SMTX Strategic Plan Alignment

[tatedean]

How does this project align to: https://www.sanmarcostx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/29849/2022-2026-Strategic-Plan

[trentatate]

Economic Development Long Term (completed in over 36 months)

26. Support emerging small businesses, including non-traditional – includes grant assistance, workspace, equipment, resource recovery for excess materials ***

28. Explore fiber expansion as a possible way to provide additional jobs and open employment opportunities to residents who need high speed, reliable internet to work.***

Downtown Vitality Short Term (completed in 12-18 months)

37. Tie Downtown to the River so that River visitors want to come Downtown.

Intermediate (completed in 18-36 months)

41. Consider incentives to attract new businesses, especially for vacant buildings, and a more streamlined permitting process - Downtown Association concern***

Long Term (completed in over 36 months)

48. Complete an infrastructure audit related to broadband to plan/schedule updates downtown - Downtown Association concern***

[benhprentice]

Intermediate (completed in 18-36 months)

18. Investigate possible Office of Innovation, Geekdom model from San Antonio.
19. Research working with Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM) to provide health insurance and benefits to local artists and musicians.

Long Term (completed in over 36 months)

26. Support emerging small businesses, including non-traditional – includes grant assistance, workspace, equipment, resource recovery for excess materials.***
27. Approve and implement the Parking Management Plan.***

[tatedean]

(Longer Term)

31, ways to get Austin Community College courses offered to residents at reduced costs.

(Intermediate)

22, Investigate ways to publicize and incentivize residents to take workforce development classes, including but not limited to providing childcare and transportation to training classes.***

18, Investigate possible Office of Innovation, Geekdom model from San Antonio.

15, Determine where to invest City funding to mitigate gaps and barriers that have been identified including a possible training location and regular access to workforce development resources on the east side.***

(Short Term)

1. Increase exposure of local businesses, including search engine optimization.

3. Identify challenges and unmet needs in the business community that are impacted by workforce development.

4. Identify advertising opportunities with area stakeholders to highlight City attractions.***

5. Determine impediments to local vendors and assess requirements to awarding them municipal contracts.***

6, Implement Legacy Business Program, incentives for small businesses, and Economic Development Policy.***

[symbiontik]

High-level strategic initiatives: • Facilitate opportunities for training and programming for residents. • Support diversified business activity, including local and emerging small businesses.

Intermediate (completed in 18-36 months)

41. Consider incentives to attract new businesses, especially for vacant buildings, and a more streamlined permitting process - Downtown Association concern***

[tatedean]

Here's a consolidated list of all the strategic plans we want to align with in our small business resource project:

1. Increase exposure of local businesses, including search engine optimization.
3. Identify challenges and unmet needs in the business community that are impacted by workforce development.
4. Identify advertising opportunities with area stakeholders to highlight City attractions.***
5. Determine impediments to local vendors and assess requirements to awarding them municipal contracts.***
6. Implement Legacy Business Program, incentives for small businesses, and Economic Development Policy.***
15. Determine where to invest City funding to mitigate gaps and barriers that have been identified including a possible training location and regular access to workforce development resources on the east side.
18. Investigate possible Office of Innovation, Geekdom model from San Antonio.
19. Research working with Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM) to provide health insurance and benefits to local artists and musicians.
22. Investigate ways to publicize and incentivize residents to take workforce development classes, including but not limited to providing childcare and transportation to training classes.
26. Support emerging small businesses, including non-traditional – includes grant assistance, workspace, equipment, resource recovery for excess materials
27. Approve and implement the Parking Management Plan.***
28. Explore fiber expansion as a possible way to provide additional jobs and open employment opportunities to residents who need high speed, reliable internet to work.
31. Ways to get Austin Community College courses offered to residents at reduced costs.
37. Tie Downtown to the River so that River visitors want to come Downtown.
41. Consider incentives to attract new businesses, especially for vacant buildings, and a more streamlined permitting process
48. Complete an infrastructure audit related to broadband to plan/schedule updates downtown

[tatedean]

Here are the three strategic plans that people duplicated (frequency!):

18. Investigate possible Office of Innovation, Geekdom model from San Antonio.
19. Support emerging small businesses, including non-traditional – includes grant assistance, workspace, equipment, resource recovery for excess materials
20. Consider incentives to attract new businesses, especially for vacant buildings, and a more streamlined permitting process