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AGENDA ITEM REVIEW FORM
2.A.
Work Session
Meeting Date:
09/01/2021
Department Head:
Sonia Cornelio
Submitted By:
Francia Alonso, Records Management Specialist, City Clerk's Office
Action Requested:
Discussion Item - No Action to be Taken

ITEM:

Discussion and possible directions to staff on any and all matters regarding the appointment of a Council Member to serve on the Western Arizona Economic Development District (WAEDD).  (Francia Alonso, Acting Assistant to Mayor and Council)

SUMMARY:

During the Work Session held June 2, 2021, the mayor and City Council recommended the city proceed with the Western Arizona Economic Development District (WAEDD). As part of the contribution, the City of San Luis recommends appointing an elected member to the WAEDD Executive Committee. Each Executive Committee member will chair or co-chair a committee and make recommendations to the Board of Directors.

WAEDD is a federally designated Economic Development District (EDD) that helps lead the locally-based, regionally drive economic development planning process that leverages the public, private, and non-profit sectors' involvement to establish a strategic blueprint for regional collaboration. With a purpose to drive rural prosperity through the responsible mobilization of human infrastructure, financial investment, physical assets, and natural capital to generate a healthy and collaborative local economy.

Western Arizona was designated an Economic Development District (EDD), or WAEDD, by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) on June 03, 2020.  The EDA has committed to providing financial assistance to economic development in western Arizona's distressed communities.

RECOMMENDATION / SUGGESTED MOTION:

Discussion and possible directions to staff only, no action.

Fiscal Impact

IS THERE FISCAL IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ITEM:
N/A
CITY/STATE/FEDERAL FUNDS:
N/A
TOTAL:
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BUDGETED AMOUNT:
N/A
AVAILABLE AMOUNT TO TRANSFER:
N/A
ACCT NAME & GL#/REMAINING BALANCE BEFORE PURCHASE:
N/A

FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT (IF THIS IS A BUDGET TRANSFER, YOU MUST ATTACH THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FORM):

N/A

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