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PEDC Board Meeting Minutes July 20, 2021 Page 2 of 3 Citizens' In ut Mr. Bray invited those present to speak during Citizens' Input. No one came forward and the Citizen's Input was closed. Election of Officers Mr. Bray stated nominations would be taken for officers until a nominee has received a majority vote. Chairperson - Mr. Fendley made a motion to appoint Josh Bray as Chairperson. Mr. Homer seconded the motion. Vote was 6 -ayes to 0 -nays. Vice Chairperson - Mr. Coleman made a motion to appoint Curtis Fendley as Vice Chairperson. Mr. Roddy seconded the motion. Vote was 6 -ayes to 0 -nays. Secretary -Treasurer - Mr. Roddy made a motion to appoint Chase Coleman as Secretary -Treasurer. Mr. Fendley seconded the motion. Vote was 6 -ayes to 0 -nays. Discuss and Consider A roval of the Minutes of the Re ular Meetin held June15 2021 Mr. Bray asked for discussion and approval of the minutes. Mr. Fendley made a motion to approve the June 15, 2021 minutes. Mr. Coleman seconded the motion. Vote was 6 -ayes to 0 -nays. Discuss and Consider Approval of the June 2021 Financial Statements Ms. Hammond stated Cash and Cash Equivalents are almost $2 million and Investments are at $2 million. Sales Tax Revenues received were $155,000 for the month and yearly Sales Tax Revenues are $35,000.00 over budget. Hammond added that the PEDC is over in Revenue and under in Expenses for the first 9 months of the fiscal year. Mr. Coleman made a motion to approve the June 2021 Financials. Mr. Terrell seconded the motion. Vote was 6 - ayes to 0 -nays. Discuss and Consider Action on Updates from Land Committee Ms. Hammond stated the Board had given authorization for a company to perform Phase I environmental survey on remaining PEDC land that did not have environmental work completed. Terracon Consultants were engaged to perform the surveys for $6,700. The environmental work was finished on approximately 90 acres and all reports came back clean. Discuss and Consider Action on U dates from Marketin Committee Ms. Hammond said the Marketing Committee has held three meetings. The Committee contributed to the Plan of Work and recommended moving forward with brand identity development jointly with the City and the Chamber. Hammond added that the website has not been updated in over five years and is in need of a reface. Ms. Hammond asked for approval to send out RFPs on brand identity development and website development. The Marketing Committee and Ms. Hammond will come back to the Board with a recommendation on firms. Mr. Fendley made a motion to move forward with RFPs for brand and website development. Mr. Homer seconded the motion. Vote was 6 -ayes to 0 -nays. Protect„U dates: American SpiralWeld — Tours of the new facility for the Board, City Council and the County have gone very well. Casey Johnson, Plant Manager, and Kent Davis Director, Business Process Automation, for AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe have been generous with their time. The company has created approximately 80 jobs to date.