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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgreement A-17-263 with Economic Development Corporation.pdf1 2 AGREEMENT Agreement No. 17-263 3 THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 20th day of June , 2017 , by and 4 between the COUNTY OF FRESNO , a polit ical s ubdiv ision of the State of California , hereinafter 5 referred to as "COUNTY", and the Economic Development Corporation serving Fresno County , 6 whose address is 906 "N" Street, Suite 120 , F resno , CA 93721 , hereinafter referred to as 7 "CONTRACTOR". 8 W I T N E S S E T H: 9 WHEREAS , the CONTRACTOR is implementing a broad based economic strategy to 10 improve economic conditions in Fresno County ; and 11 WHEREAS , the COUNTY has adop ted an Economic Development Strategy and the 12 Economic Development Element of the Fresno County General Plan to create jobs , diversify the 13 economy and improve the skills of the workforce in Fresno County; and 14 WHEREAS , the CONTRACTOR in coordination with the County Administrative Office 15 is also responsible for implementing pol icies and programs of the Economic Development 16 Element of the General Plan ; and 17 WHEREAS , on August 9 , 2011 , the Board of Supervisors of the COUNTY approved 18 assignment of the COUNTY'S current economic development responsibilities to the 19 CONTRACTOR , including but not limited to the management of the administration of the 20 COUNTY'S Blue Ribbon Bus iness Committee , and implementation of the COUNTY'S 21 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy ; and 22 WHEREAS , in early 2013 , the Blue Ribbon Business Committee was disbanded ; 23 and , after consultation with the CONTRACTOR , replaced by a newly created "Strategy 24 Committee "; and 25 WHEREAS , the CONTRACTOR has provided and will continue to provide 26 administration of the Strategy Committee ; and 27 WHEREAS , it is recogn ized by the Board of Supervisors of the COUNTY that 28 reductions in unemployment and underemployment through said economic development goals -1- 1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day 2 and year first hereinabove written . 3 4 ,~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------­(Authorized Signatu re) 5 6 7 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP . 8 1}-------------------------------- 9 906 N Street, Suite 120, Fresno , CA 93721 1 0 Ma iling Address 11 DATE : 12 I I COUNTY OF~~! DATE : 13 APPROVED AS TO ACCOUNTING ORM 14 ~L\()~ 15 Au d itor-Cont roller easurer-Tax Collecto r 16 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM 171 ~~~~~~~~~~------ 18 19 FOR ACCOUNTING USE ONLY : 20 FUND No.: 0001 21 ORG No.: 2540 Account No.: 7845 22 23 FCMC 10/12 24 25 26 27 28 -11 -