Policy Steering Committee Meeting

1. One Region. Infinite Possibilities Policy Steering Committee Meeting July 9, 2013 8:00-10:00 AM The ROOM 305 SW Water Street, Floor 4R Peoria, Illinois ViTAL Economy Alliance Frank Knott – fknott@vitaleconomy.com Jim Haguewood – jim@onegroupconsulting.com Mark Madsen – mmadsen@priorityone-advisors.com

2. Agenda – July 9, 2013 Location – The Room @ 305 SW Water Street Floor 4R I – Welcome, Safety Briefing, Introduction of Guests – Jim Baumgartner II – Review FFCI Regional Strategy Budget – Frank Knott & Dennis Kief III – Review FFCI Transition Plan to Independent Non-Profit – Jim Baumgartner IV – Update on EDC of CI Transition – Jennifer Daly V – Update on Leadership Institute Action Team – Mike Everett VI – Update on July 30 FFCI Milestone Celebration Event – Diana Hall VII – Adjourn and Confirm August PSC Meeting – Jim Baumgartner

3. One Region. Infinite Possibilities 5- Year Regional Budget & Rollout Plan Recommendation from TWG

4. Regional Strategy Next Steps June 11-24 – VE updates current 5-year budget plan with regional strategy inputs June 25 – Revised 5-year budget plan reviewed with TWG June 28 – 5-year budget plan reviewed with Budget Action Team July 2 – Revised 5-year budget plan approved by TWG July 3-8 – VE integrates budget plan with approved regional strategy and rollout plans July 9 – Revised 5-year budget plan goes to PSC for review July 30 – FFCI 5-year strategy and rollout plan announced to region August PSC – Revised 5-year budget plan goes to PSC for final approval

5. One Region. Infinite Possibilities Update on Transition of FFCI To Independent NPO Status From By Laws Action Team And Board Membership Action Team

6. PSC Transition Team SME Support: Frank Knott - Bylaws Jim Haguewood Stan Halle – Membership Initial Meeting is June 13 - 4PM @ CAT Names and Roles Mike Phelan - Membership Stan Glazier - Membership Tim Neuhauser - Bylaws Patrick Urich - Membership Mike Everett – Bylaws Diana Hall - Membership Don Forrest – Bylaws Debbie Simon - Membership Jim Baumgartner - Chair

7. FFCI Board Selection Criteria • MANDATORY SELECTION CRITERIA: • Is a current investor in FFCI (either at an Institutional or Individual level, or both) – a minimum amount for each type of investor is needed • Has demonstrated leadership in at least one Sector (Public, Private, Non-Profit/NGO) – defined as at least three years in a leadership position; • Is results oriented, not shy about being held accountable – defined as having held positions that had clear accountabilities; • Shows a desire to continue developing/growing as a leader via coursework, on-the-project training, and being coached or mentored; • Has a commitment to get training at the FCCI-Leadership Institute (once established) in Collaboration, Change Management, and How to Manage a Regional Economy.

8. FFCI Board Selection Criteria • DESIRED SELECTION CRITERIA: • Is currently active in the FFCI initiative, at any level showing 'passion' for the Region, and for Community & Economic Development. (Note: since this is Desired Selection Criteria, we don't have to exclude a top notch Board Member who commits to becoming active); • Has participated in or led a Region-based community & economic development project in the recent past or is currently doing so; • Exhibits strong written and verbal communication skills; e.g., fostering open and honest dialog; fostering cross-Sector/cross-boundary collaboration • Has the personality and history of innovative thought, and entrepreneurial experience; • Has public and/or private sector relationships outside the Region, e.g., having National and/or global connections and perspective • Has the ability and desire to lead action teams or other specific efforts involving the FFCI Board.

9. Transition Team: Next Steps & Timing

10. One Region. Infinite Possibilities EDC of CI Transition Update

11. One Region. Infinite Possibilities Update on Leadership Institute Action Team

12. Leadership Institute Action Team (LIAT) PURPOSE: Define development plans for a Leadership Institute that will build the capacity of regional and local public, private and not-for-profit leaders to collaboratively lead, guide and manage a regional economy across geographic, cultural, institutional or political boundaries according to best practices for regional community economic development (CED), regional collaboration and change management. MEMBERSHIP: Mike Everett (Lead),IBEW; Phil Cavalier, Eureka College; Jehan Gordon Boothe, State Representative; Clint Drury, West Central Illinois, Building and Construction Trades Council; Phyllis Glazier, ROE 43; Diana Hall, Bard Optical; Patrick Kirchhofer, Illinois Farm Bureau; Drew Lehman, Leman Property Management Co; Tom Marchal, the IONA Group; Roberta Parks, UnityPoint Health Methodist Foundation, Kimberly Remmert, Pekin Insurance, William Tammone, Illinois Central College, Chris Kreuser, Caterpillar; Lisa Stufflebeam, Bradley University; Kathie Brown, University of Illinois Extension; Casey Johnson, Peoria City Council, Amy Lambert, One Fire Media, Russ Crawford, Tri-County, Stan Halle (Facilitator), ViTAL Economy

13. Leadership Institute Action Team (LIAT) • STATUS: • Team met 26 March, 30 April and 7 July • Work Plan Goals: • Prepare Current State Asset Mapping of existing leadership development programs – underway • Conduct a strengths & weaknesses assessment re collaboration, change management, business acumen, influence and managing a regional economy targeting three primary audiences– underway • Business & Labor Leaders • Elected Officials • Non-Governmental Organizations (Non-Profits) • Leadership Institute preliminary attributes: • 20% Coaching, 70% On-The-Project Training, 10% Classroom • Three levels of depth • Not owned by any one institution • Collaborative – modeling the behavior we seek • First cohort – EDC and FFCI Board Members • LIAT outcomes – curriculum outline, implementation plan and budget • Target completion of planning stage – end September

14. One Region. Infinite Possibilities Update Report July Milestone Celebration Event

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17. Governance & Collaboration Roles & Relationships State Funds Local Funds Private Funds Federal Funds Foundation Funds Regional Collaboration Roles • Regional Governance Roles Policy Steering Committee • Oversee CED Policy • Establish CED Strategies • Approve Performance Metrics • Fund Development & Allocation • Investor Relations • Manage Regional Collaborations • FFCI Action Teams • Oversight of TWG • Communications Strategy • Regional Branding • Leadership Institute • Assessments & Investor Reports CI EDC CEO Council Industry Clusters Innovation Ecosystem Workforce Ecosystem TCRPC Technical Working Group Data Center of Excellence Finance Ecosystem County Boards

18. One Region. Infinite Possibilities • Future Role of FFCI and Policy Steering Committee • Provide oversight for the the region’s efforts to implement and imbed the asset based VE Journey process through Phase 3 as the way the region thinks about and collaboratively manages a regional economy for decades. • Expand and manage the base of Focus Forward CI champions to continually increase the human, and capital resources engaged in community economic development initiatives at the local and regional level • Connect the regions’ assets into balanced approach CED, Workforce, Quality of Place, Innovation ecosystems, etc. that transform regional growth • Coordinate and expand investment in community economic development activities within the region and establish investment partnerships beyond the region … A United Way for Community Economic Development Investments • Develop a sense of region that breaks down silos and boundaries and increases the regions capacity to compete effectively beyond the region • Broaden the region’s leadership capacity and skills to lead, manage, think and collaborate to build a balanced growth economy. (Think and Act Regional) • Audit and report on the region’s SMART Goal performance. Periodically assess the region’s level of collaboration and implementation of regional CED activities against best practice performance metrics.

19. Policy Steering Committee PSC & TWG Roles and Responsibilities • Technical Working Group • Insure the effective development of an asset-based regional strategy. Lead the implementation of a long-term S.M.A.R.T goal driven collaborative economic transformation of the FFCI region. Create an effective governance framework for FFCI. • Nominate to the PSC members of the community with expertise and interest in regional community, economic and workforce development to serve on action teams • Guide the direction and workings of opportunity action teams to ensure that they maintain their focus and make progress toward established goals, including making interim milestone reports and drafting inputs into the CEDS document. • Periodically report initiative progress and provide input & guidance on specificissues to the Policy Steering Committee as requested • Identify human, financial, system & logistics resources needed to accomplish the tasks and request those resources from the Policy Steering Committee • Develop and implement the FFCI communications plan • Build a climate of collaboration among public, private & non-profit sectors that enables a boundary-free region • Champion widespread support & participation in FFCI regional strategy initiative, county teams & action teams • Appointand supervise framework, recommendation and strategic action teams • Evaluate progress and direct activities of the TWG • Provide progress reports to the region • Lead the acquisition of human, capital and organization resources needed to support work of FFCI • Approve regional strategy milestone reports • Oversee the integration of regional strategy outputs into the CEDS including annual updates required by the EDA • Approve and evaluate FFCI communication plan • Build a climate of collaboration among public, private & non-profit sectors across the FFCI region • Champion wide spread support & participation in and expansion of FFCI regional strategy initiative • Recruit human, capital, system & logistics resources to support & implement FFCI regional strategy, initiative and framework and action team recommendations