Annual Meeting December 6, 2012

Annual MeetingDecember 6, 2012

Welcome

Robert Mills - President

Leadership Business Relations Quality of Life

Call to Order

Kent Baker - Chairman


Minutes

• October 2012


Financials

Marcia Marien, CPAO’Connor Davies LLP


Election of Officers

• Frank Blanchard – Chairman• John Bilda – Vice Chairman• Carl Reiser – Treasurer• Stephanie Fielding – Secretary• Miria Toth – Assistant Secretary• Mark Block – Corporate Counsel


Chairman’s Message


Frank Blanchard – Chairman

Board Transitions


New Board Members


Frank Blanchard – ChairmanKent Baker – Past Chairman

Stacie Lambert, CPA


• Controller at American Ambulance 2001 – Present

• Comptroller at Mitchell College 1996 – 2001

• Partner at Beller, Shepatin 1994 – 1996

• Accountant at Beller, Shepatin 1991 – 1996

• Board of the Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce 2005 – Present.

• Chairman of the Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce2011 – Present

Robert Buckley


• Vice President at Dime Bank2012 – Present

• Vice President at Eastern Federal Bank 2007 – 2012

• Assistant Vice President at Eastern Federal Bank 2006 – 2007

• Owner GM of Norwich Lincoln Mercury(YEAR)

• Vice President of Norwich Main Street Program• (YEAR)• Member of the Norwich Sunrise Rotary Club

Peter Desaulniers


• Norwich City Council 2007 – Present

• Norwich City Council President Pro-Tem 2009 – Present

• Council Representative: • Parking Commission• Ice Rink Commission• Public Works & Capital Improvements Committee• Affirmative Action Committee• Commission on the City Plan • Mohegan Park Improvement and Development

Committee• Willimantic Elks, Bozrah Moose Lodge, and VFW Post

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Outgoing Board Members


Frank Blanchard – ChairmanRobert Mills – President

Kent Baker


• Attorney, Law Firm of Kent Baker

• Norwich Community Development Corporation1981 – Present; President since 2010

• Norwich City Council

Anthony Joyce


• Vice President Dime BankPresent

• William W. Backus Board of Trustees2008 – Present

• Norwich Community Development CorporationTreasurer

Thomas Collins


• 2nd Generation Business Owner, Collins and Jewell

• Norwich Community Development Corporation

• Engineer

NCDC UPDATES


NCDC’s Economic Development Role

• Core Work– Retain, Expand, Attract, Develop– Growth Measured in Tax Base, Jobs and Utilities

• Lead Agency– Initial Inquiry– Coordination– Response


Vibrant

Clean Comfortable

Safe

Attractive

Inventory

Incentives

Jobs

SUPPLY DEMAND


Economic Development

NCDC’s Economic Development Role

• Picture This…– Buzz– Help Solve Problems– Make Community a Desirable Place


NCDC’s Role is Evolving


WHO WE WERE WHO WE ARE

• Internally-focused strategic plan

• Strategic plan that focuses on addressing Norwich issues




• Highly-committed and hands on volunteer board• Few professional

staff

• Team of 4 Professionals• Augmented by

talented volunteers



2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

5

10

15

20

25

1 13 3

7

17

23

Staff Participation in Outside Organizations




• Projects• Real Estate

Development• Self-sufficient

• Programs• Economic

Development• Addressing City

Needs

Capacityand Leadership

Business Relationsand Development

Branding, Marketingand Sales


Newly Adopted Strategic Plan Areas of Focus




1. Foster Leadership

2. Create Informed Leaders

3. Build Capacity


Strategic Plan




1. Foster Leadership 4. Development Strategies


5. Align Supply and Demand

3. Build Capacity


Strategic Plan




1. Foster Leadership 4. Development Strategies

6. Improve Prosperity


5. Align Supply and Demand 7. Market the City

3. Build Capacity 8. Coordinate Promotions


Strategic Plan

Projects


92% Funding

From Others

Projects

• Transportation Center– $22 million project– $1.6 million in city funding– 165 parking spaces– Location-ready for rail– Significant quality of life

improvement for public transportation users


Programs

• VCI Report – Updated market analysis– Working on Implementation

• Uncas Leap Report– National-level resource– Working with the City and Mohegan Tribe



Vibrant Communities Initiative

Uncas Leap

Mercantile Exchange

Uncas Leap

Uncas Leap

Uncas Leap

Uncas Leap

Uncas Leap

Uncas Leap

Sachem’s PointMiantonomoh Monument

Battle of Great Plain Route

Battle of Great Plain Battlefield

Trading Cove

Fort ShantokCochegan Rock

Tantaquidgeon Museum

New London Turnpike

Royal Mohegan Burial GroundsUncas Leap

Uncas Leap

Uncas Leap

Keynote

Jerry FranklinConnecticut Public Television


Closing Comments

Robert Mills – President


Adjournment


Annual Meeting December 6, 2012

Documents

Transcript of Annual Meeting December 6, 2012