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Chairman Fe4~nel op~ned the meeting for Informal Public Comments at 9:45 <br />p.m. There was no one prea~nt to addreaa the Board, and Chairman Fennel <br />closed that portion of the meeting. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS DISCUBBIOS & ~SPONSM TO i~FO~M~L PUblIC CO~NT~ ~if needed) <br /> <br />There were no co~ents by Board members. <br /> <br />R~PORT$ <br /> <br />Local Bales ~nd Uae Tax U~date <br /> <br /> The Local Sales and Uae Tax U~ate was included as a part of the <br />Agenda. The sales tax was $5,030,$S8.00 for the quarter ending December 2000. <br />This was an increase cf only 6.75 percent from the quarter ending December <br />1999 and reflected a much slower growth in sales tax revenues, <br /> <br />Bconc~ic Development CoL-~eration Ret=eat <br /> <br /> Chairman Fennel reported that the Economic Development Corporation <br />{EDt) wants additional staff to expan~ services and develop programs to deal <br />with existing buainassea aa well as to target new businesses. Be sta~ed he <br />had suggested that ~DC seek 50 percent of its funding from private sources, <br />aa the County currently providea all funding. <br /> <br />Visionin~ Procaaa for Cmbarzus County <br /> <br /> Chairman Fennel gave a brief update on the countywide ~visioning~ or <br />strategic planning ~rocess. He encouraged Board members to serve on an <br />expanded task force or focus group that will ba established. A stakeholders <br />summit ia scheduled in April. <br /> <br /> Chairman Fennel reported he had met with The Ferquaon Group, a lobbyin9 <br />~roup in Washington. Services provided by the group will be discussed at a <br />future masting. <br /> <br /> Chairman Fennel proposed changes ~n the Board meeting dates for the <br />months of March and April 2001 due to scheduling conflicts by Board members. <br /> <br /> U~ON MOTION of Chairman Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Privette and <br />-~nnt~usly carried, ~he Board by resolution changed the regular meeting in <br /> <br />public hearings previously scheduled by the Board on March 19 will be held on <br />unnnimousl¥ carried, the Board by resolution changed the regular meeting in <br /> <br />P3C~S$ OP M~ET'rNG <br /> <br /> There ~eing no further business to come before the Board, Chairman <br />Fennel recessed tha meeting at 9:$0 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Monday, F~bruary <br />26, 2001~ in the Multipurpose Room at the Governmental Center. <br /> <br />Clerk to the Board <br /> <br /> <br />