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City Council Work Session

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The Greensboro City Council held a virtual work session to review economic development updates from city staff, the Chamber of Commerce, and EastGSO Now. The council also discussed business incentive programs and held a closed session to discuss ongoing litigation.

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The council reviewed economic development strategies and incentive programs that impact local business recruitment, job creation, and minority-owned business participation in city contracts.

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Melvin Municipal Building

300 W. Washington Street

Greensboro, NC 27401

City of Greensboro

Meeting Minutes - Final

City Council Work Session

3:00 PM VIRTUALTuesday, October 20, 2020

VIRTUAL

I. Call To Order

This virtual City Council work session of the City of Greensboro was called to order at 3:00 p.m. on the above date.

Mayor Vaughan took a roll call to confirm the following members were present:

Mayor Nancy Vaughan, Mayor Pro-Tem Yvonne J. Johnson, Councilmembers Marikay Abuzuaiter, Sharon

Hightower, Nancy Hoffmann, Michelle Kennedy, Justin Outling, Tammi Thurm, and Goldie Wells.

Also present were City Manager David Parrish, City Attorney Chuck Watts and Assistant City Clerk, Victoria L .

Howell.

II. Presentations

1. ID 20-0723 Economic Development Update (City Staff)

City Manager David Parrish spoke to providing Council with an Economic Development (ED) update; and recognized

Planning Director, Sue Schwartz.

Ms. Schwartz made a PowerPoint Presentation (PPP); highlighted assessment reviews, grants, and loans; purpose

of funds; upcoming programs; partner insights; GSO2040 plan; provided an overview of business incentive project

valuation; spoke to policy recommendations; to software; to job creation; to the Urban Development Investment

Grants (UDIG) Program; to an incentive cap; to a streamlining process; and to team recommendations.

Discussion took place regarding staff appreciation; a formal plan; modeling software; private sector wage

comparison; standard minimum wages; incentives; and achievement of Council goals.

Councilmember Outling requested staff to review criteria for Minority /Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE)

participation on ED incentives.

(A copy of the PowerPoint Presentation is filed in Exhibit Drawer C, Exhibit No. 25, which is hereby referred to and

made a part of these minutes.)

2. ID 20-0746 Economic Development Update (Greensboro Chamber/LaunchLab/East

GSO NOW)

City Manager Parrish recognized Brent Christensen, Greensboro Chamber of Commerence (The Chamber)

President.

Mr. Christensen made a PPP; highlighted project promoter software; announced a five year ED plan; spoke to

campaign investment; to recruitment activity; to business retention, to expansion and product development; outlined

new job opportunities and ED accomplishments; recognized Chamber Executive Vice President Marvin J. Price;

spoke to Guilford County apprenticeship partners; to connecting students with job opportunities; and to a minority

business accelerator.

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The Greensboro City Council held a virtual work session to review economic development updates from city staff, the Chamber of Commerce, and EastGSO Now. The council also discussed business incentive programs and held a closed session to discuss ongoing litigation.

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