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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 10, 1987
1. Chairperson Riste called the meeting to order at 7:05 P.M.
Members Present: Bell, Meyer, Riste, Sprute.
Members Absent: Mayer
Also Present: Administrator Thompson, EDC Director Williamson.
2. Motion by Meyer, second by Bell to approve the minutes of the Joint HRA/EDC
meeting of August 19, 1987. APIF, motion carried.
3. A wide ranging discussion concerning the role and function of the EDC
produced the following:
A. The EDC should serve more to coordinate and encourage development
and promotional activities and less to do these kind of projects.
B. The budgetary assessment for the constituent members should be
adjusted from 70/10/10/10 to 77.5/7.5/7.5/7.5.
C. The Chamber of Commerce - EDC relationship should be promptly resolved.
D. For the interim, the Director should concentrate his efforts on:
1. HRA projects.
2. Solid Waste grant application.
3. The preparation of a budget, work plan, and goal development
constraint and directed by the foregoing considerations.
4. Darlene Bell encouraged EDC support of two school/community projects:
A. the Community Education child care program;
B. the development of a new road east from the new elementary
school to State Highway 3.
5. LaDonna Riste requested that EDC minutes be sent to all Farmington boards
and commissions, and, in turn, that EDC members receive all board and commission
minutes.
6. Motion by Sprute, second by Meyer to adjourn. APIF, motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 9:55 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert F. Williamson .
Director