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<br />..., <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Hornbostel: You are saying that this is not a veto process, <br />but anybody that comes in with an idea, by the <br />time they get through these three things it's <br />going to be vetoed anyway. I don't understand if <br />this is a quasi committee, if one of us comes in <br />with an idea, why go through the chamber. <br /> <br />Sackett: Only if you wanted to have the funding or <br />endorsement of the Chamber and the city. <br /> <br />Hornbostel: I can understand the Chamber part of it, but as <br />far as the endorsement of the city, that seems to <br />be to much. I agree with establishing a policy. <br />First of all it's called the Louisville <br />Development Commission which says that this is <br />city advocated and these people were not appointed <br />by us. I think we have different people who view <br />Economic Development in a different way. I think <br />this is wasted time. <br /> <br />Sackett: I think the idea is to gain as much support for <br />Economic Development that is possible. One way to <br />do that is to get impact from as many of the <br />interested parties as possible. The thought was <br />that before it goes to the Chamber Board it would <br />come to the Louisville Development Commission, <br />which is made up of both Chamber members and <br />elected officials. The person presenting the idea <br />also has the right to bypass this process and go <br />directly to the City Council. My suggestion is <br />that they go through this process because a real <br />good idea could be looked at like it is a real bad <br />idea. If someone comes to us and says I have an <br />idea but I don't know how to do it, then we say <br />here is how you do it. There is something already <br />in place. <br /> <br />Hornbostel: The problem that I have is that you have an <br />organization that is created quasi and we are <br />going to treat them like they are appointed. <br /> <br />Sackett: We do that already. We have had that type of <br />relationship with the Chamber since before I was <br />elected. We fund the Chamber for the purpose of <br />doing Economic Development. <br /> <br />Hornbostel: I have no problem with having a procedure and we <br />do want to make an effort to work with the <br />Chamber, but it seems a little backwards to me. I <br />don't understand why if there is an idea on <br />Economic Development they would have to go through <br />the Chamber for it. <br /> <br />Sackett: If a person says, I have an idea about recreation <br />the first question I would ask is have you talked <br />