Board/Committee Agenda Item

MEETING DATE:  7/24/2017

SUBJECT:  Schedule FY 16/17 Advisory Board Meeting Dates

PREPARED BY:  Chelsea Bakaitis, CRA Coordinator

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Staff recommends the Advisory Board consider meeting bi-weekly or monthly for the remainder of the fiscal year, until the end of September. 

Following a bi-weekly schedule, staff recommends that the board meet on the first and third Monday of the month at 3:00 pm. Dates for this fiscal year would be:

August 7, 2017;

August 21, 2017; and

 September 18, 2017- Annual Stakeholders Meeting

Summary

In order for the goals of the CRA to be successful, it important that the new CRA Advisory Board decide how frequently they would like to meet.

The Market Study and Economic Development Plan recommended several new initiatives for the CRA to implement. The Commission also has several large projects prioritized in the 2016 & 2017 Strategic Plan. In order to properly discuss these initiatives and create meaningful recommendations of action, the board should consider initially meeting bi-weekly or at least monthly.

Successful boards also host stakeholder meetings to discuss CRA goals and to hear public input. These meetings develop community cohesiveness. Staff recommends that the Advisory Board hold an annual stakeholders meeting for CRA business and commercial property owners, and that this annual meeting be held on September 18, 2017.