08/05/2008 ECONOMIC DEV AND INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE Minutes

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MASIFEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/INDUSTRIAL CORP. MINUTES AUGUST 5, 2008 Present: Joe Noonan, Rene Read, Mary LeClair, Bob Walsh, Beth Curtin, Bob Cobuzzi, Robyn Simmons, Terrie Cook, Liaison to the Board of Selectmen. Brian Kehrl, Mashpee Enterprise. Joe Noonan chaired and opened the meeting at 6:05 p.m. The Minutes of July 22, 2008 were moved and approved as amended. The Mashpee Industrial Park Development Agreement has yet to be reviewed. Rene will follow up on this to see if it needs to be modified. Rene will also review the Guide for Business to see if it needs to be updated. We will invite Town Planner Tom Fudala to our meeting to discuss Industrial Development on the Base. Bob Walsh initiated a discussion whether or not the Town can deed land to FDIC. Have we tried to talk to the Industrial Park owners? Joe Noonan noted that we visited the owners in the past. Town Counsel's opinion on the two Town-owned parcels, have they been forwarded to FDIC? The intent is there, but no action has been taken. There is time to put these parcels on the warrant for the next Town Meeting in October. The deadline is September 11 '. Terrie suggested putting this on the Selectmen's Agenda for their next meeting on August 18th or 27t'' Town Counsel's opinion is that EDIC be independent of the Town. Mary LeClair will check to see if there is any help or resources we can access through the Cape Cod Commission, such as grant writer, grant management systems, cash management, etc. Mary will report back to the Committee regarding the grant. We need an Economic Development consultant to carry out the specifics of the grant. Rene will get a scope of services boiler plate together, with the help of a sub-committee, and e- mail a copy to the members. The sub-committee will be Joe Noonan and Bob Walsh. The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Mary G rsthlrpe, Record' Secretary I