HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Meeting Cover Letter and Summary 11-19-12RL Allen Group Date: To: From: Rick Allen RE: La Pine Economic De elop November 14, 2012 Deschutes County Co^ ssion OSCARS BUILDING 384 SW 5th St Madras OR 97741 541 475 2220 The City of La Pine has been working with stake holders in the La Pine area in developing a new model to provide economic development services. In late summer the County notified the La Pine Industrial Group (LIGI) of the desire to change the current model to something that would work better for all parties. The County wanted the community to work on a solution and report back with the City of La Pine taking the lead. After several weeks we have a draft of what that model would look like. Deschutes County has been a long time partner in the La Pine area by establishing the La Pine Industrial Group, which developed and sold industrial lots building up reserve funds in excess of $200,000. With the incorporation of La Pine into a City, the time is right to adopt a new model that will allow the City of La Pine to assume more of a leadership role while working in partnership with Deschutes County to achieve those same goals the County set in 1996. The plan we will be discussing today was built after meetings with Deschutes County, La Pine Industrial Group Board Members, City Manager, City Council Members, Economic Development for Central Oregon and the La Pine Chamber of Commerce. Models that have been built in Redmond, Prineville and Madras were reviewed and considered in our Draft plan. Locally 25 people were interviewed in person and 500 comments were recorded. In this plan we would request the City of La Pine and Deschutes County through an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) work under the same "general" rules, policies and precedent that were established in the original agreement between the County and LIGI. That agreement would serve as a good template to build an IGA today. The City would assume the management of an economic development program they plan to establish with EDCO memorialized in a Memorandum of Understanding built off successful models in the region. I have attached the DRAFT MOU between EDCO and the City of La Pine along with DRAFT rules, guidelines and structure of what would become a new formed La Pine Economic Development Group Advisory Board (LEDG). We would request the County work the City of La Pine in establishing an IGA that would formalize a 5 year commitment between the parties to provide the management, representation and marketing of County owned lands in the Industrial Park and economic development services in the La Pine and Sunriver area by utilizing the funds that were built up over the years by land sales in the La Pine Industrial Park by LIGI. The City along with its partners look forward to working with Deschutes County to grow jobs, construction and develop property that includes County owned lands that can continue to support a program that worked so well for years. rlallen@rlallengroup.com DRAFT Summary La Pine Economic Development Group (LEDG} Program Agreements City of La Pine and EDCO Memorandum of Understanding City of La Pine and Deschutes County Intergovernmental Agreement Advisory Board Appointed by EDCO and City Funding City of La Pine $20,000 44% (General Funds) Deschutes County $20,000 44% (LIGI Funds) Private $ 5,000 12% (Sunriver, Business, Utilities, Banks) Total $45,000 Program Specifics The employee would be an EDCO Employee Employee must live in the La Pine or Sunriver area Office space would be donated at City Hall by the City The position would be .5 FTE Five year commitment Up to 12 member Advisory Board will manage the program locally with direct supervision provided by EDCO Board Members will serve 3 year terms with membership to include banking, accounting, utilities, industrial business, commercial business, Sunriver interests, City of La Pine and Deschutes County Officers are limited to a one year term in any one officer position to allow great involvement Employee will work to develop, lease or sell lands owned the County in the Industrial Park