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PUBLIC COMMENT: Members of the public may address comments to the Committee concerning

each agenda item. Timing of the public comment shall be at the discretion of the Chair.

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by Chair Adams at 1:34 p.m.

Roll Call

Committee Attendees:

Chair Adams

Vice-Chair Alejo

Norm Groot

Catherine Stedman

Keith Severson

Terice Clark

Dan Ripke

Heather Garner

Ida Chan

Nicholas Kite

Beth Fabinsky

Janine Chicourrat

Absent:

Janine Bouyea

Jonathan Brown

Additions and Corrections

There was a grammatical error on Item #4.

Public Comment Period

No comments were made.

Approval of Action Minutes

Consider approval of action minutes from the Economic Development Committee

meeting held on November 1, 2023.

MIN 24-005

- ACTION: The Economic Development Committee Action Minutes from

November 1, 2023 were requested to be revised to reflect the action take to

create the Ad Hoc Committee and be brought back to the next meeting for

approval. The first motion was made by Norm Groot and the motion was

seconded by Janine Chicourrat.

Regular Agenda

Receive a presentation from Salinas Valley Tourism and Visitors Bureau (SVTVB)

regarding community efforts in creating economic development through the promotion

of tourism.

24-087

- ACTION: Received a presentation from the Salinas Valley Tourism and

Visitors Bureau (SVTVB) regarding community efforts in creating economic

development through the promotion of tourism.

a. Receive a presentation from HawkTower regarding Venture Capital activity in the

County of Monterey; and

24-088

24-091

b. Consider providing support for a funding request to the Board of Supervisors.

- ACTION: Received a presentation from the HawkTower regarding Venture

Capital activity in the County of Monterey.

a. Consider providing support for the revised Development Set Aside (DSA)

guidelines brought forth by the Ad hoc Committee and recommend to the Board of

Supervisors for approval; and

b. Consider providing support for the revised funding allocations for the DSA

agencies and recommend to the Board of Supervisors for approval; and

c. Recommend staff to review economic development programs across the nation that

are similar to the DSA and return with findings at a future meeting.

- ACTION: The Committee recommends to make two separate motions for

this item. The first is to support the revised DSA guidelines, reallocate

percentage allocations from the current three DSA agencies to provide 0.50%

to the Monterey County Business Council, and recommend staff to review

similar programs across the nation and return with findings at a future

meeting - Motion by Norm Groot and Seconded by Ida Chan Lopez,

approved, Supervisor Alejo Abstained. The Committee recommends increasing

the overall Development Set-Aside (DSA) allotment by $100,000. This funding

will be reallocated from the TOT funding previously designated for the

Monterey County Business Council. This adjustment to the DSA funding

formula will reduce the shared reduction for all other DSA agencies and

facilitate the incorporation of the Monterey County Business Council at

0.50%.– Motion by Beth Fabinsky and Seconded by Norm Groot, approved by

consensus.

-Revise language to for *Salad Bowl of the World.

-Norm requested that we revised additional language in the guidelines.

Announcements

There were no announcements.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned by Chair Adams at 3:52 p.m.

The next regular meeting is scheduled on May 1st. 2024 at 1:30 p.m.

Committee Members: Supervisor Mary L. Adams, Chair; Supervisor Luis Alejo, Vice-Chair;

Norm Groot, Agriculture; Catherine Stedman, Climate and Clean Energy; Keith Severson,

Construction; Terice Clark, Finance; Janine Bouyea, Healthcare; Dan Ripke, Higher Education;

Jonathan Brown, Labor; Heather Gardner, Micro Business; Ida Chan, Minority Owned Business;

Nicholas Kite, Non-profit; Beth Fabinsky, Research and Development; Janine Chicourratt, Tourism.

Committee Staff: Deborah Paolinelli, Assistant County Administrative Officer; Richard Vaughn,

Economic Development Manager; Reed Gallogly, Deputy County Counsel; and Yulisa Chavarin,

Committee Secretary.

• Copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to items referenced on this agenda

and/or submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are on file and available for public inspection

at the County Administrative Office, Monterey County Government Center, 168 West Alisal Street,

3rd Floor, Salinas.

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