FEDC Legislative Webinar Hosted by: Amy Evancho, President and CEO, FEDC Katie Nohe Franco, Vice Chair, Economic Development Advocacy, FEDC

Timeline and Measurable Outcomes for Economic Development Advocacy Legislative Survey to members – July 2011 Legislative Affairs webinar – August 16, 2011 (monthly webinars to update members on progress of 2012 Agenda – September – March 2012) Legislative Agenda ratified by Board and FEDC Members – November 2011 Develop a protocol for determining what issues should be considered by FEDC during legislative session. FEDC Legislative contacts to key Members – August – October 2011 FEDC Economic Development Days – January 2012 FEDC Currents – December March 2012

FEDC Legislative Affairs Issue Assessment Guidelines FEDC is requesting that as issues are identified for its legislative agenda, the following guidelines be set forth to help determine what issues make sense for FEDC to address as a priority, a support item or not at all. The following will be reviewed by the legislative affairs committee to determine its significance to a particular region and/or statewide. Who are the existing organizations or key individuals working on this issue? Does the FEDC play a supportive role at this time? If not, should FEDC take a driving role? Why or why not? Are there common issues among the eight regions of the state? Is there a need and/or benefit to address any of these issues from a regional perspective (e.g., funding benefit)? Please explain. Does the issue fit within the framework of the general economic development community? Why or why not? Can the Florida Economic Development Council have an impact, given the existing resources of the volunteer leadership and the staff? What kind of input would be most important? In your view, what is a realistic timeframe for impact on this issue?

FEDC 2012 Legislative Agenda Working Document Increase our State’s Ability to Create Jobs. – FEDC support efforts to create and retain jobs in Florida by strengthening our Economic Development system. FEDC supports the budget requests of Enterprise Florida, Workforce Florida, the Department of Economic Opportunity, Space Florida and the business focused legislative agenda of the Florida Chamber. Additionally, FEDC supports efforts to create opportunities to expand flexibility and resources for appropriate inducements as well as efforts to remove obstacles toward economic development.

FEDC 2012 Legislative Agenda Working Document Protect our Ability to Recruit Companies. – FEDC strongly supports efforts to protect Economic Development Confidentiality which allows our practitioners to work with prospective businesses on relocations, while protecting “Trade Secrets”. The current state law should not only be re-authorized but also clarified to offer clarity to the parties this law protects. (Statute / )

FEDC 2012 Legislative Agenda Working Document Support Florida’s Businesses. – FEDC supports efforts to create an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Florida by funding Grow Florida. Grow Florida is the State’s Economic Gardening program. Economic Gardening assists second-stage (small- mid sized) companies in their growth and expansion. This program has helped to create over 3,285 jobs in our state.

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