2020-09-05 Resolution Supporting Danville-Pittsylvania Economic Development Alliance Formation PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION # 2020-09-05
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING DANVILLE-PITTSYLVANIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ALLIANCE FORMATION
VIRGINIA: At a meeting to the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors("Board")on Tuesday,
September 15, 2020, at the Chatham Community Center, Gallery Room, 115, Center Street, Chatham,
Virginia 24531,the following Resolution was presented and adopted:
WHEREAS, Pittsylvania County, the City of Danville and the Danville Regional Foundation
jointly sponsored a thorough review of the Region's Economic Development Program(s);and
WHEREAS, the three entities jointly appointed a Steering Committee to guide the development
of an Economic Development Strategy for the Region;and
WHEREAS, the Steering Committee presented the final draft of the Region's new Economic
Development Strategy to a joint meeting of the City Council and Board of Supervisors on July x,2020;and
WHEREAS, the Strategy recommends the appointment of an Alliance, comprised of area
stakeholders,to be responsible and accountable for the progress of strategy implementation; and
WHEREAS,the Steering Committee proposed that the Alliance Leadership Council be comprised
of nine (9) members, including the City Manager, County Administrator, DRF CEO, IALR Executive
Director, Chamber President, two (2) industry leaders and two (2)regional/state Economic Development
Leaders; and
WHEREAS,the Board of Supervisors believes that the Alliance's Leadership Council's majority
should be comprised of representatives of the four"funder"agencies(City,County,DRF and IALR); and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Board hereby approves of the
County participating in the Danville-Pittsylvania Economic Development Alliance, so long as the
Leadership Council is comprised of seven (7) members, which include the City Manager, County
Administrator, DRF CEO,IALR Executive Director, Chamber President,two(2) industry leaders;and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution and the attached Alliance
framework be forwarded to the Danville City Council, DRF Board of Directors and the IALR Board of
Directors.
Given under my hand this 15th day of Septemb r, 02
- obert("Bob")W. Warren, hairman
Pitts ania ;jam; Board of Supervisors
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vid M. Sm 13erman, lerk
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors