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PRQIWr NARRATIVE 1. Requeet Description: Please describe the work this position will perform. Include a Job description and any other pertinent iniarmation. These fiords will be used to help find staffing fiar the Kittitu County Chamber of Commerce Economic Devekq nent Dq=Iment. The cone functions of the department are to provide assistance to the businesses at are looking to locate within the county, to provide assistance to those businesses aheady doing business hese, and to assist individuals who are leukins to start a now business. The department also trate and maintains information pertinent to the business community such as incentives, grants and demogics. Multiple staff members share rsaponsr'bilities to support and accomplish these fmnctions and tasks. The funds requested will also support staffim management and opera = of the two Catalyst Co -worming Spaces. L Is this anew position for your organkadon? Roo, please describe why this position banded. Knot, why Is It a necessary for this fund to continue to support this position? The positions and related support staffing descnibmd above cauranfly ender, but are not fully funded dmjgh other revemte sources. The KitMas County Chamber of Commerce is the only county wide organization o$ering businesses technical assistance, assistance with site select= as well as business elect up assistance. As the County's designatedAssoch to Deevelop in nt Organization we maintain an inventory of business resourcts, track incen ives, make business referrals to the State and Federal Departments of Commerce and are responsible for reporting all activity to the State Dept of Commerce. We regularly conduct surveys with local businesses to keep up with local trends and uncover barriers that inlu*bk economic vitality. g. WNI your oManlsation be capable of supporting this position in the future wittwut support frorn this fund? Please describe your plan and Include target dates, for Implementation and completion. If no pion Is currently in place and/or no pians are being made, please axplvin why. No, the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce cannot continue to support its current F is Is of business recnuitmerit„ retention and assistance without these finds. The Washington Sate Legislatnra realized this and provided a provision in RCW 92.14.370 section 3 c (ih) to fimd an "economic development office,. Time legislature also recognized the importance of consulting with a local authority an economic developmcut m making the d=Wons far use of Huse funds m RCW 82.14.371) secdw b 'ln implmenting this sechoo, the count shall consult with cities, towns, and part distdois located within the county an the associate development orgxmWdion servmg the county to ensure that the mature meets the goals of ehapmt 130, Laws of 2004 and the mp of (a) of this domn (Please sec Attachment A for remainder of answer) 4. Will this position serve the needs and/or Interests of multiple Jurisdiction$ and/or orgenhations? Please expisln In detail. Yes, we work throughout all of Kittitas county and with all of the i:tumicipalities. We are gently wmiring closely with the State Dgwt mmmt of Commerce on multiple site location requests, local business assistance and funding oppmUmities. Through our busmess retention and start-up efforts we provided assn tQnoc to 15 businesses that were looking to located within Eastern Washington and conducted 6 site visits. By conducting surveys and hosting industry rowuhables we have been able to identify some of the issues facing our businesses and cbsmmel tbcm to the appropriate city, county or state entity. We continue our partnerships with the local mmmicipalities, Central Washington qty, the Ellensburg Downtown mon, Cie Elum Downtown Associatimm, SBDC and the Yakima Development Association with purmects files Cie Elum Main Street and master plan, the Enterprise Challenge Business Plain Competition and small business incubation through the Cataylst Co -working Spaces.