RMDZ Program Evaluation Project Agenda Item 12 February 2008 Corky Mau

Presentation Overview Project Goals Project Goals Project Considerations Project Considerations Project Activities To Date Project Activities To Date Next Steps Next Steps

Program Background Legislative Program Goal Legislative Program Goal By the Numbers….. By the Numbers….. 33 Zones 33 Zones 150 loans for $96 million 150 loans for $96 million 530 businesses helped 530 businesses helped

Program Funding

Project Considerations Strategic Directives 6.3 and 6.4 Strategic Directives 6.3 and 6.4 Stakeholder input Stakeholder input RMDZ Survey RMDZ Survey

Activities To Date Project Team Project Team Timeline Developed Timeline Developed Survey Questionnaire Survey Questionnaire

Survey Goal Survey Goal Survey Format Survey Format Survey Participants Survey Participants Zone Administrators Zone Administrators RMDZ Loan recipients RMDZ Loan recipients Loan Committee Members Loan Committee Members Board staff Board staff The RMDZ Survey

Survey Findings Response Rate Response Rate 3 New Program Issues Identified 3 New Program Issues Identified Proposed Courses of Action: Proposed Courses of Action: No Action Needed No Action Needed Action: Discussions with Legislative Office Action: Discussions with Legislative Office Stakeholder Workshop – Feb 2008 Stakeholder Workshop – Feb 2008 Stakeholder Workshops – Spring 2008 Stakeholder Workshops – Spring 2008

Action or No Action? No Action: No Action: Loans on emerging technology projects Loans on emerging technology projects  Included in current eligibility criteria Take Action: Take Action: Discussions with Legislative Office Discussions with Legislative Office  Loan program sunset date  Establish an RMDZ grant program

Stakeholder Workshops February 21-22, 2008 February 21-22, 2008 Offer loans outside of zones Offer loans outside of zones SD 6.4 and Loan cap SD 6.4 and Loan cap Regional RMDZ meetings Regional RMDZ meetings Zone Incentive Funds Zone Incentive Funds More marketing tools & resources More marketing tools & resources Agenda item in Summer 2008 Agenda item in Summer 2008

Stakeholder Workshops Spring 2008 Spring 2008 North and South locations North and South locations Loan Program Eligibility Criteria Loan Program Eligibility Criteria  General loan eligibility  Project eligibility Agenda item in Summer 2008 Agenda item in Summer 2008

Next Steps……………. Project Team meetings Project Team meetings Workshop planning meetings Workshop planning meetings Board agenda item in summer 2008 Board agenda item in summer 2008

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