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95 <br />102 Tom Alfieri: I can give you my interpretation. <br />103 <br />104 Craufurd Goodwin: Are they proposing that you go through the County to decide what is suitable? <br />105 <br />106 Jay Bryan: These are ED 1.8 and 2.5, number 11, 12 and 14 and are new objectives. They are also new in the <br />107 overall process. You could say it is too broad and not part of the process and we do not want to add that. The other <br />108 is to change the language so it is clear. <br />109 <br />110 Lany Wright: I really don't think we have time to wordsmith. If staff could come back with something even changing <br />111 the modifiers, it may be more comprehensible. <br />112 <br />113 Judith Wegner. There was a question about the prerogatives of other advisory boards, will they accept changes or <br />114 are they wed to this language? <br />115 <br />116 Tom Alfieri: I can't answer that question. At this point in this process, the Planning Board is the only group that has <br />117 been given the ability to provide a recommendation. <br />118 <br />119 Craufurd Goodwin: I recommend we remove ED 1.8 and ED 2.5. <br />120 <br />121 Jay Bryan: Is there a motion to remove those objectives? <br />122 <br />123 MoTioN made by Jeffrey Schmitt to remove Objectives ED 1.8 and ED 2.5. Seconded by Judith Wegner. <br />124 VOTE: Not passed (3-4) <br />125 <br />126 Judith Wegner. I have motion to modify 1.8 to "develop an incentive policy to use in targeting companies and <br />127 enterprises that will build upon, expand, and diversify the County's economic base". <br />128 <br />129 Jay Bryan: Would you mind changing develop to explore? I am not a fan of incentives. <br />130 <br />131 Judith Wegner. It would now read to modify 1.8 to "develop an incentive policy to use in targeting companies and <br />132 enterprises that will build upon, expand, and diversify the County's economic base". I have changed develop to <br />133 explore and strike out core assets. <br />134 <br />135 Bernadette Pelissier. Could I make a friendly amendment to say, "Local business development"? <br />136 <br />137 Judith Wegner. What about "attracting and encouraging local development"? <br />138 <br />139 Judith Wegner. I move to change Objective 1.8 to read, "Explore an incentive policy to use in attracting and <br />140 encouraging the development of companies and enterprises that will build upon, expand, and diversify the County's <br />141 economic base". <br />142 <br />143 Craufurd Goodwin: I will vote against it because I think that is what the market should do. I don't see the <br />144 government getting into the business of identifying the way it is moved. <br />145 <br />146 Michelle Kempinski: Is it up for discussion? <br />147 <br />148 Jay Bryan: Yes. We had a motion to eliminate numbers 11 and 12 and that failed. Judith is making a proposal that I <br />149 have already seconded. <br />150 <br />151 Michelle Kempinski: I am uncomfortable with the word "incentive" because that has a broad meaning. <br />152 <br />