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PEDCBoardMeetingMinutes <br />Tuesday,January17,2022 <br />tğŭĻ Ћ ƚŅ Ќ <br />DiscussandConsiderApprovaloftheMinutesoftheRegularMeetingheldDecember5,2022 <br />Dr.HashmimadeamotiontoapprovetheDecember5,2022,minutes.Mr.Terrellsecondedthemotion. <br />Vote:7ayesto0nays <br />DiscussandConsiderApprovaloftheNovemberandDecember2022financialStatements <br />SecretaryandTreasurerChaseColemanpresentedfinancialreportsforthemonthsendingNovemberand <br />December2022.Mr.ColemanpointedoutthatapaymenttoAmericanSpiralWeldfornewjobsincentivewas <br />paidinOctoberbutnotaccountedforwithinthesestatementsΑthisadjustmentwillbereflectedinJanuary <br />financialstatements. <br />Followingdiscussion,Dr.HashmimovedtoapprovetheNovemberandDecember2022financialreports.Mr. <br />Fendleysecondedthemotion. <br />Vote:7ayesto0nays <br />DiscussandConsiderEngagingDeadCatMediaforCreativeElementsandManagementoftheBrand <br />Strategy <br />Ms.Hammondgaveanupdateonthebrandimplementation.ShenotedthatasGraysonPath,PaulAllenand <br />shereviewedanddiscussedthe324pagefinalreport,itbecameevidentthattheorganizationswouldbenefit <br />fromengagingaͻ ĬƩğƓķƒğƓğŭĻƩ ͼtoassistwithimplementation.Atthistime,shereferencedthememo <br />distributedaspartofthepacketandproposedengagingDeadCatMedia,jointlywiththeCityandChamber,to <br />serveasthebrandmanager.Collectively,theboardagreeduponthisrecommendation. <br />Ms.HammondrequestedauthorizationtonegotiateandexecutethecontractwithDeadCatMediain <br />partnershipwiththeCityandChamberofCommerce,nottoexceed$15,000forthefiscalyear. <br />Dr.Hashmimadeaninquiryabouttheamountdiscussed,clarifyingwhetherthecostwouldbesharedorifthe <br />costwassolelyforthePEDC.Ms.Hammondrespondedbystatingthateachentitywillcontribute$15,000for <br />aoneyearterm. <br />Mr.RoddymadethemotiontoauthorizeHammondtonegotiateandexecutethecontractwithDeadCat <br />MediainpartnershipwiththeCityandChamberofCommerce,nottoexceed$15,000forthefiscalyear.Mr. <br />Homersecondedthemotion. <br />Vote:7ayesto0nays <br />ReviewandDiscussReportfromExecutiveDirector,MaureenHammond <br />PersonnelUpdate:Ms.Hammondreportedonpersonnelchanges.ShehighlightedthatChrisStouthadtaken <br />apositioninWyomingandwasreplacedbyLaurenTrejowhowillbefillingtheroleofEconomicDevelopment <br />Specialist. <br />2022Highlights&EconomicImpact:Ms.Hammondpresentedthe2022AnnualReporttotheBoard.She <br />beganbynotingthattherearecurrentlythreeactivecommittees:Land,MarketingandPolicyReview.She <br />highlightedthevariousaccomplishmentseachcommitteeachievedin2022. <br />Shealsoreportedonbusinessattraction,highlightingthatthePEDCwontwoattractionprojectsin2022: <br />TrisonTarpsandLionsheadTireandWheel.Shewentontostatethattherearethreeprojectscurrentlybeing <br />negotiated:ProjectRedMaple,StarPortandRedOak.Additionally,Ms.Hammondreportedspecificson <br />businessretentionandexpansion. <br /> <br />