Business and Industrial Development Committee
Same membership as the Community Development Authority. Meets at the same time. Advises the city council, city manager, and plan commission on industrial development. Promotes the city's industrial advantages, collects data on suitable industries, encourages proper zoning and industrialization, supports attracting new industries, assists businesses with community problems, and recommends the use of city-owned properties for industrial purposes.
Council rezones former Hamilton site to business use, 8-0; no one spoke at the hearing
Topic details →BIDC/CDA votes 7-0 for closed-door talks on buying property and business help
Topic details →BIDC/CDA voted 7-0 for closed-door talks on property deals and business help
Topic details →CDA votes 7-0 for a Sandy Bay inquiry log after members say no good lot offers came in
Topic details →City hired Weichert to market the Hawthorn Ave & 18th St city-owned housing site
Topic details →Hamilton site: council weighed 3 concept maps for the 14-acre property; survey runs July–mid-August
Topic details →Council ended TIF districts 13 and 16 early; next up is extending TIF district 9 for affordable housing
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