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• How might the Board or staff address those concerns? <br />• Do you need to prioritize further? If so, do one more round of votes and discuss, as <br />needed and time allows. <br />1:45 Stretch Break <br />2:00 Economic Development Districts <br />• Presentations by The Timmons Group on EDD SWOT analysis recommendations and the <br />Economic Development Advisory Board's ranked list of strategies (30 minutes) <br />• Board discussion to clarify and to add strategy ideas, as needed (25 minutes) <br />(2:55) <br />• Individual Board member would then have time to think quietly about how they would <br />prioritize across all the EDD strategy options. Give each Commissioner n/3 dots, where n is <br />the number of items on the menu. (10 minutes) <br />• Commissioners then place their dots on a menu posted up front of all potential strategies. The <br />facilitator will lead group in counting up the dots and making sense of the results (40 <br />minutes): <br />— Where does the majority will appear to be (i.e., which potential strategies received <br />at least 4 dots ?)? <br />— What Board values /goals are advanced by this set of potential priorities, and how? <br />— What concerns would staff or Board members have if this (majority) set of <br />strategies were adopted as the Board's priorities? <br />— How might the Board or staff address those concerns? <br />— Do you need to prioritize further? If so, do one more round of votes and discuss, as <br />needed and time allows. <br />3:45 Retreat Wrap Up <br />Last thoughts from each person at the table reflecting on the retreat, including what worked well, <br />what to consider doing differently in future retreats? <br />4:00 Adjourn <br />