LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Economic Development Advisory Committee will elect its leadership for 2015 and consider updating its goals when it holds its first meeting of the year this week.
LEDAC will meet from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
The first business on the Wednesday agenda is election for the chair, vice chair and secretary positions.
Members will then get an update on regional economic development activities, including a new Web site, business survey, 2015 summit seminars and a strategic planning retreat.
In other business, LEDAC will discuss the presentation of the Carnegie Library Reuse Feasibility Study to the Lakeport City Council, which is scheduled to take place at the council's Jan. 20 meeting.
There also will be committee reports and updates on business outreach efforts, information on Hospice Services of Lake County's 35th anniversary celebration, city staff and LEDAC visits to Lakeport businesses, a spring events schedule and upcoming projects.
Before adjourning, LEDAC's members also will consider the committee's goals for 2015.
LEDAC advocates for a strong and positive Lakeport business community and acts as a conduit between the city and the community for communicating the goals, activities and progress of Lakeport’s economic and business programs.
Members do not have to be Lakeport residents.
Wilda Shock chairs LEDAC, the membership of which also includes Bill Eaton, Melissa Fulton, Rick Hamilton, Pam Harpster, Christine Hutt, Chris King, George Linn, Paula Pepper-Duggan, Rebecca Southwick and Taira St. John.
City Community Development Director Kevin Ingram and City Manager Margaret Silveira serve as ex-officio committee members.
LEDAC's next regularly scheduled meeting is Wednesday, Feb. 11, also at Lakeport City Hall.
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LEDAC to elect new leaders, consider goals and library study
- Elizabeth Larson
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