The Forster Development Corporation voted on Oct. 13 to table consideration of a revised TIP Strategies proposal to update the EDC’s economic development strategic plan.

Staff presented a proposed scope and cost for TIP Strategies, including a base proposal priced at $25,000 and optional add-ons: up to two additional in‑person workshops (not to exceed $20,000 total, $10,000 each) or up to two additional virtual workshops (not to exceed $6,000 total, $3,000 each). The base scope already includes an in‑person workshop at the start of the process and one at the conclusion; the add-ons would allow mid‑process engagement.

Several board members said they favored an extra midstream workshop to check consensus among the A board, B board and city council, while others urged delay until after the next round of city elections given potential turnover on council. One board member also noted the city added an events coordinator and additional staff in related departments, and members asked for broader involvement by city leadership in any strategic plan kickoff.

After discussion, a motion to table the item carried; the board did not adopt the TIP Strategies agreement during the meeting and asked staff to return with a clarified plan and to coordinate timing and participation with council and other stakeholders.

The timeline that staff had discussed earlier assumed a roughly four‑month process with adoption by the EDC boards in October and potential council consideration in November, followed by implementation in January; board members said that schedule may need to change to reflect council engagement and election-related turnover.