Authorizing & Approving the execution of a certified Technology Park Agreement with the Redevelopment Commission, and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation

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CTP Application Innovation park @ Notre Dame ATTACHMENT A Company Narrative F,mNet T.T,(" EmNet LLC was established in May of 2004 by two graduate students from the University of Notre Dame. The company was established to assist faculty members from the departments of Electrical Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of Notre Dame in a research project. The project was funded by the Indiana's 21St Century Technology Fund and addressed Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO). CSOs occur when wet weather conditions overwhelm wastewater treatment plants (WWTP), as result, WWTP operators are forced to release raw sewage to lakes, rivers, and oceans. Every year the volume of raw sewage equivalent to the water carried by the Mississippi river during one week is released by CSOs. This problem affects more than 700 cities in USA. Indiana has more than 100 CSO communities that are expected to spend more than $17 Billion in CSO abatement programs in the next 20 years. As a result of the research project some joint intellectual property was generated along with a prototype system for CSO abatement. The prototype system uses low-power wireless technology and specialized software to control flows throughout the wastewater collection system. This system has the potential of being more effective and more economic than other available solutions. In March 2007, EmNet LLC secured another grant from the 21St Century Technology Fund to finalize the development of its CSO solution. This will allow EmNet to move from product development to production. EmNet is involved in a number of additional research projects involving EmNet's low-power wireless technology for environmental applications, such as water quality monitoring in lakes and rivers, biosensors, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, and biochemical agent monitoring systems. EmNet business model is based on a three tier structure that includes low cost preprogrammed hardware, engineering services, and data hosting and maintenance services that is appealing to small resource- constrained municipalities. EmNet is owned by Luis Montestruque Ph.D. and small group of experienced investors. These investors are composed by successful local entrepreneurs with extensive experience in the areas of manufacturing, water industries, software and hardware commercialization, and other related industries.