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Section 1: Responsibilities of the City (a) The City is an important partner in the economic development process, and will perform functions including but not limited to identifying strategic growth areas, development of infrastructure to support business expansion and new business opportunities, build key growth assets, address local business climate obstacles, negotiate agreements and resolution on key development projects, monitor compliance with those agreements, and provide zoning and permitting assistance; and (b) The City agrees to provide funding to the Chamber in the amount of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($115,000) ("City Funds") for calendar year 2017. The funds shall be utilized by The Chamber, together with funding provided by private sector contributors and other government entities toward performing economic development functions within St. Joseph County; and (c) It is expressly understood by the Parties that City Funds received by The Chamber under this Agreement shall be used exclusively for economic development purposes to benefit the City; and (d) The City agrees that any media communications related to services provided under this Agreement shall be jointly approved by The Chamber and the City prior to release of such communication to the media; and (e) The City shall meet regularly with the leadership at the Chamber to help align priorities and communicate needed updates on key economic development opportunities. Section 2: Responsibilities of The Chamber (a) The Chamber agrees to provide a variety of responsibilities on behalf of the City, including, but not limited to functions such as lead identification, research, response, and follow-up; data source for key economic development information; organization of lead visits with city leaders; serve as "concierge" for prospects, helping them navigate city and agency processes; project management/ombudsman activities; secure available incentives; maintain database of available sites; identify strategic growth areas and obstacles; address local, business climate obstacles; develop local marketing strategies; and other responsibilities as identified by the two parties; and (b) Any employees carrying out the functions spelled out above or mutually agreed upon by the two parties will be employees of The Chamber and shall not be deemed an employee of the City and any persons in these positions shall report directly to the President & CEO of The Chamber; and (c) The Chamber has secured significant funding from the private sector and from other government entities for the purposes of providing economic development services on behalf of each of the entities in St. Joseph County. Those resources will be combined with the City Funds as spelled out in this agreement. The Chamber agrees to utilize the City funding amount for the 2