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Objective Priority Actions

A. Work with the Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission to establish and develop an economic development team that focuses on attracting new businesses and industries within and to the region.

1. Collaborate with LEDOs and IND15RPC staff to develop a team of businesses and community leaders who can support and drive the implementation of action items that strengthen the economic environment of the region.

2. Working with the Recovery and Resiliency Committee, identify action steps that can be led by the economic development team.

3. Continue to develop innovative strategies to strengthen existing businesses while also attracting new businesses to the area.

1. Train and facilitate grant writing workshops to facilitate finding, writing, and submitting grants on behalf of communities and non-profits in the region.

B. Identify potential funding avenues and resources available during disasters.

2. Coordinate with local resource coordinators to update disaster-specific funding sources as they are released during and after a disaster.

3. Increase shared capacity across multiple units of government by funding common regional needs such as GIS and non-profit assistance that can be housed at the Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission office.

Objective Priority Actions

C. Work with local governments and organizations to develop a “one-stop-shop” approach to promote intergovernmental coordination, provide resources for recovery, ensure timely communication, and serve as an overarching umbrella for the public and business community.

1. Refine the current list of resources for businesses (new and existing) maintained by the IND15RPC staff or local governments. Work with local governments to identify the resources that were most in-demand during the pandemic and other disasters to combine individual lists into one source for each government. Determine the most logical and convenient location for the combined information to be located (i.e., IND15RPC website).

2. Develop an action plan to identify key steps to disseminate information to the communities and businesses within the region.

3. Market and communicate the location and advantages of the combined resource before, during, and after disasters.

1. Initiate a region-wide coordinated capacity study to identify existing government services, assets, procurement, and identify gaps and recommend opportunities for shared staff resources.

D. Utilizing the IND15RPC, develop an implementation committee that will oversee the implementation of the Recovery & Resiliency Plan and report to the board and the communities regarding the implementation of the strategies.

2. Organize a Resiliency and Recovery Plan Implementation Committee to oversee the implementation of the action steps. Each county, city, and town should be represented in the implementation committee along with IND15RPC staff.

3. Identify potential shocks and stressors for the region and assess the region’s vulnerabilities for these events.

4. Develop a priority list of action steps to identify short-, mid-, and long-term actions. Identify the lead organization or person who will take responsibility for implementing the action steps.