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8 i Triangle J Council of Governments 1997/98 Work Plan Goals to Improve the Economic Competitiveness of the Region Goal: Identify the key factors and pursue cooperative projects that will keep this Region economically competitive and promote actions on the part of local,state and federal governments that will strengthen the Region's economy. • Determine with the Division of Community Assistance the most useful role for TJCOG in the CDBG Program. • Assess viability,convene and staff the Regional Marketing Group. • Expand,update,publish and market the new "Triangle Map" to replace the Metro Map. • With the staff of the Greater Triangle Regional Council, prepare for World Class Region Confenence 1998. • Pursue a regional economic forecasting model which builds on economic analysis,current state,national and international economic trends,and the effects of new public policies and social trends upon businesses and promote regional transportation planning. • Pursue cooperative demographic forecasting. • Continue regional water quality management strategies to protect water supplies in both the Neuse and Cape Fear River basins. • Identify long-term development alternatives and assessment of the costs associated with various development patterns. • Conduct a long-term study of water supplies. • Promote the development and use of the Triangle J GIS and Regional Data Center. • Explore regional planning role in providing affordable housing. • Continue the regional biosolids composting effort. Goal: Further the Internationalization of the Region's Economy • Continue to serve on the International Committee of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce,work with IBM on the project to add international information kiosks at RDU. • Support the World Trade Center North Carolina as corporate secretary and executive board member. • Maintain world trade contacts via the North Carolina World Trade Association,re-elected state executive board secretary. • Serve on the NCWTA Triangle Chapter executive board as past-president. • Advisor for the NCWTA Annual Conference(keynote speaker is Retired General Colin Powell) to be held May 1998,in Charlotte. • Foreign Trade Zone#93 Grantee- fulfill contractual and administrative responsibilities for Zone#93 and existing or potential subzones;help market the general purpose zone and develop new subzones as needed. • Provide training to developers on Zones and make public/civic presentations. • Meet the contractual responsibilities as the FTZ grantee representative for the North Carolina Department of Commerce and for the Global TransPark Authority. • Pursue other FTZ administrative contracts and develop other subzones.