Transcript UPCDC Restructuring Powerpoint
UPCDC RESTRUCTURING
Monday, June 17, 2013 Landmark Inn, 12 p.m.
CURRENT STRUCTURE
UPCDC Tier 1 UPCDC Tier 2 UPCDC Tier 3
UPCDC TIER 1
Local Partners in Economic Development as originally provided by the MEDC Meets monthly
UPCDC TIER 2
Tier 1 + State Department officials (MDOT, MDARD, MDNR, Governor’s Office, etc) Meets on a bimonthly basis
UPCDC TIER 3
Tier 1 + Tier 2 + any other Region 1 stakeholders in economic development Tier 3 is open to any economic development stakeholder, we rely on Tier 1 to give us names of individuals they believe should be included in those emails and quarterly meetings.
Meets on a quarterly basis
SALESFORCE
Statewide data sharing network implemented to support collaboration between local and regional economic development agencies.
Allows valuable information on local businesses to be stored in an organized central location In “the cloud”; can be accessed from anywhere User-friendly
LOCATION ONE (LOIS) Real-time, on-line economic development site selection database Allows local Economic Developers and real estate companies to work together Provides one place for businesses to look for new property to expand
ECONOMIC GARDENING
State program that helps support local small business.
Research team identifies specific growth issues and then devotes 36 hours to each company to provide action oriented information.
PROJECT SUPPORT Letter of support for multiple projects: Next Michigan Development District Governor’s Cup Nominations Michigan Manufacturer of the Year
PROGRAM TRAINING/PRESENTATIONS
Pure Michigan Talent Connect Salesforce Placemaking MEDC – Regional Attraction MEDC – Community Development Brownfield Redevelopment
PROGRAM TRAINING/PRESENTATIONS CONTINUED MEDC - Economic Gardening MEDC – STEP Site Selection Training w/ Southwest Michigan FIRST Microenterprise Network and CEDAM w/ Northern Initiatives Global Michigan Initiative
CONCERNS
Tier Structure Engagement Travel/Meeting time
RECOMMENDATIONS Remove tiered system, everyone who is involved in Economic Development is called the UPCDC Local partners (former Tier 1) to meet prior to UPCDC first month of quarter No meeting second month UPCDC (former 1,2 and 3 tiers) meet following the UPEDA meeting in the third month of the quarter Regional team players would be asked to attend first meeting of the month