TEDC Board Meeting Minutes

The Meeting was called to order by President Mark Herbison via conference call.  Members participating included:  Mark Herbison, Kyle Spurgeon, Doug Lawyer, David Hamilton, Walt Wood, and Lizabeth Theiss.  Suzie Lusk Sharon Younger, and Kayla Taylor also participated. 

Business Items included the following:

Minutes

The Minutes of the October 18, 2006 Meeting were distributed and reviewed.  A Motion was made by Lizabeth Theiss to approve the Minutes.  The Motion was seconded by Doug Lawyer.  The Motion passed unanimously.

Financials

The Financial Statements were distributed and reviewed.  There was a discussion of the budget process and it was recommended by Mark Herbison that a Budget Committee be established with the President, President-Elect and Secretary/Treasurer as members.  A motion was made by David Hamilton to approve the financial report as presented.  Doug Lawyer seconded the motion which was approved unanimously.

Public Relations Activities

Kayla Taylor reported that the colors on the directory cover had been re-worked and that the pop up banners had been revised.  Final approvals will be handled by e-mail.  Additional sponsorships have been solicited and extra space allocated for ads in the directory.

TEDC Awards

It was reported that Kim Denton and Mark Herbison are developing a final proposal for Board Consideration.

Scheduled Events

Past President’s Dinner 12/7/06

Middle Tennessee Regional Meeting at the Cool Springs Life Science
      Center, 12/7/06

Fall 2007 Conference, Cool Springs Embassy Suites, Date in October
      Pending

A motion was made by David Hamilton to approve the Fall Conference based on the availability of rooms.  Second by Lizabeth Theiss.  The motion was approved unanimously.

Membership Applications

The following applications were submitted for membership in TEDC:

Daryl Phillips Hickman County Economic Development
Max Morton Phillips & Jordan Contractor
Christian Weber ProLogis
James Fenton Chetham County Economic Development

A motion was made to approve the new members by Doug Lawyer.  David Hamilton seconded the motion which was unanimously approved.

New Business

It was noted that Holly Holt has resigned from the Board.  Mark Herbison and Kyle Spurgeon will solicit by e-mail nominations from the TEDC West Tennessee membership to fill the vacancy.

Doug Lawyer requested that a donation be made for the Tennessee Theater Tour held at the Knoxville Conference of $100.  A motion was made by Lizabeth Theiss to make a contribution of $100.  Kyle Spurgeon seconded the motion which was unanimously approved.

President Mark Herbison noted that we have had great feedback on the Fall Conference recognizing the excellent work by Doug Lawyer and Suzie Lusk to make it a success.  At a future meeting survey results on the Conference will be discussed.

There being no further Business to come before the Board, the Meeting was adjoined.

Respectfully Submitted,

Walt Wood, CEcD
Secretary/Treasurer
January 19, 2007