Resoluton - Amend Contract between Lee Co. and EDC - #2012-31

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2011 -,J3 • LEE COUNTY Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND THE LEE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (LCEDC) WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Commissioners passed a motion on June 20, 2011, which would end funding of the Lee County Economic Development Corporation and create a new Economic Development Department under County Administration; and WHEREAS, the Lee County Economic Development Corporation has been seeking new alternatives to keep the existing performance contract between the County and EDC in place; and WHEREAS, the City of Sanford and Town of Broadway have expressed their desire to keep the existing Economic Development relationship with the County in place; and WHEREAS, the new Lee County Economic Development Corporation, at their October 19 Board • meeting, passed the attached resolution agreeing to improved communications with the Lee County Board of Commissioners and staff. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Lee County Board of Commissioners agrees to rescind the motion of June 20, 2011, and modify the current contractual agreement with the Lee County Economic Development Corporation as follows: 1) The County Board of Commissioners will require that the Lee County Economic Developer and /or Chairman of the LCEDC Board of Directors appear before the Commissioners quarterly (or as needed) in closed session to give an update on economic development efforts including, but not limited to, the number of contacts made by the LCEDC, the number of responses to inquirers made to the LCEDC, a list of all contacts made to the LCEDC, a list of all businesses who make a request for incentive packages from Lee County and any other information that is relevant to the recruitment of industry to the County. 2) That the Lee County Manager or his designee be invited to attend all Executive Committee meetings. The LCEDC also agrees to invite and provide notice of all Executive Committee meetings and regular EDC meetings to the Lee County Clerk to the Board so the Clerk can notify Commissioners of all EDC meetings. 3) That a copy of all minutes of closed session meetings and regular meetings be delivered to the Lee County Clerk to the Board as soon as they are prepared. In addition, the EDC will attach minutes as backup to all recommendations made to the Lee County Board of Commissioners. 4) The LCEDC will follow the County's Incentive Policy when discussing packages with prospective businesses. The LCEDC Director will keep the County Manager informed of all • discussions of incentive requests, packages and negotiations.