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Community & Economic Development Advisory Committee (CEDAC) recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign a new governing Resolution 177-2017 to supersede CEDAC’s current governing Resolution 147-2015.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community & Economic Development Advisory Committee (CEDAC) recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign a new governing Resolution 177-2017 to supersede CEDAC’s current governing Resolution 147-2015.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Community, business, and economic development play a key role in providing a balanced economy for a local government, and a desirable quality of life for residents. The County of El Dorado has identified a critical need to support and retain existing businesses and industries while encouraging those uniquely compatible to locate and grow in the County. The Economic Development Element, Policy 10.1.1.1, of the County's General Plan envisions a community-oriented group to advise and actuate economic development policy for the County.
The Board of Supervisors created the Economic Development Advisory Commission on May 9, 2006 with Resolution 103-2006. The Resolution has been updated and superseded a number of times to revise membership, terms of office, and the name of the committee, which is currently the Community & Economic Development Advisory Committee (CEDAC).
At their regularly scheduled meeting on November 9, 2017, CEDAC unanimously voted to recommend the Board of Supervisors rescind Resolution 147-2015 and adopt a new governing Resolution 177-2017. Substantive changes include: increasing the number of Members from 7 to 9 by removing the Alternate At-Large Member and adding two additional At-Large Members; increasing the term for At-Large Members from two years to four years; and, adding the word 'community' throughout the resolution to emphasize the CEDAC’s focus on community and economic development.
Increasing the membership would provide for a more diverse committee to include five direct supervisorial-nominated appointments, each representing the appointing Supervisor's district, and four at-large appointments, including members from the private and public sectors, educational institutions, or a Chamber of Commerce within the County.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board could choose not to adopt the new governing Resolution and CEDAC would continue to function under the existing governing Resolution.
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
Chief Administrative Office-Economic Development and County Counsel.
CAO RECOMMENDATION
The CAO recommends approval of the Resolution with the acknowledgement that while increasing the membership to provide for a more diverse committee is beneficial, it has the potential to create quorum issues, which could affect meeting frequency.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
N/A
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
Provide the Chief Administrative Office-Economic Development with a copy of the Adopted Resolution signed by the Chair.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Economic Development
CONTACT
Tiffany Schmid, Principal Administrative Analyst x-5132