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O Overall Economic DevelopmentPlan - <br />Officially Adopted 2017 <br />.City of Ellensburg Comprehensive Plan 2017 <br />CenterFuse's Executive Director position is compatible with the City of Ellensburg's <br />ComprehensivePlan in the following ways: <br />We work to strengthen city partnerships and resources to support economic opportunities <br />(Goal ED-1)by implementing and regularly updating the CenterFuse strategic plan <br />(policy A)which is to be adopted at the February 2021 board meeting,and integrating <br />economic strategies into community planning activities (policy B)with an anticipated <br />update to the Economic Development chapter in June 2021. <br />We stimulate and diversify Ellensburg's economy (Goal ED-2)by encouraging growth <br />that will provide goods and services to the local and regional community (Policy A)as <br />exampled by securing a Washington Commerce grant to identify opportunities for <br />broadband expansion.We promote the retention and expansion of existing businesses <br />as well as the development of new businesses (Policy B)as exampled by a recent <br />marketing campaign targeting remote workers in the Puget Sound.We encourage <br />development of light industrial uses within the City of Ellensburg (Policy D)as exampled <br />by the availability of commercialllight industrial space to stad and grow businesses. <br />We seek opportunities to grow and sustain a qualified workforce (Goal ED-3)by <br />coordinating with local high schools,higher education institutions,workforce <br />development,vocational rehabilitation,and local businesses to train a workforce that is <br />prepared for emerging job markets (Policy A)as exampled by our active participation in <br />the region's COVID-19 Community Coordinating Committee.Too,we are a partner in a <br />grant application along with Central Washington Universityand Kittitas County to fund a <br />study aimed at the identification of recycling markets in central Washington. <br />We emphasize economic development of downtown as an economic,tourist,retail,ad <br />and cultural,and event destination (Goal ED-4)by partnering with local organizations to <br />implement the downtown economic development plan (Policy B)as exampled by the <br />facilitated introductory and onboarding meetings with prospective businesses that <br />includes a choreographed tour of Ellensburg's vibrant downtown. <br />O Community Action Plan (or other community-basedplan)- <br />Officially Adopted <br />•CenterFuse Strategic Work Plan --adopted July 10,2019 <br />CenterFuse's Executive Director position is responsible for carrying out the CenterFuse <br />Work Plan as described below: <br />CenterFuseStrategies:The need for strong,focused business development strategies <br />cannot be understated.The CenterFuse board and staff have spent the better part of a <br />year creating strategies,committees,branding,and action steps to move Economic <br />Development towards a proactive and effective approach.This work includes: <br />FutureForce:As the operational committee of CenterFuse,this group is charged with: <br />•Board Development:Networking,training and goal development for the <br />organization.