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• The Daisy Dairy project is now public and a public meeting will be held to discuss the project on February 3, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in the Chamber Community Room. • Mr. Kampfer will be in Austin on Jan. 15 and 16 for a Workforce Development Summit. • Lamar County Day in Austin will be April 22 and 23. Board members were strongly encouraged to attend. • The next board meeting will be February 10, 2009. • The erosion control project at the Industrial Park is complete. Photos of work were shown. Mr. Kampfer advised that city engineer Shawn Napier has viewed the work to ensure its quality. The board entered into discussion about contracting services for a business incubator feasibility study. It was explained that the feasibility study is the first step in the process of developing a business incubator. The study will assess the current community climate for entrepreneurial support. Dr. Anglin advised that PJC is currently involved in activities that support rural entrepreneurship, including financial support of the SBDC. Mr. Kampfer provided qualifications for 2 professional consultants for the board to consider contracting for the study. The professionals were Charles D'Agostino from Louisiana State University and David Buchen, a professional out of New Mexico. The estimated cost for Mr. D'Agostino's services would be above $20,000, whereas Mr. Buchen's services would be around $5,000. The board unanimously approved an expenditure of $5,000 to secure the services of Mr. David Buchen for a business incubator feasibility study. The motion was made by Chad Brown and seconded by Dick Severson. The Board convened into Executive Session at 4:57 p.m. pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code to discuss and deliberate an offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect to locate, stay, or expand in Paris and consider any commercial and financial information related to the business prospect. Executive session concluded at 5:11 p.m. There was no action taken as a result of executive session discussion. The board entered into old business to discuss the Pat Mayse Lake water issue. The paper Mr. Kampfer previously provided the Board has been edited in one line on page 3. This line reflects PEDC's position that should a sale of water outside Lamar County occur, then the City could reclaim appropriate amounts of the contracted water as needed to support future economic development needs. Dan Smith pointed out that this statement expresses the priority of industry recruitment over selling water outside Lamar County. John Wright made a motion that the issue be tabled to allow time for Mr. Kampfer to gather more information from available resources, other than the engineering firm HDR, to determine if the proposed figure of 5,190 acre feet per year is sufficient for economic development or whether there is a better number. Mr. Wright advised that he made the motion because he is uncomfortable supporting the 5,190 figure for future economic development. There was no second to this motion, so the motion died. After hearing this motion, Chad Brown and Dick Severson both commented that !p!y n 11 January 13, 2009 V o~ 4~.o a v