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Body Name: Economic Collaborative Task Force (inactive)
Type: Citizen Board or Commission
Meeting location: 1st floor of the Guy C. Larcom, Jr. Municipal Building, 301 E. Huron
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Expired on December 31, 2013. How Established: By Council Resolution No. R-13-0144 approved on May 20, 2013. Expires December 31, 2013. Purpose: To examine its member entities' respective core values, priorities and activities regarding economic development and indentify operations that may be duplicative, resources including funding and opportunities for collaboration. City Council invites the Downtown Development Authority and Ann Arbor SPARK to be its partners in the Task Force and requests each entity appoint 2-3 members, one of whom would be the executive of said entity, to the Task Force as determined by each entities' governing board. The Task Force's efforts should result in findings and recommendations(s) to City Council and the other member entities that 1) Provide clarity, alignment and specificity on economic development policy and objectives for fiscal year 2014 toward accomplishing City Council's success statement of Economic Development, 2) Provide strategic alignment of properties between the Task Force member entities, 3) Highlight cost sharing and maximizing of resource utilization and 4) identify options for sustaining, modifying, or eliminating operations in a financially-responsible manner through efficiencies and/or partnerships as part of a cohesive economic development plan for the City. The Report on the Findings and recommendations shall be presented to City Council and the other member partners in December 2013 and be used as a resource for focused strategic planning with regard to the other adopted City Council priorities for fiscal year 2014 and the potential City partnerships with government and public entities with similar goals. Special Qualifications for Appointment: None. Meeting Times and Frequency: Meeting times TBD. The Task Force will expire on December 31, 2013. Membership/Committee Composition: 2-3 members of the DDA as well as Ann Arbor SPARK, 2 City Council members, City Administrator. Contact Person: Any member listed below.