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Foster a Resilient Economic Base and Diverse Workforce HOW WE WILL ACHIEVE OUR VISION How We Will Achieve our Vision 1 Major Actions: • Study and identify business sectors with the greatest promise for diversifying our economic base; focus recruitment efforts accordingly. • Amend Cary's Land Development Ordinance and design guidelines to support the evolution of selected business and indus- trial parks to transform into Employment Mixed-Use campuses. • Implement the policy initiatives in Chapter 2: LIVE that will promote the development of housing options that are afford- able and appealing to a diverse workforce. Create a Business-Friendly Environment 2 Major Actions: • Create and develop initiatives in concert with the Chamber of Commerce to support the creation and growth of small busi- nesses, e.g. a small-business loan program, expansion of the façade improvement program, incubator space, etc. • Expand the role and make-up of the Economic Development Commission to review and identify improvements to ordinanc- es, policies, fee schedules, and programs that would foster a business-supportive environment. • Partner with the Chamber of Commerce to proactively main- tain a relationship with major employees, i.e. CEO roundtable, to identify cooperative efforts to improve the business climate. The CEO roundtable should be a working group of business leaders, Chamber of Commerce officials, Town staff, and other relevant stakeholders that meets at regular intervals to keep abreast of new challenges or opportunities. Shown here are Town of Cary staff, elected officials, and the Cary Chamber of Commerce's execu ve staff touring sites together in Downtown Winston-Salem as part of the 2014 Cary Council - Staff Retreat. 41 COUNCIL FINAL PUBLIC MEETING DRAFT [JAN. 24, 2017]