Gasconade Valley Enterprise Zone

encompassing portions of Gasconade, Maries and Osage counties of Missouri

1:00 p.m., May 24 Meeting

AGENDA

  1. Welcome, Call to Order and Introductions —President Jim Decker

  2. Review and approval of minutes  (Action needed on minutes from the March meeting.)

  3. Financials and Administrative Report—Bonnie Prigge, MRPC
    Staff will update the board on events since the March meeting. Items to be discussed include:
                •  Financial report (Action needed on financials.)
                •  Update on third-part review schedule
                •  Update on Website

  4. Fund-Raising Campaign Update—President Decker/Staff
                Board members should be contacting possible donors, per letters mailed to them. Staff will have a report on contributions received.

  5. HUB Zones in the GVEZ area—Bonnie Prigge
                MRPC hosted an economic developers breakfast featuring Patti Guttman, the HUB Zone coordinator, for the Small Business Administration. Bonnie will share HUB Zone information on Maries, Osage and Gasconade counties.

  6. Transportation/GO 50 Update—Jim Decker/Bonnie Prigge
                Bonnie  will update the board on transportation developments, including the Investment Priorities planning process, the Highway 63 public hearing and Highway 50.

  7. Community/Economic Development Update/ Board Member Reports:
                Time is set aside for board members to give updates on items of interest.

  8. Upcoming Meetings
                 Tentative meeting schedule:  July 26—Vienna; Sept. 27—Chamois; Dec. 6—Linn

  9. Adjourn

 

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