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Southeast Quality of Life <br />Strategic Neighborhood Action Plan <br />Assets: South Gateway Associations <br />Some strong businesses among the others <br />Customers <br />UEA <br />Department of Planning and Economic Development <br />People want "adult" businesses out of Michigan Street area <br />Churches <br />NEDC <br />Barriers: Perception of crime within the neighborhood <br />Tenants not willing to participate in upkeep <br />Landlords not willing to participate in upkeep <br />Lack of assertive business association <br />Action Steps: <br />1. In cooperation with South Gateway Association, hire neighborhood <br />business coordinator to implement business recruitment and retention <br />program. <br />a. Inventory spaces and properties <br />b. Prepare detailed demographic and market analysis <br />C. Inventory existing goods and services within market area <br />d. Identify opportunities; gaps, missing goods and service providers <br />e. Identify retail space and location standards for retailers (source: <br />Retail Tenant Directory) <br />f. Match sites and opportunities <br />g. Develop incentive package to attract retailers <br />h. Prepare marketing prospectus <br />i. Contact regional/national companies <br />2. Work with South Gateway Association to implement existing strategic plan <br />for corridor revitalization; enhance plan for site specific redevelopment <br />projects and public space improvements. <br />3. Eliminate adult entertainment operations, obsolete or vacant commercial <br />properties, and decaying structures within the business corridors on <br />Michigan and Miami Streets. <br />a. SEQL works with the City to apply intense code enforcement. <br />b. Modify zoning to encourage retail development along Michigan. <br />C. Initiate campaign to boycott or otherwise inhibit those businesses <br />which are detrimental to the neighborhood. <br />MR, <br />