Agenda 2017 03-30 Joint Meeting with City of WilmingtonAgenda for Joint Meeting, March 30, 2017
New Hanover County Board of Commissioners and Wilmington City
Council
2:30 PM
NHC County Training Room -230 Government Center Drive
1. Call to Order
2. Report on Garner Economic Strategies Report, progress and activities since last
meeting
• U.S. 421 Water and Wastewater, Rebuild New Hanover, #14
• Regional marketing efforts, #2
• Wells Fargo Tournament marketing
• Southeast Partnership Micro Marketing Alliance
• Innovate NC
• Special Use Permit requirements, #5
• Support for film incentives statewide, #16
• Regional efforts to grow the Talent Pipeline, #17
• Develop a realistic and sustainable incentive policy, #4
3. Next Priorities from Garner Study Recommendations
4. Discussion of long term direction for area public transportation (WAVE Transit)
5. Other Business
6. Adjourn
Garner Report
Pathways to Prosperity: New Hanover County's Plan for Jobs and Investment
Recommendations
1. Create a County Department of Economic and Community Development and hire a
Director.
2. Create a three - county micro marketing alliance of New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender
Counties.
3. Consolidate services and explore the feasibility of consolidated government in New
Hanover County.
4. Advocate for and develop a realistic and sustainable incentive policy for New Hanover
County (and the City).
5. Eliminate the Special Use Permit form the County's permitting process or Modify the
SUP Tale of Permitted Uses.
Note: Eliminate or Modify
6. Recruit and help train business leaders to serve in elected office, and to serve on
appointed boards and commissions.
7. Better Support Small and New Businesses:
a. Increase communications with small businesses
b. Identify existing resources that will help small and new business grow .
8. Raise awareness of the economic development process (and returns) among all
stakeholder groups.
9. Make the case for sustainable funding sources to improve the County's economic
development infrastructure and identify catalytic programs to use the monies effectively.
10. Establish an Airframe and Power plant (A &P) certificate program at Cape Fear
Community College.
11. Develop hangar facilities at JIM to attract MROs and aircraft assembly operations.
12. Advocate for the creation of a pharmacy school in the region.
13. Develop a real estate portfolio of additional sites for industrial, commercial, and office
development.
14. `'ReBuild" New Hanover.
15. Provide the public free high- speed internet access throughout New Hanover County.
16. Advocate for the continuation of incentives for the film industry.
17. Facilitate regional efforts to grow the Talent Pipeline.
a. Support career academies or career pathways in middle and high school
b. Ensure each high school student has the ability and opt to graduate from high
school with an AA degree or 2 years of credit hours from a 4 -year university
c. Support career awareness of cluster occupations . through internships
d. Improve graduation rates by promoting entrepreneurship among the County's youth
18. Support the optimal target by establishing industry working groups for each.
19. Execute a process for lead generation.
20. Develop familiarization (FAM) events for consultants and companies.
21. Create a cadre of regional ambassadors to extend the region's brand.