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<br />MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED REGULAR MEETING OF THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION <br />BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br />July 21,2008 <br /> <br />1. Call to order <br /> <br />President Pat Muston called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Members Present: Love, Muston, Engelken, Clausen, and Beasley <br /> <br />Members/Officers Absent: Matuszak and Moser <br /> <br />Staff Present: City Manager Ron Bottoms, Assistant City Manger John Joerns, Assistant City Secretary <br />Sharon Harris, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, and Economic Development Coordinator Gretchen <br />Larson. <br /> <br />Others Present: Patricia Clark, Councilmember John Black and Mayor Porter <br /> <br />2. Consider approval of minutes of Special Called Meeting of the La Porte Development Corporation Board of <br />Directors, held on July 7, 2008 and Special Called Meeting of the La Porte Development Corporation Board <br />of Directors held on July 1,2008. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Board Member Beasley to approve the Minutes of July 7, 2008 of the Special Called <br />Meeting of the La Porte Development Board with corrections and minutes of the Special Called Meeting of <br />the La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors of July 1, 2008. The motion was seconded by <br />Board Member Engelken. The motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: Love, Muston, Engelken, and Beasley <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: Clausen abstained from the minutes of the Special Called Regular Meeting held on July 7,2008. <br />Absent: Matuszak and Moser <br /> <br />3. Receive presentation by Economic Alliance and Avalanche Consulting for City-Wide Economic Development <br />Strategic Plan <br /> <br />Project Director Chad Burke with the Economic Alliance provided a presentation on the roles and <br />responsibilities of the Alliance as a liaison between Avalanche Consulting and the community. (See Exhibit <br />A). <br /> <br />Amy Holloway with Avalanche Consulting provided a presentation for a City-Wide Economic Development <br />Strategic Plan. (See Exhibit B). <br /> <br />4. Consider approval or other action authorizing city staff to enter into contract negotiations with Avalanche <br />Consulting to develop City-Wide Economic Development Strategic Plan. <br /> <br />Economic Development Coordinator Gretchen Larson made the presentation and recommendation and <br />answered questions of the Board. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Board Member Love to authorize city staff to enter into contract negotiations not to <br />exceed $125, 000.00 with Avalanche Consulting to develop a City-Wide Economic Development Strategic <br />Plan as recommended by Ms. Larson. The motion was seconded by Board Member Clausen. The motion <br />carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: Love, Muston, Clausen, and Beasley <br />Nays: Engelken <br />Abstain: <br />Absent: Matuszak and Moser <br />