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DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT PO NUMBER INVOICE NUMBER AMOUNT DESCRIPTION
1203 R4359300 31737 8,250.00 ECONOMIC DVMT SERVICE
DAN MCFEELY COMMUNICATIONS
935 GRACE DRIVE
CARMEL,IN 46032
317-669-2289
INVOICE
Date:January 1,2015
Client:City of Carmel
For:Economic Development and Marketing Services, December 1-31,2014
Professional fees: $8,250
Out of pocket expenses: None
TOTAL: $8,250
DAN MCFEELY COMMUNICATIONS
935 GRACE DRIVE
CARMEL, IN 46032
317-669-2289
Monthly Report, December 2014
RECENT PROJECTS
Economic Development / Marketing
Website: Working with city staff to upgrade city website and create a
new economic development website designed to be user-friendly for site-
selectors, investors and the public. Researching and reviewing proposals
from web designers while developing goals and strategies.
Entrepreneurial hub: Continue to meet with local businesses and
experts from other communities about the potential to establish a Carmel-
based hub for business start-ups. Research continues to see what it would
take and how it might be operated. This will be an ongoing project.
Tourist attraction: Researched and wrote materials for travel
publication targeting tourists and traveling visitors across the Midwest.
Destination Indiana: Met with officials at the Indiana History Center
to begin process of researching and developing a new interactive feature
on the history of Carmel, designed to attract attention and tourism to
Carmel.
Savor Indiana project: Marketing and publicizing of new videos
shown on-public television and posted online: http://www.savorindiana.com/
Now working with staff to develop the related Extraordinary Indiana
project: A video more focused on local corporations and history of Carmel.
Pilot Talent Attraction: Continued work as city's representative on
the Tactical Economic Development group in association with Invest
Hamilton County. Working with corporate executives on strategies to attract
talented potential employees from targeted cities. Working with American
Specialty Health, Allied Solutions and a steering committee that includes
Tim Monger and Christy Lugo, along with Economic Development
representatives from Noblesville, Fishers, Westfield, the IEDC and Citizens
Energy. This will be an ongoing project.
Job openings: Continued planning on both city and regional efforts
to address the need to help local businesses fill many job openings through
efforts such as job fairs, targeted advertising and other methods — including
social media — to help circulate the news and bring in qualified employees.
This will be an ongoing project.
U.S. 31: Continued to facilitate communication between city
engineering and local businesses impacted by construction along U.S. 31.
Working with INDOT to prepare upcoming public sessions on 2015
highway and local street construction planning. Continue to address
concerns by local businesses with the goal of mitigating impact through a
variety of measures. This is an ongoing project.
Information requests: Assisted city staff with research and
production of a variety of information and statistics requested by potential
businesses, investors, business support teams, economic development
agencies and the media.
Major event planning: Continue to work with staff and the PGA on a
proposed "Golftown" event that would take place in 2016 in conjunction
with BMW Championship golf tournament to be held at Crooked Stick.
New tourism initiative: Continue to work with staff on an exciting
new idea to further enhance Carmel's draw for tourists from around the
Midwest. Finalizing plans to present a proposal that will also benefit several
local businesses directly, many others indirectly. More details to come.
IUPPI Study: Continue to work with Drew Klacik and John Marron of
IUPPI as they study redevelopment in Carmel for the past two decades.
Major research project.
- . ONGOING PROJECTS - — - -
Cultural Identification project: Continued to work with staff and
others on project designed to further identify various cultural and
geographically unique aspects of Carmel as a way to further enhance
attraction of economic development and visitors. This will be an ongoing
project.
Public Art: Continued to work with consultant, staff, on potential
projects involving public art in Carmel. All projects discussed were
designed to strategically attract visitors and economic development to
Carmel. This will be an ongoing project.
Google Business View: Continued working with staff on vetting a
proposal by a local firm regarding an economic development tool that may
help promote local businesses, local attractions and other features of
Carmel.
Tourism App: In the final stages of completing and launching a new
App for local tourism information... continued meetings with staff;
consultation and working with Bluebridge officials to fine tune and roll out a
new web-based application for cell phones and tablets designed to more
easily connect local restaurants, businesses and events with visitors and
residents seeking updated and up-to-the-minute information as they visit
Carmel.
Economic Development:
>>> Research and dissemination of high profile properties with
potential business uses; Communication with owners and/or leasing
agents, working with various city staff members to offer assistance when
possible.
>>> Continued efforts to work with Indy Partnership and Pedcor to
supply information for a prospective business looking for land to develop
commercially in Carmel.
>>> Meeting with local developers and Carmel Redevelopment
Commission to discuss potential projects.
PLANNING AND STRATEGY
Carmel Redevelopment Commission: Consultation and support for
executive director Corrie Meyer on a number of initiatives to further the
CRC mission of redevelopment in Carmel; including community relations,
media relations, social media outreach, research and consultation.
IEDC: Continue ongoing work with state officials regarding the
dissemination of news about exciting local projects - including a new jobs
announcements.
Media and Press Conferences: Worked with city staff on a number
of media requests — including correspondence and research for the
Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis Business Journal, Current, Butler University
journalism students, WISH-TV, Fox 59, Indianapolis Monthly, Carmel
Business Leader, Image Indy.com, and communications needs from the
Carmel Green Initiative and U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Social Media: Continued to assist city officials with use of social
media to publicize and inform residents and the public on a variety of
matters.
SelectUSA: Continued to work, under the direction of the Mayor, with
SelectUSA on opportunities to market the city of Carmel to an international
audience of investors and site selectors.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Indiana Healthy Communities: Working with city officials and
Indiana Chamber of Commerce representative on Carmel's assistance in
rolling out a statewide "healthy communities" initiative that would use many
of Carmel's attributes for good health habits as an example for other cities
and towns to replicate. This will be an ongoing project.
Research and writing: Under the direction of the Mayor and the
Director of Community Relations and Economic Development, research
was done on a variety of topics designed to provide accurate and updated
facts and information to a variety of sources, all geared toward increasing
economic development opportunities and showcase the city to a broader
audience.
City web site: Continued working to update the city's website. This is
an ongoing effort. Special emphasis placed on areas of interest to outside
business entities exploring options to relocate; various quality of life
elements.
Special events: Worked closely with city hall staff on a number of
events, Holiday on the Square and Holiday in the District.
VOUCHER NO. WARRANT NO.
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Dan McFeely Communications
IN SUM OF$
935 Grace Drive
Carmel, IN 46032
$8,250.00
ON ACCOUNT OF APPROPRIATION FOR
Community Relations
PO#/Dept. INVOICE NO. ACCT#!TITLE AMOUNT Board Members
I hereby certify that the attached invoice(s), or
31737 I Invoice k43-593.00 $8,250.00
bill(s) is (are)true and correct and that the
materials or services itemized thereon for
which charge is made were ordered and
received except
Tuesday,January 06,2015
Director,ComiLnity/Relations/Economic Development
Title
Cost distribution ledger classification if
claim paid motor vehicle highway fund
Prescribed by State Board of Accounts city Form No.201(Rev.1995)
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE VOUCHER
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