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Prescott City Council Combined Study Session/ Regular Voting Meeting — October 14, 2008 Page 2 project. She said it is a recognition and celebration of the cooperative efforts between ERAU and the City of Prescott and she recognized the efforts of Councilman Lamerson for his participation in numerous meetings to bring attention to the need, and in addition, Councilman Luzius in his capacity as Prescott's representative to NACOG (Northern Arizona Council of Governments), as well as the Mayor. She said that the grant award was made possible by NACOG who approves applications prior to submission to the EDA and she recognized and thanked the Regional Council for their support of the project, and asked any that were present to come forward. She also recognized the Business Park Development Team and asked them to come forward, Terry Drew (Regional Director of NACOG), Ken Sweet (Executive Director of NACOG), Jacob Macias, Economic Development Representative of the Seattle Region Office of EDA, and Michael Willinger, Project Director and Director of Business and Finance for ERAU in Prescott. Mayor Wilson said that Prescott has a long history of working cooperatively with ERAU. In many ways, ERAU is an overlooked gem Prescott, and he then asked the current Chancellor of ERAU, Dan Carroll, to come forward. Chancellor Carroll said that it was a great day for ERAU and the community. There are several people to be thanked for getting to where they are, beginning with the Mayor and Council. He said that it has been a long relationship that they have found appropriate for both sides and very worthwhile. He thanked Virginia Turner and Governor Napolitano for their support in Northern Arizona, and Max Crow from the US Department of Commerce, and he gave a special thanks to Jane Bristol from the City for her untiring efforts to make it happen. He also thanked Terry Drew and Ken Sweet of NACOG and Jacob Macias from EDA. He said that if they look forward to the EDA funding project, they will find a project that will be a catalyst for economic growth for ERAU as well as for the community. He said there is no doubt that the park will further the mission and vision of the University as well as provide a unique business environment for both campus and community. Looking at going forward, he said they anticipate the kind of businesses that will bring great jobs, with a park that will be sustainable and lead technology. Overall it is a project that they will look on in future years and say they are fortunate to have it. From ERAU, they are thankful to all for their support. Mayor Wilson said that he spent two full days at ERAU during a focus group where they did world cafe brainstorming and he went back out to