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Goals Page Action Strategies Suggested Entities to be Involved in Strategy Suggested <br /> # Implementation Timeframe <br /> Economy 55 ECO- 1A ) Adopt a set of criteria for supporting current businesses and recruiting new businesses that BOCC, CHTC, CBA, HC , MCC, OC Economic Development ST <br /> Goal 1 : will support sustainability goals and work off of current and emerging economic strengths Commission and Dept. <br /> Support a Diverse (suggested criteria are on pg . 55) . <br /> Economy that 55 ECO- 1 -2a) Work with the Chambers of Commerce and the Economic Development Commission to Local Chambers of Commerce , OC Economic Development ST <br /> Meets Local establish and fund a public/private task force to recruit and support desirable businesses that Commission, BOCC, CHTC, CBA, HC, MCC <br /> Needs meet the adopted criteria . <br /> 55 ECO- 1 -2b ) Make development regulations more flexible to accommodate desired businesses . CHTC, CBA, HC, MCC, town planning departments ST <br /> 56 ECO- 1 -20 Have County and Towns construct a shell spec building in order to attract companies needing BOCC , CHTC, CBA, HC , MCC ST - MT <br /> immediate space . When sold , build another. <br /> 56 ECO- 1 -2d ) Support maintenance and start-up of desirable businesses through a variety of means. BOCC, CHTC , CBA, HC, MCC , OC Economic Development ST <br /> Commission , local Chambers of Commerce , local lending institutions <br /> F56 <br /> ECO- 1 -3) Seek Federal and State and private funding to support sustainable development initiatives. BOCC, CHTC, CBA, HC , MCC , OC Economic Development ST <br /> Commission <br /> ECO- 1 -4) Improve farming viability by supporting farming — traditional and new — through a BOCC , CHTC, CBA, HC, MCC , OC Economic Development ST to NIT <br /> public/private partnership . Commission , OC Cooperative Extension Service , OC Agricultural <br /> Districts Advisory Board <br /> 56 ECO- 1 -5a) Examine the potential negative impacts of e-commerce on loss of local shopping and BOCC , CHTC , CBA, HC, MCC , OC Economic Development ST to MT <br /> business profitability. Commission , local Chambers of Commerce <br /> 56 ECO- 1 -5b ) Support local e-businesses. BOCC , CHTC, CBA, HC, MCC, OC Economic Development ST <br /> Commission , local Chambers of Commerce <br /> 57 ECO- 1 -6 ) Encourage local Chambers of Commerce to appoint a group to address housing affordability Local Chambers of Commerce , local developers and business people , ST <br /> and diversity as an economic/business issue , and get the business community more involved housing advocates <br /> in seeking solutions. <br /> 57 ECO- 1 -7a ) Make the Skills Development Center a comprehensive classroom skills training and job BOCC, Durham Technical Community College , Town of Chapel Hill ST <br /> placement center. <br /> 57 ECOA1 7b) Develop a center with facilities for hands on technical skills application . BOCC, CHTC, CBA, HC , Skills Development Center, Durham Technical ST to MT <br /> Community College <br /> LECO- 1 -8) Develop a partnership involving the Skills Development Center, high schools , and higher Skills Development Center, local high schools , Durham Technical ST to MT <br /> education institutions with the business community to train workers and provide job Community College, UNC-CH , local Chambers of Commerce , local <br /> - 1 opportunities . businesses <br /> 57 ECO -9) Lobby legislature to locate a branch of Durham Technical Community College in Orange BOCC, CHTC, CBA, HC, local legislative delegation ST <br /> County. <br /> Housing 58 HOU- 1 - 1a) Encourage support of a range of housing options , including : (see text on page 58 -59 ) . BOCC, CHTC, CBA, HC , UNC-CH , non-profits involved in housing ST <br /> Goal 1 : issues , local legislative delegation , local housing departments <br /> Ensure 59 HOUwl1 lb) Encourage the University to develop options for UNC employees to have affordable homes UNC-CH , BOCC, CHTC, CBA, HC , non-profits involved in housing ST to MT <br /> Availability of on University land . issues , local housing departments <br /> Affordable, 59 HOLJ - 1 - 1c) Encourage the University to increase considerably the proportion of students housed on UNC-CH , BOCC, CHTC, CBA, HC , non-profits involved in housing ST to MT <br /> Quality Housing campusm issues , local housing departments <br />