Goal 2.1.1: Economic Development Committee

Project Type:
Planning
Project Status: 
Approved and Inactive

Project Phase:      High Priority - Paused

Project Type:        Long Range Planning

Location:                City-wide

Staff Contact:       Shannon Beauciare, City Manager,

503-852-7575, sbeaucaire@ci.carlton.or.us

Decision Maker:  The Carlton City Council is the final decision-maker.

 

In February 2021, the City Council identified the establishment of an economic development advisory committee as a high priority project to achieve its goal of foster, implement, and maintaining an attractive environment for residents, businesses, and organizations to thrive and embrace a sense of community.

Status Updates

Resources:

Please see the Supporting Files section below for additional project resources.

Schedule:

2021

February 27, 2021:

Established as a high priority project during the 2021 City Council goal setting

July 6, 2021:

The City Council discussed four options to work towards achieving the Council goal of establishing an economic development advisory committee.  The council decided to pursue option 4, Community Visioning as described below.

Community Visioning: SEDCOR can work with the City of Carlton to assist with a Community Visioning process of economic development in Carlton.  An example of this work was completed with the City of Yamhill.

SEDCOR assisted in partnering Yamhill and Rural Development Initiatives (RDI), along with a Ford Family Foundation grant, to create a facilitated community visioning process that included community surveys and community listening sessions.  From that process several overarching goals developed and sub-groups formed, including an advisory committee to implement the economic goals that came out of the community visioning process.

August 2021:

The City Manager, SEDCOR and RDI met to discuss next steps For Council in this process. 

October 12, 2021:

The City Council heard from RDI about its process and the possibilities for the City of Carlton.  The City Council authorized RDI to develop a proposal for further Council consideration.

2022

January 4, 2022

City Council reviewed the RDI proposal and determined the City will suspend work on this goal pending further proposals and discussion.