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CITY-WIDE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES, AND PLANNING PRINCIPLES

Issue (Problem or Threat) Apparent Cause Obstacles Strategy Responsible Party Progress Measures Resources Required
GOAL III - PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
III.A. Existing businesses are City does not learn of The City should assist Establish "Intelligence Chamber ED Number of business None
downsizing, closing, or proposed move or closure the Chamber and BEDC in Network" through business Committee contacts
moving elsewhere to until too late developing an on-going retention and expansion BEDC
expand company meeting process program City Staff
Character of market is The City should analyze Assist businesses in City Staff Number of reports Staff time
changing and many and publish at least one monitoring, analyzing, and BEDC prepared
existing businesses report on the changing adapting to changing Chamber
are not keeping pace demographics of the City demographics and market Number of businesses Staff time
trends contacted
Insufficient population to The City should contact Promote additional Private developers Number of developers Staff time
support certain local land owners and residential development to City Staff landowners contacted
businesses developers to increase increase market base BEDC
the number of developed Chamber Number of new lots N/A
lots within the City developed
The City should appoint Pursue formation of Education Task Feasibility study Staff and volunteer
a task force to study the Benbrook Independent School Force completed time
feasibility of creating a District
separate school district to Petitions developed Volunteer time
make Benbrook a more and circulated
attractive place to live
III.B. New businesses need to Insufficient effort in The BEDC should Need to hire a full-time BEDC Director hired Salary and
be attracted to locate in marketing the community implement an aggressive BEDC Director operating expenses
Benbrook marketing program
Insufficient industrial and The BEDC should increase Identify and develop BEDC Number of developed BEDC Staff time
employment base the commercial/industrial available site and attract industrial sites
investment in the City by additional light industrial available
over $1,000,000 development
Number of new Incentives used and
industries developed private investment
Insufficient service base to The BEDC should take Attract hotel or motel BEDC Number of hotels/motels BEDC Staff time
support all desired needs, efforts to attract a contacted
including the lack of a hotel or motel to Benbrook
hotel or motel and few
restaurants - possibly The BEDC should take Attract restaurants BEDC Number of restaurants
due to liquor restrictions efforts to attract a developers contacted BEDC Staff time
additional quality
restaurants to Benbrook
The Chamber should Hold election on Citizen Task Force Petition requested Volunteer time
identify a group to pursue liquor-by-the-drink
a local option election and/or wine sales at Petition completed Volunteer time
for liquor grocery stores
Election called and held County funds

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