The Commission may have the following powers and duties:
A. To confer with and advise the City Council and Planning Commission on all matters concerning the industrial and commercial development of each individual city and the total cluster.
B. To publicize, with the consent of each city council, the industrial and commercial advantages and opportunities of each individual city and the total cluster.
C. To collect data and information as to the type of industries and commerce best suited to each member city and the cluster.
D. To periodically survey the overall condition of each member city, and the cluster, from the standpoint of determining whether the city has a community climate for industry and to determine the general receptiveness of the city to particular types of industry.
E. To publicize information as to the general advantages of industrial and commercial development in the area.
F. To cooperate with all industries and businesses in each member city and in the solution of any community problem which they may have, and to encourage the expansion, development and management of such industries and business so as to promote the general welfare of the area.
G. To cooperate with the West Central Minnesota Initiative Fund and other available County resources in the undertaking of necessary surveys and studies in the furtherance of commercial and industrial development.
H. To aid the city council and planning commission in each member city in the proper zoning and orderly development of areas suitable for industrial and commercial development.
I. To develop, compile, coordinate and publicize information such as, but not limited to, the following:
1. Existing industrial and commercial concerns with each city, their addresses, types of businesses, number of employees, and whether each serves local, regional or national markets.
2. Available industrial and commercial sites, including number of acres, approximate price, existing zoning and proximity to trackage and highways.
3. Available buildings for industrial and commercial operations, including type of building, number of square feet, existing zoning and proximity to trackage and highways.
4. Transportation facilities, including railroads, motor carriers, water transportation, air transportation and highway facilities.
5. Electric power availability.
6. Fuels available for industrial and commercial use.
7. Sewage disposal facilities.
8. Water supply facilities.
9. Community facilities such as fire, police and educational.
10. Recreational facilities.
11. Going wage rate in the city for the trades, skilled, semi- skilled and white-collar workers.
12. Availability of labor.
13. General community attitude toward industrial and commercial expansion, development and attraction.
14. Experience and program of surrounding suburban communities in regard to industrial and commercial expansion development and attraction.
J. To recommend to the City Council and Planning Commission policies and particular actions in regard to industrial and commercial expansion development and attraction.
K. To cooperate with and use the facilities of the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development's Star Cities Program.
L. To cooperate and coordinate with the Initiative Fund, as described in subsection G of this Section, and other local economic development efforts, and local lending institutions in defining available property and assembling financing packages for commercial and industrial prospects.
M. The Commission shall have the power to appoint subcommittees of a size and nature it may deem necessary and may enlist the aid of persons and/or organizations who are not members of the Commission. The Commission shall have no power to make contracts, levy taxes, borrow money or condemn property, but shall have the full power and responsibility to investigate the necessity and recommend the taking of these and any other actions related to the industrial and commercial development by the City Council and all other officers of the city responsible to formulate the terms of and the procedure for taking such action. (Ord. 196, 1-26-1994)