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1 Partner with local economic development agencies to support and enhance businesses.The City should assist in <br /> 2 energizing the local business spirit. An entrepreneurial spirit in a city is a contagious thing. If the City continues to <br /> 3 show a dedication to business, our partners in the Chamber of Commerce and the Brainerd Lakes Area Economic <br /> 4 Development Corporation will help promote it. City officials need to be active in business networks reinforcing the <br /> 5 idea that local economic advances will come largely through local cooperation. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 <br /> 8 ACTIONS <br /> 9 SHORT-TERM ACTIONS WITHIN 1 YEAR): <br /> 10 <br /> 11 MID-TERM ACTIONS (1- 5 YEARS : <br /> 12 <br /> 13 LONG-TERM ACTIONS (5 YEARS AND BEYOND : <br /> 14 <br /> 15 PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED ACTIONS <br /> 16 Provide opportunities for local businesses to leverage capital through the use of public funds such as <br /> 17 through tax increment financing (TIF), revolving loans, or the installation of community development <br /> 18 corporations. <br /> 19 Require extractive use companies to restore the natural and scenic conditions of the land back to its <br /> 20 original form prior to extraction. <br /> 21 Provide incentives for infill and redevelopment of local businesses in the downtown area. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 <br /> 24 <br /> 181 Page <br />