March 2024 Board Meeting Agenda

by | Nov 25, 2024 | Meetings & Minutes

West Central Mountains Economic Development Council
March 2024 Board Meeting Agenda
March 12, 2024 3:00pm
New Meadows City Hall & Zoom
401 Virginia Street, New Meadows, ID

ZOOM MEETING LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88412171046?pwd=QWhaZGlDaHo4MUl1cHk4aUZuVytzQT09

Board Members Present: Sherry Maupin, Julie Good, Linnea Hall, Dylan Martin
Online: Vonna Torrey, Joni Osterman, Judith Nissula, Kelly Hill, Rachel Wessel
Guests: Trace McKellips, Lindsey Harris, Cole Keener

Executive Session 2:30 (Open unless otherwise specified)

  • Review agenda items
    • Star News Opportunity- yes! Lindsey will reach out to Max to say “yes.”
    • Regional grant resource discussion – how can we better communicate who goes for what?

Board Meeting 3:00pm

  • Call to Order
  • Idaho Power Presentation (20 minutes)
  • Approval of March Agenda ACTION ITEM
  • Approval of February Minutes ACTION ITEM
  • Treasurer’s report
    • Approval of February Treasurer’s Report ACTION ITEM
  • Letter(s) of support – NONE
  • Executive Director Update
    • Community Action Teams update
    • DC booked!
    • Grants: City of McCall LOT unfunded (see attached), Donnelly LOT and Idaho GEM grant applications to supplement housing needs assessment funding
    • Spring conference update
  • Executive Items
    • Valley County Rec District Survey – emailed in packet
  • Community Reports
    • Valley County
    • Cascade
    • Donnelly
    • McCall
    • New Meadows
  • WCMEDC Updates
    • Early Childhood Education (Trace)
      • Milestones & Kingdom Kids grant expenditures for learning materials ACTION ITEM
    • Housing
      • Regional Housing Assessment site visit
      • WCM Housing Trust
    • Community Development
      • Creative District Update (Delta)
      • Payette River Scenic Byway (Cynda) – Meeting 3/13 at Avimor
      • YAC update (Lindsey) – adult summit postponed
      • Regional Conversations (Sherry)
    • Infrastructure
      • Geothermal and energy efficiency conference for Lindsey “Better Building, Better Plants Summit” in DC
      • CAT will meet by next board meeting
    • Broadband
      • IRON Middle Mile Project update
      • Digital Literacy position update
      • Ziply update – see attached email update
    • Workforce
      • CAT Meeting held 3/8
    • New Business
    • Public Comment
    • Adjournment