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I CITY COUNCIL RETREAT REPORT I 1 Commercial, Retail, Industrial and Residential Development • Establish Chamber of Commerce o Raise the banner on development by having a sound local management group o Act as matchmaker to encourage local businesses to hire locally • Update Zoning Plan • Take full advantage of development opportunities as they arise in the near, mid and long-term. Near Term (0-2 years) • Focus on one section of Olive for redevelopment with Economic Sales Tax • Encourage International Children's Museum to move to UCity on Olive • Work with owners of Value City site for new residential development • Convince MODOT to rebuild the 1-170/Delmar Interchange • Contact the owners of Villages of Wyncrest • Begin discussion with housing developers to build new homes on vacant lots throughout the City • Locate and utilize grants to improve housing stock • Collaborate with WashU to begin development plans for Vernon/Kingsland Triangle Mid-Term (2 - 4 years) • Come to agreement on first new development at 1-170 and Olive • Reach development agreement for Wyncrest site • Atteng opening of Kingsland Walk development Long-Term (4 years and beyond) • Redevelop 1-170/Delmar Interchange • Redevelop Olive to its highest and best use in each sub area (i.e., North/South, Midland/1-170) • Develop a policy to guide development and redevelopment in our community (by January 2011). • Obtain Council commitment today to do what is necessary to accomplish development, including use of eminent domain • Identify and research the sort of development City wants and developers with whom City would like to work; City will actively reach out to identified developers instead of waiting for developers to approach City. Long-Term Fiscal Health 91 P 2 9 e