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Committee seeks clearer public timing and community-benefit framing for economic development agreements

2812790 · March 27, 2025
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Summary

Committee members asked staff for a clearer, more consistent format and timing when presenting economic development incentive requests; staff agreed to develop a framework that better articulates community benefits and recommended public discussion steps following executive sessions.

The Administrative Services Committee discussed on March 27 how the city presents economic development agreements and incentives to council and the public, with members requesting clearer timing and more explicit statements of community benefit.

Andy Hess, a staff member, said staff can improve how incentive requests are presented and that a more complete template or framework could be developed to show the community benefit and the…

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