Western Arizona Economic Development District (WAEDD) Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) FY 2009-2010 Plans and Objectives (July 1, 2009).

1. Comprehensive Economic
Development Strategy
(CEDS)
July 1, 2009

2. CEDS Committee:
• Alan Pruitt - CEDS Coordinator
• La Paz County/Town of Quartzsite - Angie Masales - Chair
• Mohave County/City of Kingman - Dave White
• Yuma County - Declines to Participate
• City of San Luis - Dr. Michael Trend
• City of Wellton - Open
• Town of Parker - Open
• Town of Colorado City - Kimball Barlow
• City of Kingman -Open
• City of Bullhead City - Krital Gibson
• City of Yuma - Declines to Participate
• City of Lake Havasu - Open

3. Goals and Objectives
• To create a relevant and usable regional
economic strategy that can be shared
among partners
• Create a strategy that is generated by
members and partners
 Implement regional scoping effort
 Identify strategic initiatives
 Revise multi-year action plan
 Create annual action plan
• Outline update timeline
• Update/add contextual information

4. Timeline
• July 1st-August 15th:
o Scoping efforts with partner organizations to
coordinate strategic plans
 Looking for duplication, identifying opportunities
o August 15th - August 31st:
 Identify strategic initiatives
 Revise multi-year action plan
 Update annual action plan
 Update contextual information
 Distribute for review
o September 2nd:
 Review/revisions
 Adoption by WAEDD Board of Directors
 Submit to EDA and partner organizations

5. Scope
regional
strategic
plans,
identify issues
and
opportunities
for synergism
Work on
identified
priorities
Revise CEDS,
Gather annual
additional plan, multi-
input and year plan
finalize CEDS as needed

6. Scoping Efforts
• Three strategic questions:
o From the perspective of your organization, in the past
12 months what went well?
o From the perspective of your organization, what
opportunities do you see on the horizon?
o How can WAEDD best help your organization?

7. Scoping Efforts
Education
Conservation and Sustainable Agriculture
Private Business
Transportation
Hispanic Community
Tribal Governments
Health Care
Technology

8. Next steps:
• Revise multi-year action plan
• Update annual action plan

9. Objectives in multi-
year strategic plan:
• Outreach to public/agencies/organizations
to promote organizational goals
• Facilitate communications to identify
shared strategies and goals
• Identify projects for regional economic
development
• Strategic/collaborative planning
• Facilitate regional entrepreneurship

10. FY 09-10 Annual Plan Objectives:
• Objective 1: Organizational Development
• Objective 2: Continue to build general awareness
of WAEDD goals, strategies, and projects
• Objective 3: Identify priority regional projects
based on economic significance and alignment
with WAEDD priorities
• Objective 4: Analyze feasibility of establishing a
regional coalition to leverage resources by
October 1st.
• Objective 5: Facilitate regional entrepreneurship

11. Other Modifications:
• Additional photos/videos
• Community quotes
• Social Media / Collaboration
• Online - searchable document

12. Next Steps:
• Execution of strategy
• Submission to the EDA for approval
• Submission to partner organizations
and membership
• Get to work!