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February 11, 1988 - 7:00 P.M.
First National Bank Conference Room
Vince O' Reilly, Chairman
AGENDA
I CALL TO ORDER
II ROLL CALL
III APPROVAL OF AGENDA
IV MINUTES OF January 14, 1988
FREE DISCUSSION BY COMMISSIONERS
( 15 Minutes)
VI PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD
A) Mr. Jack Brown of People Count - Proposal
VII OLD BUSINESS A) Memos 'to Mayor
B) Reconciliation of Efforts - Mayor, Council, Commissions
C) RV Park- P. Dyer, B. Thomson
VIII NEW BUSINESS A) Borough Representative, Charles Brown - Data Bank
B) Industrial Park at Kenai River - Mr. D. D. Coughenower
Sorting Out and Assigning Responsibilities
C) Alaska Taiwan Business Association - O'Reilly & J. Carter
D) Air Foil Boat Project - Borough Meeting 2/1/88
E) Presentation to Tax Payers Assoc. - B. Thomson
IX CHAIRMANS REPORT
X OTHER BUSINESS
XI SET NEXT AGENDA
XII ADJOURN = 9'30 P.M.
ECONOMIC, DEVELOPNENT COMM I SS )i ON
FEBRUARY '1'I, '1988 ? P
FIRST NATIONAL BANK C.',ONFERENCE
VI~' ~ O'REILL. Y, CHAIRMAN
CAL. L 'f'O ORDER PERSONS PRESENT
VINCE O"REILL. Y CHAIRMAN
DARREN BOND
13ARRY THOMPSON
PENNY DYER
JIM CARTER
JIM ELSON
E X C I, J S E D
EXCUSED
PERSONS PRESENT;Jack Brown,Barr'.v E'ldri'dge,.L. eon Quesne'l
Tom Thompson,Si'l"l 8r"fghton, Char'les Bt, own .
Minut:es of the January 14 meeting wfi"l'l be reviewed at the next ~,~eetfin9..
AGENDA WAS REVIEWED AND UNDER blEW BUSINESS WAS ADDED:
F..RESOURSE DEVELC)PMENT C',C)NF. ERENE';E: 2-26--88,S14ERTC)N,ANCHORAGE,AK,
PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO 8E HEAR()::
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JACK BRC)WN C)F PEOPLE COUNT,. PRC)POSAL .
Nit,. Brown, Di r'ecton of Peop'l e CoLlnt Dresented to the EDC
Pnoposa'l to use Kena'i E'iementary,which tt~ey now are housed in, to expand
and have a Vocational Tee:. Schoo'l plus a Boy and Gin'is Cgub Program for the
area.. He noted that these two pr'ograms wou'id resu'lt fin fincreased revenues
for the area and ~ou']d have a sffgnificant ffmpa(2t: on 'the Cit:y of Kenaff p'ius
would be serving a much needed area. 'They are hoping to have the p~c:kage
ready t:o present to 'the 9egffs']at:ur'e fin 1989. Chair'man O'Rei11~/ r'equected
that Mr'.. [3rc>wn send a 'ie'cter to the EDC with an out'lfine o¢ the proposa'i and
the EDC wff']'i r'espond wit:h a suppora'tive 'let:ten for' 'the proposal
3.. C) LD [3USINESS:
Comm'iss-ioners Penny Dyer and [3ar'tM Thompson met wfit:h [3fi")'i Br'ighton to
discuss a proposed RV park. 8ot:h commissioner, s 'Pelt it was necessary
the EDC to m~ke a proposa'l t:o the City o'~ Kenai to c'iarif'y a position on the
RV pa~rk and find out wha't 'la, nd was ava'liable 1;or' one... The EDC Comm'fsslon
fee'is the 'location o'f such a facfi'ifity ~ou'ld be important and shou'ld be
"locat:ed in 'the immediat:e centr'a'l area o'f Kena'f. Suggect:ion was made about:
the 'l~nd ne~r the Kenai' Senior C;'itizen Center ~nd they wfi'l'i 'look fi'n this
fu~'ther' and r'epon'b back to the Economffc: Deve']opment Comrnfission.
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~:~,DATA BANK
Borough Representative Char'les Brown neported to the EDC on wh~t: t:he Kena
Peni'nsu'la Borough has gather'ed and put 'in a book form, for t:he Da'ca Bank..
Event:'u~'i'ly this [)~ta Bank ~.i'l'J supp'ty Jn'format:Jor~ on census,rea'l estate,
schoo'l enno'l'lment,'f'fnancfa"l 'f'igunes,ffshffng industr'y,r'e-tai'] sa'les,et:c:. He
emphasized t;t~e need to not be nepe~,~:ing st:at:ist:i'cs and t::o not be gather~ing
use'less 'f nl;or'ma't: f an ,, He ~'i'11 keep the EDC up t;o da're and Cha'fr'm~n O'Re'f'l
p'lans to d'iscuss this with Comm'issior~en Jffm Carter'. 'Fhis ~i'i'1 be put on the
next meetfng agenda.
b,.ZNDUSTR:I:AL [)ARK AT KENA:[ R):VER
Mr. Doug Coughenower of the Un'fversi'ty of A'laska Mar'fne Adv'fsory Progr'am,
from Homer',. is meetfir~g with the Kenai Ha~-bor Comm'issdon to c'lar'i~y what
informa~ffon Kenaff needed to effectffve'ly put 'boge'ther' a current survey on
the F'ishffng ~ndustry. Cha'irman Vq'nce C)'Re'i'i'ly and Barry 'thompson w1'11 meet:
Monday Febnuar'~/ I5 to g'fve ffnput from t:he EDC., At thffs poffnt B'i'l'l Br"fghton
se~fid the C;i'ty of Kena'i had on'ly recefived a few 'letters back on ti~e survey
sent out but ~ou'ld have mor'e ffnfor'mat:ffon avaff'lab'le for the Nonday n'fght
m e e t '~ n g ,.
c. AI~ASKA 'rA):NAN BUS)CNESS ASSOC):A'F): ON
For'man Gc)vennor',Bfi"l'l Sheff~e'ld, 'is headffng the State of A'laska 13 member'
A'laska Tai~an Business Association Bo~rd t~ere fin A'iaska . There tis a'lso a
13 member board fin Ta'fwan ~ffth the purpose bering t:o promote the exchange of
fideas,trade and ma~-ket:ing,. A mot'ion w~s me~de by Commffssfoner Barry Thompson
to approve 't;he $100 member'shffp fee 'for Commissffoner .J'fm Car-ret ~o
~-epresent t:he Kenafi Peni'n~;u'la. ~t ~as seconded by Commfissfo~er Penny Dyer
anct a'l'l ~er'e fin favor'.
d,A,~R FO):.L BOA'r PRC) JECT
Ch~'ir'f¥~.~n C)"Refi'i'iy reported or~ this pr'oposa'l from the
the Kenaff Bor'ough. He noted that Borough Mayor' Don Gi'l'lman was suppor'ative
o'f the study and ws~s finterest:ed fin p~rt:'icipating as 'long as it: d-id not cost
t;he 8onough any money at thffs tffme. The EDC
progresses ..
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e,'rAx PAYERS ASSOCIA'FION
'rh~s assoc'iat~on he'id ~ meeting in Nfini'ich'i'k and Commissioners
O'Reft'l'ly e~nd Thompson attended. Nos't people part'ic~pats'fng d'iscussed we~ys 'to
bo"id t:he 'lfine on t:axes and t:he ever growing concern on t. he ~conomfic
s'it:ua't:ion in A'laska.
'f",.AI~ASKA RESOURSE DEVEL. C) PI~,ENT CC)NF"ERENC:E wfi'i'J be he'ld at the Sherat:on Hote'i
fin Anc:hor'age,Febr, uar~/ 26,27,1988. Chaffrman Vince O'Reff'l"ly and Barry Thompson
wfi'l'l z~ttend, Theme of the Con'~erence tis "Nhat: A'laska Can do for A~nerfi'ca"..
They ~'l'l report back to 'the Comm'fr~sffon~
g .. O'f'H ER BUSINESS
The EDC received a propos~'l from F-'ow'ier Brothers Company on a~ pi'tot: project
to est~b'iish a insole manu'fact:urir~g p'lant in the Kenai area. A'I'I members
on t:he commissfion Ce'It: the proposa'l shou'Id be sent to or:her 5nterest:ed
sources 'in t:he community and t:hen reported on a'~ the next EDC meetffng.
,-~I'~ETZIqG ADJOURNED A'F 10 PM.
' N'fva s C'ler, ffca'l Serv'fc:es,
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for' -t:he O'fty of Kena'f..