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EDC board considers four-month strategic-plan refresh from TIP Strategies at $25,000 per board
Summary
Staff presented a proposed four-month refresh of the EDC strategic plan from TIP Strategies, priced at $25,000 per board; members asked for clarification on demographic analysis, stakeholder outreach and meeting posting rules before formal consideration.
Staff presented a proposed strategic-plan refresh from TIP Strategies intended to update the EDC’s plan in a roughly four‑month timeline and to improve communication between the boards and the city council.
The proposal was described as a shorter refresh (about four months and a condensed final product) rather than a full six‑ to eight‑month strategic‑plan build‑out. Hayden said the proposal would include meetings with city council and both boards and that the cost would be $25,000 per board; the boards have budgeted for $75,000 in FY26 study lines.
Board members asked whether demographic analysis was covered in the scope and requested clarification on stakeholder engagement and the number of in‑person site visits. Several members stressed that any stakeholder workshops must respect open‑meeting and posting requirements; one staff speaker reiterated that a meeting must be posted if a quorum will attend.
Staff said they would take board feedback, clarify demographics and stakeholder scope with TIP Strategies, solicit council input, and bring a refined proposal (expected around Oct. 1 and timed with the turn of the fiscal year) for consideration. No action was taken at the meeting.
"We can get clarification on that," staff said when asked about demographic updates; "the full build out was a 6 to 8 month process instead of 4 month."
