October 2016 Agenda

by | Oct 7, 2016 | Meetings & Minutes

Valley County Economic Development Council

Monthly Meeting: October 6, 2016

Location: Valley County Downstairs Conference Room, Cascade

Time- 4:00- 6:00 pm

 

Agenda: Welcome visitors & guests

  • Approval of treasurer’s report
  • Approval of September minutes
  • Update on long-term funding structures
  • ED Report:
    • Scope of work–optional but necessary
      • ABC’s role and crossover discussion
      • Actionable items versus policy/discussion
    • CEDA
      • Letter of support request for Donnelly water project
      • Who they are and what is a district?
      • Are they viable for VCEDC as a partner?
    • Website updates
    • Education: WCMU
      • McCall College information
      • Online course infrastructure: Coursera/Ed2Go
      • What metrics it accomplishes
        • workforce enhancement
        • unemployment gap
        • youth and adult
        • Local entrepreneurship
      • Cost/time frame
    • Weekly reporting, communication & calendar-opportunities to connect
  • Open board positions: Blake Watson, Jay Kiiha & Eric Borchers and accept Bob Tracy resignation
  • ABC update–Sherry
  • Summit post-mortem–Sherry
  • Strategy 1 – Sector Development   
    • Newsletter content & format options
    • Grant opportunities–strategy moving forward: Jerry Miller Webinar
  • Strategy 2 – Local Entrepreneurship
    • Covered in ED report (education)
  • Strategy 3 – Asset Development
    • Payette River National Scenic Byway and Payette River Basin Water Trails update
    • Housing Trust Bylaws w/ new signatures
  • Strategy 4- Import Substitution
    • Geothermal/TBD
  • Sub-committee to update Bylaws–West Central Mountains/Meadows Valley/legal-Jonne & Scotty
  • Round Table, Upcoming Events & Public Comments

Adjourned