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Consultants Findings and Recommendations SOUTHLAKE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL HISTORY (1) Southlake Economic Council began and was funded beginning. (November, 1987) (2) Consultant hired to perform study. (November, 1987) (Worth Blake & Associates) (3) Final report from study delivered. (January, 1988) (4) SEDC realizes need for regional economic development based on cost associated with marketing. (February, 1988) (5) Metroport Cities Partnership formed as a result of SEDC in- volving neighboring communities. (6) Current SEDC officers elected. (January, 1989) (7) Goals developed and set for 1989. (February, 1989) (8) Completion of Economic Profile. (July, 1989) (9) Completion of rough draft Tax Abatement Proposal for City Council. (July, 1989) (10) Completion of Southlake Video. (Aug.-Sept. , 1989) ** Mission Statement - Southlake Economic Development Council The Southlake Economic Development Council determined early on that it (and the partnership) needed a clearly defined statement of the mission they wanted to accomplish. The following represents the Council's concensus effort to ar- ticulate that position: "The mission of the Southlake Economic Development Council is to encourage orderly and acceptable eco- nomic growth and expansion in Southlake through the development of quality commercial and industrial facilities."