TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Jodi Phelps, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cauley, Director of Economic and Community Development
Derrick McArthur, Economic Development Manager
DATE: May 4, 2026
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Economic Development Program Modernization and Priority Redevelopment AreasTitle
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal II: Responsive City Government Supporting a Diverse and Viable Economy.
* Strategic Objective 2.1: Ensure a diverse City tax base.
* Strategic Objective 2.2: Invest in community places to ensure revitalization and increase the quality of life.
* Strategic Objective 2.3: To leverage partnerships for job creation and retention, with a focus on the local and regional workforce to increase per capita income
* Strategic Objective 2.4: Sustain a favorable development climate to encourage business growth.
Goal IV: Desirable Place to Live, Work, and Recreate
* Strategic Objective 4.5: Ensure a place for people to live in great neighborhoods.
Goal VI: Collaborative Citizen and Business Engagement.
* Strategic Objective 6.2: Ensure trust and confidence in City government through transparency and high-quality customer service.
* Strategic Objective 6.3: Inform and educate about local government by enhancing public outreach and increasing community dialog, collaboration, and empowerment.
Executive Summary:
Council is asked to ?receive an update and provide consensus direction to enact proposed changes to the City's economic development programs and priority redevelopment areas. The proposed updates modernize longstanding Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and locally funded programs, with CDBG funds focused primarily on creating job opportunities for low- and moderate-income individuals. The changes would expand eligibility, increase flexibility, support private reinvestment, and maintain appropriate review for larger or higher-risk projects.
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