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Policy Plan
For Intergovernmental Collaboration
PUBLIC DISCUSSION DRAFT
BASED ON OKI LAND USE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS, NOVEMBER 2004
Introduction |
Transportation |
Public Facilities and Services
Natural Systems |
Housing |
Economic Development
Land Use |
Footnotes
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Policy Opportunity:
20. By strengthening cooperation and coordination in regional economic
development Hamilton County, local governments and other stakeholders can
make our region the location of choice for diverse businesses and build the
regional tax base.
Implementation Policies:
20.1. Hamilton County and local government comprehensive plans should
encourage cooperation with economic development agencies and major
institutions in the region to provide information about sites and services
available for new and expanding businesses.
20.2. Hamilton County and local governments
should support and participate in regional economic development
partnerships, such as the “Cincinnati USA Partnership,”
23 led by the Greater Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce, to develop and nurture businesses that contribute to
the needs of the regional economy.
20.3. Hamilton County and local governments
should work together to establish a set of best practices that can be used
to streamline Hamilton County and local government regulatory and
permitting processes, thus improving the climate for business retention,
expansion, and recruitment.
20.4. Hamilton County and local government
comprehensive plans should support coordinated economic development by
encouraging the location of new or expanded business in areas currently
served by public facilities and services or in areas that are planned for
infrastructure expansion.
20.5. Hamilton County and local government
comprehensive plans should support clusters
24 of related industries and
businesses that export outside the region, have strong multipliers25,
have the potential for future expansion, and are on the leading edge of
international competition.
20.6. Hamilton County and local government
comprehensive plans should encourage the thorough analysis of proposed
public tax incentives and the use of performance provisions26
to ensure the viability of economic development projects and the
competitive position of the region.
Policy Opportunity:
21. Hamilton County and local governments, with economic development
organizations, businesses and other stakeholders, can work together to
ensure that a variety of workforce development programs are available and
utilized in the region. An educated, skilled workforce can generate economic
vitality.
Implementation Policies:
21.1. Hamilton County and local governments should collaborate with
workforce policy boards to ensure the development of training and
placement programs that offer high-quality education to potential
employees and technical assistance to new and established businesses,
consistent with their specific needs.
21.2. Hamilton County and local government
comprehensive plans should encourage mutually beneficial school-to-work
alliances between educational institutions at all levels and employers, to
ensure that students are learning the technical and non-technical skills
needed by businesses and necessary to function in the work environment.
21.3. Hamilton County and local government
comprehensive plans should support a living and working environment that
is attractive to highly skilled and educated adults so that they find
sufficient reason to come to and remain in Hamilton County and the
regional workforce.
Policy Opportunity:
22. By working together to attract, develop, and retain businesses and
residents Hamilton County’s core cities and older, inner-ring suburbs can
help to reduce sprawling development patterns27
and stabilize business districts.
Implementation Policies:
22.1. Hamilton County and local government comprehensive plans should lead
to the revision of zoning ordinances to allow mixed-use development28,
where appropriate.
22.2. Hamilton County and local government
comprehensive plans should support investments in public facilities and
services within existing business districts, and foster the development of
compact communities that are attractive to a range of income and skill
levels, where appropriate.
22.3. Hamilton County and local governments
should use their comprehensive plans to examine opportunities to improve
the balance of jobs and housing within their jurisdictions in order to
reduce commutes and enable people to live close to work, where
appropriate.
22.4. Hamilton County and local government
comprehensive plans should promote the adaptive reuse of buildings and
sites in the region’s urban cores and business districts, where
appropriate.
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