Site Selection Certification Presented by: Dirk B. Vanderleest, CM April 27, 2016

Site Selection Certification Are you ready for some football? 2

Why are we doing this? 3 Economic Development (ED) is the management of public-private investment collaborations to facilitate sustainable growth in the economy as typically measured by job creation, increased citizen wealth, a greater tax base, and improved quality-of-life. The three legs of ED are business attraction, business retention & expansion, and entrepreneurship development that start from a base of community development.* * The University of Southern Mississippi Trent Lott National Center for Excellence in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship

What is Site Selection Certification in the first place? What is Site Selection Certification in the first place? How are you going to accomplish the process? How are you going to accomplish the process? How long does it take? How long does it take? What do I get when I am through? What do I get when I am through? How much does it cost? How much does it cost? 4 Food for Thought

Site Selection Evaluation Criteria: 16 Steps 5 1.Site Location 2.Site Description & Map 3.Property Encumbrance 4.Land Availability & Cost 5.Zoning, Adjacent Land Use and Community Support 6.Physical Suitability of the Site for Industrial Purpose 7.Wetlands 8.Environmental Assessment (Preliminary Phase I) 9.Transportation 10.Water Supply 11.Sewer and Wastewater 12.Electrical 13.Natural Gas 14.Telecommunications 15.Work Force and Labor Information 16.Opinion of Probable Cost

Step 1-8 Site Location 6 Site Description & Map Property Encumbrance Land Availability and Cost Physical Suitability of the Site Zoning, Adjacent Land Use and Community Support Wetlands Environmental Assessment

7 Water Supply Transportation Sewer and Wastewater Map Step 9-11

8 Electrical Telecommunications Natural Gas Work Force and Labor Information Step 12-15

Step 16 9 Opinion of Probable of Cost

Site Selector’s View of Airport Development Jeannette Goldsmith, CEO; Goldsmith Strategy Presentation on April 12, 2016 at the AAAE National Airport Economic Development Conference

Potential location options Candidate Locations Candidate Sites Finalist Locations Site Selection Process Search Region Search Region Definition Minimum Criteria Screening One option in different states ~75 possible proposals from candidate location different site options Comparative Evaluation Final Decision

Fundamentals of the Process Business recruitment is highly competitive Speed is critical Risk avoidance is the goal The goal of the process is to get to the one or two locations that will work best for my project as quickly as possible The goal for candidate locations is to stay in the funnel for as long as possible

Be Prepared  Know your weaknesses What are the risks associated with your site or your community and what can you do to mitigate them  Know your community Economic Development organizations Workforce Development and Training partners  Know your sites Dirt Won’t Do! Do your Due Diligence

Changes are coming: 14 State is working towards state wide certification … What does this mean for me…? Different classifications: Super Site Large Industrial Site General Industrial Site Industrial Park How do you stay in the game?

The Waggoner Staff 15 Program Development and Management Economic Development Planners/GIS Civil, Transportation, and Environmental Engineers LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Environmental Scientists Landscape Designers Advanced Data Development and Management Construction Review

Geodetic Control ( Funded by NOAA) Mississippi Digital Earth Model (MDEM) Status of Layer Development April % Complete 100% Complete by December 2014 Gulf Region complete 22% Coverage 16% Coverage Gulf Region complete – limited other data currently developed Political Boundaries (Funded by HUD, NOAA, FEMA) Property Ownership (Funded by HUD, NOAA, MS-CIAP) Transportation (Funded by HUD, NOAA, MS-CIAP) Hydrography (Funded by FEMA, NOAA, MS-CIAP) Digital Orthophotography (Funded by MDOT, NOAA-CSC, USGS, USACE, Various Counties) Elevation Model & Contours (Funded by FEMA, NOAA, USGS, NRCS, USACE, MS-CIAP)

Waggoner Megasite Due Diligence 17 Nissan – Nissan Como Toyota /PUL EADS Stennis EADS Stennis 5. Kewanee Kewanee 6. MPCO – Sonny Montgomery Sonny Montgomery – Jackson County Tech Park Jackson County Tech Park JMAA/Project 7-Up JMAA/Project 7-Up Entergy/Penton - Current River Ridge (Indiana) - Current

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