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CITY OF SAINT PAUL, NIINNESOTA
OFFICE OF 1TiE MAYOR
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ADMIIVISTRATIVE ORDER,
WHEREAS, there is a need to create strategies to secure and accommodate a significant share
of the region's growth in jobs, people and households in the urban core over the next 25 years;
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WHEREAS, Metropolitan Council has agreed to plan a day-long Economic Summit: An
Initiauve for RevitalJzing and Sustaining the Urban Core on October 15, inviting an
interdisciplinary group of 50-75 practiuoners--economic development, business and industry,
finance, and community development professionals; and
WHEREAS, the summit will result in complementary regional, local and private sector action
agendas for urban revitalization, focusing on the tools and strategies that have proven to be
most effective, and an endorsed legislative package targeted at supporting existing tools or
establishing new tools for urban revitalization.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Department of Plamiing and Economic Development is authorized
to contribute $500 to sponsor the Economic Summit in partnership with Metropolitan Council,
Capital City Partnership, Honeywell, 3M, Greater Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, St.
Paul Chamber of Commerce, Minneapolis Downtown Council, St. Paul Port Authority,
Minneapolis Community Development Agency and Minneapolis Planning Department.
FUND SOURCE: PED Operations Fund GL-1263�92 9 `'/
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INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNITV (VJho, Whet, When. Where, Why):
Contribution of $500 to sponsor the October 15, 1997 Economic Summit
ANTPGES IFAPPROVED:
The summit will result in complementary regional, local and private sector action agendas
for urban revitalization, focusing on the tdols and strategies that have proven to be
most effective, and an endorsed legislative package targeted at supporting existing tools
or establishing new tools for urban revitalization.
DISADVANTAGESIFAPPROVED'
None �?ECEIVED
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DISADVAMAGES IF NOT APPROVED:
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Working for the Region, Pianning for the Futwe
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September 4, t997
Pam Wheelock
St. Paul PED
25 W. Sth St.
St. Paul, MN 55102
DearMs. Wheelock:
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FL4NN!NGAti�] ECGN�n!iC nEVEIOPMENT
The Metropolitan Council is very pleased that your organizarion is a sponsor of the October 15th
Economic Summit: An Initiative for Revitalizing and Sustaining the Urban Core. The sponsors
include �iic ibieiropoli;a:� Ce�acil, Cxgital Ciiy F1:Tneiship, F?oac� wel:, �tv1, G:ezter ?4inrezpnlic Chamber
of Commerce, St. Paul Chamber of Commerce, Minneapolis Downtown Council, St. Paul Port Authority,
St. Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development, Minneapolis Community Development
Agency, and Minneapolis Planning Department.
The Summit is a day-long session aimed at creating strategies to secure and accommodate a significant
share of the region's growth in jobs, people and households in the urban core over the next 25 years. The
focus of the Summit will be on:
• How we can further economic development best suited fot the region's utban center,
• How we can bring about more redevelopment and infili activity. On what's working, what
• moze is needed,
• How we can secure more mixed use development (residential, commercial, retail and office).
Critical outcomes include:
• Complementary regional, local and private sector action agendas for urban revitalization,
focusing on t4e tools and strategies that have proven to be most effective.
. An endocsed Legislative package targeted at supporting existing tools or establishing new tools
for urban revitalization.
The day's session will be targeted to an interdisciplinary group of 50-75 practitioners --
economic development, bnsiness and indushy, fmance, communi y development. Two case study projects
-- Phalen Comdor Initiarive and Southeasi Muuieapolis industrial -- wili pLOVide zxamples oi curcenc
issues, strategies and tools. The two will help frame the broader discussion of how we can go further using
existing resources and techniques and what changes, innovations and new tools are needed.
� We are requesting $500 from your organization to move forward on a partnership agenda for the long term
vitality of the urban core. Please remit your contribution for the Economic Summit to the Metropoli(an
Council, attention John Kari at 230 East Fifth Sireet, St. Paul, MN 5510 L If you have any questlons please
call John at (612) 602-1548.
Kari
• c�ohn LaBoskey, Capital City Parhiership
230 East FiRh Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1634 (6121 291-6359 Fae 291-6550 TDD/TCY 291-0904 Metro Info Une 229-3780
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