On Monday, December 19, 2011, Dr. Feser, presented his final recommendations to the City Council, with leadership from our community stakeholders and the private sector. The City Council unanimously approved a motion to establish a regional economic development organization and strategy. This strategy includes creating a City Development Department and merging the Economic Development division, Planning division and Development Services division under one department.

The City of El Paso has already begun implementing some of the recommendations in Dr. Feser's report, including a comprehensive review of the City and County's incentives policies, review of several City codes for revisions and modification of the City's One-Stop-Shop (Building Permits and Inspection, Planning and cashiering functions) physical space to allow for a friendly and more expedient development process.

While these recommendations cannot be made immediately or overnight, the City is committed to implementing them with the best intention of improving the business environment.

Because of the venue, the City of El Paso was unable to make Feser's presentation available to the general public. However, a copy of Feser's detailed report and PowerPoint presentation are available. They are attached to this message. Additionally, there are plans to put together a video presentation report summarizing Monday's meeting. This recording will air at a date to be announced on Channel 15 TV.

The City of El Paso would like to thank everyone who has participated in this process. We have had an overwhelming amount of support throughout this endeavor and we continue to look to the community for input and guidance.

Redistricting in the City of El Paso is the process of redrawing the City's representative districts. These boundaries are adjusted based on population changes that have occurred over the last decade. Through redistricting, the population within each district is equalized so that residents across the City have equal representation on the City Council. A similar process is done at the county, state and federal levels.

 

Districting Commission Meeting Schedule www.elpasotexas.gov/districting