Introduction | Summary | Master Plan Document | Annual Reports | Implementation Strategies
2001 Master Plan Annual Report
Economic Development
2001 Annual Report | Land Use | Economic Development | Community Appearance | Community Facilities and Services | Housing | Transportation | Implementation
Goal
Emphasize high quality jobs and businesses, collaborative partnerships, and enhancement of the local tax base, while respecting the residential character of the community and creating a stronger and more diverse economy.
Strategies
The following documents are pdf files and can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat
Objective 1
Enhance the City's revenue sources.
Strategy a - Adopting a program to estimate fiscal needs (i.e. capital, operations, maintenance, and replacement) and monitoring progress.
Strategy b - Expanding the City's personal income tax base by facilitating redevelopment of commercial areas per the Study Area Plans.
Strategy c - Creating opportunities for office development that emphasizes high-paying jobs.
Strategy d - Continuing to maximize state and federal grant and loan programs.
Strategy e - Using tax increment financing (TIF) to fund infrastructure improvements in redevelopment areas.
Strategy f - Monitoring cost recovery programs for City services.
Strategy g - Capturing income tax from construction sub-contractors.
Objective 2
Retain and expand existing businesses.
Strategy a - Implementing the retention and expansion (R&E) plan for business retention and expansion.
Strategy b - Utilizing economic and zoning incentive packages to target existing busineses.
Strategy c - Facilitating the development of new office space to accommodate growing businesses.
Strategy d - Encouraging rehabilitation or redevelopment of existing office space.
Strategy e - Promoting the City as a good place to conduct business.
Strategy f - Continuing the business ombudman function in City government through the economic development director.
Strategy g - Continuing to encourage home-based businesses.
Strategy h - Facilitating a fiber optic network and other state-of-the-art technology.
Objective 3
Attract new corporate citizens to the City.
Strategy a - Promoting the City aggressively as a great location for corporate offices, OSU research spin-offs, medical professionals, and entrepreneurs.
Strategy b - Marketing the City concurrent with facilitating new office development under Strategy 3.
Strategy c - Marketing the City to corporate executives currently living in Upper Arlington.
Objective 4
Expand the amount of office space in the City.
Strategy a - Adopting and implementing Study Area Plans.
Strategy b - Adopting an economic and zoning incentives package targeting office development.
Strategy c - Facilitating the development of a high-tech business incubator.
Strategy d - Working with The Ohio State University to attract growing companies to the City.
Objective 5
Promote live/work units in redevelopment areas.
Strategy a - Working with a developer to produce live/work units.
Strategy b - Adopting an economic and zoning incentives package targeting live/work units.
Objective 6
Partner with regional, state and national economic development organizations to promote the City.
Strategy a - Maintaining involvement with regional development organizations.
Strategy b - Maintaining involvement with the Ohio Department of Development.
Strategy c - Continuing to promote the City at regional and national development conferences.
Objective 7
Establish a net fiscal benchmark to measure the success of plan implementation.
Strategy a - Forecasting net fiscal projections by redevelopment area as plans are implemented over time.
Strategy b - Monitoring net fiscal results relative to forecasts and initiating reports.
Objective 8
Establish alternative revenue sources.
Strategy a - Re-evaluating how the City uses property tax millage.
Strategy b - Evaluating income tax as an alternative to enhance revenue.
Strategy c - Targeting millage increase proposals to infrastructure projects.
Strategy d - Establishing a property assessment-monitoring program
Strategy e - Exploring non-traditional revenue sources.
City Manager's Office
City of Upper Arlington
3600 Tremont Road
Upper Arlington, Ohio 43221
Phone: 614-583-5040
Fax: 614-457-6620
www.ua-ohio.net
|
