ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
OF WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA
Board Meeting Minutes
Monday, November 5, 2018
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:Barrett Frame, Golden, Jackson, Leisure, Parker, Russell, Salazar, Templin, Warner, Witte

BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:Yaeger

STAFF PRESENT:Shaffer, Doty, Mitchell, Geres

GUESTS PRESENT:

Crist, Duane – Indiana American Water
McClane, Brenda – Hometown Media Group
Oler, Ron – Richmond Common Council / Ivy Tech
Plasterer, Jeff – Wayne County Council / EIRPCSowers, George – EDC Attorney
Thurlow, Kim – Ivy Tech Community CollegeCALL TO ORDER
Board Chair Frame called the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Economic Development Corporation of Wayne
County, Indiana to order at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 5, 2018 in the EDC board room.
APROVAL OF MINUTES
Frame stated the minutes from the September 10, 2018 board meeting were on pages 2-3 of the board packet. Motion byRussell, second by Barrett to approve the September 10, 2018 minutes as presented. Motion carried.
TREASURER’S REPORT
September and October 2018 Financial Report
Parker provided the treasury report. He reported on being under budget $13,392.19 MTD and under budget $85,831.42
YTD. Motion by Leisure, second by Russell to approve the September and October 2018 financials. Motion carried.
990 Return
Parker reported Jennifer North had completed our 990 for 2017 and it was reviewed and recommended for approval by
the finance/executive committee. Motion by Witte, second by Russell to approve the 2017 990 return as presented. Motion
carried.
Final 2019 Budget
Shaffer reported on the final 2019 budget for $655,744.00. Motion by Jackson, second by Russell to approve the 2019budget as presented. Motion carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Executive – Frame reported the committee met just before the board meeting and discussed the Ivy Tech contractand nominating committee coming up later on the agenda and also discussed the compliance for Wolverine
Worldwide and Noble Order.
B. Marketing and Communication – Doty reported the committee met on October 3rd at 4:00. The committee
discussed running a ½ page print ad in the next edition of Livability Magazine and partnering with Wayne County
Convention and Tourism on a package of web ads on the region’s “Things to do” page. Doty also reported that
IronGate Creative did a bonus video featuring Brian Wallen and a cigar box guitar made by someone in Wayne
County. The video was released on Facebook and received positive attention and good engagement with over 3,500
views and 56 shares. Doty also informed the committee that feedback forms were prepared and distributed to thecompany recruiters involved in the Home in Wayne website project to see if there is information missing or changes
that need to be made. Doty also provided an update on social media analytics.

C. Industrial Park – Warner reported the committee met on October 25th and reviewed plans for construction of asmall building at Taconic Bioscience in the Gateway Industrial Park. The committee received an update on WWRSDand on the construction of the RP&L substation in the Midwest Industrial Park. The committee also received anupdate on work being done by Beals Moore to reconfigure available sites and mitigate wetlands in the Midwest
Industrial Park.

EDC STAFF REPORTS
Geres – Geres reported continuing to work on the shovel ready certification, submitted sites for Projects Origami andFranklin and submitted and RFI for Franklin. She reported on attending an economic development seminar with SarahMitchell hosted by Hoosier Energy at the Indianapolis Zoo. She completed a factbook for Commissioner Mary Anne Buttersto send to the winning bidder of the Elder-Beerman building giving an overview of our community. She reported working
on Hoosier Opportunity by setting up a booth at the Chamber Business Expo Fair with Shaffer and Doty and at theVeteran’s Resource Fair with Mitchell. She also is starting to work on the website with Renee by reaching out to companies
who are missing a logo or banner picture on the site. She reported on attending the Richmond Art Museum’s Membershipand Marketing Committee and volunteering at their pottery palooza. She reported on joining Ivy Tech’s Academic Program
Advisory Committee for the Biz Ops program ran by Ron Oler and attending her first meeting. She also attended the Wayne
County Foundation Women’s Conference with Doty. Lastly, she reported on assisting Shaffer with preparation for herJapan trip.
Mitchell – Mitchell reported on workforce development initiatives she’s working on and provided an update on progress
to get WorkKeys testing done in schools. First group to be tested will be from Northeastern. 36 students are signed up tobe tested from Hagerstown and hoping to provide testing to 120 Western Wayne students in December. Shaffer added
Ivy Tech Community College is providing proctors for the testing. Mitchell also reported she has reached out to the Excel
Center and Adult Education to provide WorkKeys testing as well. She is also providing promotional information
regarding WorkKeys to employers during BRE visits. Mitchell reported the fall schedule for Find a Job Fridays is completewith 10 Fridays set up for this semester for companies to visit area high schools. Mitchell also reported 200 students are
signed up for Manufacturing Day tours with local companies. Four schools toured 9 plants. Mitchell also reported on her
involvement in the Regional Stellar project. She said the region is one of 6 finalists to compete for $15 million in funding.
On September 21st the application was due. Only 5 out of the 6 finalists submitted applications. The Regional Stellar
team has been involved in weekly conference calls and practicing for the required presentation to state officials. Work isalso being done on a video involving the mayors from the cities that will be in Japan on the day the presentation isscheduled.
Doty – Doty reported she worked on developing post cards, bookmarks, school banners and pop up banners to promote
Hoosier Opportunity. Post cards would be handed at the Chamber’s business expo. Bookmarks would be placed in public
and school libraries. School banners will be hung in the auditoriums and cafeterias of local schools and the Boys andGirls Club locations. Lunch bags, koozies and chip clips were also handed out at the expo as well as at Depot Fest andOctoberfest. Doty reported will be running a ½ page ad in Richmond’s new Travel Guide. She provided an update on theHome in Wayne videos. She reported working with IronGate to develop a measurable, targeted social media strategy
and the concierge program. Doty reported she worked on updating the Japanese language business card and brochurefor Shaffer to take on the upcoming Japan Mission. She participated in a group put together by Susan Yeager to discuss avolunteer management system for Wayne County. The program can be used potentially for the concierge program aswell as provide an easy-to-use tool for people new to the county to find ways to get involved. Doty reported sheattended the Google seminar on reaching customers online.
Shaffer – Shaffer reported it’s been a busy couple of months with 4 new attraction leads. She also reported that ECIRP
joined a new group, the European American Investment Council (EAIC), which will provide leads to all 10 member
communities direct from European companies. Representatives from EAIC made a trip to Indiana last week and Shaffer
was able to attend meetings with them in Fort Wayne. The group can also help plan delegations overseas. Shafferreported on a site visit for Project Mitel, which had two investment opportunities, one being short term and a secondexpansion project in 2019. Shaffer reported she and Mitchell are working with 7 existing companies in various stages ofexpansion projects. Shaffer reported she is preparing for the upcoming 10 day trip to Japan that starts with a visit toRichmond’s sister city of Unnan. Dyron Dabney from Earlham College is going along on the trip and will provide
translating services during the sister city visit. Also visiting the headquarters of companies with locations in Wayne
County as well as meetings with Honda, Toyota and Subaru to encourage them to remember Wayne County when theirdirect suppliers are looking for sites to locate in the Midwest. Shaffer pointed out that there are 250 Japanesecompanies in Indiana employing nearly 60,000 people. Shaffer also reported she’s been active in workforce
development initiatives geared toward getting schools and companies to identify career pathways for students that arebeneficial to employers. The Skill Up Indiana grant can help with this. Shaffer provided an update on WWRSD sayingJacobs Engineering had completed their review of the two studies and in order for a true “apples to apples” comparison
to be made and that a rate study needs to be completed after they finalize rates from Connersville.
OTHER BUSINESS
A. Vote for Nominating Committee – Geres reported the nominating committee would consist of the chair of theboard – Tim Frame and then three board members who are not current officers that the entire board would vote on
today. These four members will meet in November to choose a slate of officers for 2019 to propose to the board.
The tally came back in for Jeff Jackson, Beth Leisure and a tie for Paul Witte and Susan Yaeger. The board took
another vote and the majority voted for Paul Witte.
B. Ratify Approval of Ivy Tech Contract – Shaffer reported on the need to sign a contract with Ivy Tech for theirproctoring of the Work Keys test for the high school students prior to board meeting approval. The approval today isfor the ratification of the contract as presented. Motion by Paul, second by Jeff to approve the ratification of thecontract as presented. Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENTFrame adjourned the meeting at 4:54 p.m.
NEXT BOARD MEETING – Monday, December 3, 2018
at EDC of Wayne County, Richmond, Indiana at 4:00 pm