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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Appointments to the Economic Development Council
MEETING DATE: February 1, 2010
MEETING TYPE: Action
RECOMMENDATION: Appoint seven individuals to the Economic Development Council
as described in the Economic Development Plan.
BACKGROUND: The creation and appointment of an Economic Development Council was
recommended and described in the Economic Development Plan adopted by the City
Commission on August 3, 2009. The plan includes an implementation strategy with the
recommendation that this council be created with appointments made by the City Commission
within 6 months of adoption of the plan.
Excerpt from the implementation matrix found on page VIII of the Economic Development
Plan (EDP):
5. c “Establish an Economic Development Council, consisting of: business leaders, City staff,
economic development leaders, and others; to advise the City Commission on economic
development issues and to review the implementation of this City of Bozeman Economic
Development Plan.”
While an Ordinance creating a board or council is usually drafted and adopted prior to the
appointment of members; in this case staff felt it was imperative to move forward with
appointment. The council would then be given the task, with heavy assistance and guidance
from city staff, to draft the creating Ordinance and related bylaws.
On November 2, 2009, the Commission was asked to discuss and provide direction regarding
appointing the Council. At that time the Commission unanimously passed a motion to
‘direct the City Manager to actively recruit a group of individuals willing to serve on a
seven member Economic Development Council’.
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The following list of individuals has been contacted and indicated their willingness to serve on
this Council at the Commissions’ discretion.
Individuals willing to serve:
· Gary Bloomer - Director of Client Development, Tech Ranch
· Stuart R. Leidner - Executive Director, Prospera Business Network
· Cheryl Ridgely - VP Business Development, Bozeman Deaconess Hospital
· Steve Daines - Vice President & General Manager, Asia/Pacific, Right Now
Technologies
· Donald Beeman - CEO of LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals
· Eugene Graf – Eugene Graf Real Estate
· Jim Rimpau - Vice President for Planning & Chief Information Officer, MSU
· Chris Westlake - General. Manager, Midwest Welding and Machine
· Tracey Minnuez – Community Development Director, HRDC
· Daryl Schliem, CEO, Bozeman Chamber of Commerce
FISCAL EFFECTS: None
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Attachment: City of Bozeman Economic Development Plan Implementation Matrix
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