in which businesses can develop and flourish; to develop
a diverse local economy that supports quality jobs, produces
new product, service and technology innovations and high-quality
business and personal services; and to create a highly
skilled workforce that embraces creativity and our rich
entrepreneurial spirit. We will also promote and pursue
the management of our community identity as a world-class
city in which to do business, as well as a highly desirable
place to live, work and visit. |
GOALS |
STRATEGIES |
(1
& 2) 1. Promote a business support environment that
facilitates the expansion and retention of existing
businesses and the attraction and creation of new businesses
with a special focus on the emerging high-technology
industries.
2. Develop a business and financial environment that
encourages businesses and individuals to build on our
rich entrepreneurial spirit.
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A. Form
partnerships with major employers to increase, retain
and grow opportunities in the city.
B. Target high-tech businesses that will provide the greatest
economic development impact to the City of Rochester.
C. Provide adequate land and building space for businesses.
D. Form partnerships with existing Economic Development
Organizations.
E. Promote and Market City Economic Dev. organizations.
F. Provide adequate incentive programs and initiatives
for economic develop. |
(3)
Develop strong, economically viable and diverse neighborhood
commercial areas that help to provide entry-level jobs,
high-quality goods and personal services to our citizens,
offer entrepreneurial opportunities and help increase
our city's economic development and growth.
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A. Establish
neighborhood commercial development plans.
B. Form partnerships with neighborhood businesses.
C. Improve and strengthen the business skills of the operators
in the neighborhood commercial districts.
D. Entice developers for specific development projects.
E. Provide adequate and appropriate physical infrastructure
and an attractive physical environment that is conducive
to businesses.
F. Identify/create a pool of qualified entrepreneurs to
operate neighborhood retail and consumer businesses. |
| (4) Support
a highly-skilled and highly-trained workforce that is
capable of supporting a broad range of new and existing
employment opportunities including those found in the
many emerging, high-tech, local industries. |
A.
Ensure a trained work force exists that will meet the
demand of job opportunities.
B. Use financial and technical incentives to train resident
to encourage businesses to hire city residents.
C. Provide a quality working Environment that is conducive
to highly skilled
D. Provide a quality living and social environment that
is conducive to highly skilled and trained professionals.
E. Form alliances among the City, Educational and private
industry with a special emphasis on maximizing the retention
of college graduates.
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(5)
Promote the recognition, on the part of government,
business, industry and employees locally, regionally,
and nationally, that the Greater Rochester Community
is a world class community in many areas such as imaging
and optical technologies and precision manufacturing,
and therefore a good place to locate as well as to stay.
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A. Identify
an effective theme to market our community in collaboration
with other key community organizations.
B. Provide an integrated efficient effort to promote the
Greater Rochester Community.
C. Increase the awareness of our local attributes among
the citizens of our community.
D. Increase the awareness of our community attributes
among targeted decision influencers nationally. |
(6)
Support and promote opportunities for shopping for residents
and visitors at stores, businesses and personal shops
within our city.
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A. Determine
the supply of products and services needed to meet the
demand of residents and visitors.
B. Promote the products and services city businesses offer.
C. Promote the city as a safe place to shop. |
(7)
Encourage an integrated transportation system that is
safe, efficient, and meets the transportation requirements
of our businesses, industries and citizens.
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A. Assist
with finding efficient methods of transportation for City
of Rochester residents and shoppers.
B. Coordinate efforts with the private sector on various
transportation methods. |
| (8) Promote
a low-cost energy delivery system with sufficient reliability
and capacity to meet the current and future needs of our
businesses and industries. |
A. Provide
cost effective energy delivery to businesses.
B. Work with RG&E at packaging deals with effective
cost reducing energy programs.
C. Focus efforts on reducing local Gross Receipt Tax.
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