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Consultants urge 6-month action plan after DDC–city retreat; alignment rated 3.7 of 10
Summary
TipStrategy reported retreat findings that emphasize the ARC and several redevelopment priorities, recommended a 6–12 month action plan, and said alignment across boards and city staff needs improvement (survey alignment ~3.7/10).
Tracy McDaniel and John Harris of TipStrategy briefed the board on the January joint retreat and summarized survey results, priorities and next steps. They said the retreat's purpose was to shift from day-to-day operations toward a catalytic, strategic approach and to align the EDC board and city council around high-impact economic-development priorities.
John Harris described survey takeaways — new capital investment and higher-wage job growth as success metrics, and an alignment score reported at about 3.7 out of 10. Consultants recommended creating small-area plans, feasibility studies and a governance framework; they said a new EDC executive director should be integrated into the action-plan development. "Our goal is to create over the next 6 to 12 months, and it's really 6 months. We'd like to get this done before the plan retreat," the consultant said. Board members pressed for named leads and timelines and emphasized maintaining momentum while the executive-director hire completes.
Ending: Consultants will help craft the detailed action plan and metrics once the board finalizes leadership and staff roles.
