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<br />AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS AND <br />THE SAN MARCOS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. INC. FOR ECONOMIC <br />DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES <br /> <br />This Agreement is dated and effective October 1, 2007, and is between the City of San <br />Marcos, Texas, a Texas municipal corporation (the "City") and the San Marcos Area Chamber of <br />Commerce, Inc. (the "Chamber"). <br /> <br />RECITALS: <br /> <br />1. For the past two years the City has contracted with Global Marketeer Group for the <br />provision of economic development services for the City. The Contract with Global Marketeer <br />Group has been terminated. <br />2. In 2007 the City contracted with the Chamber for economic development services <br />targeted to small businesses. <br />3. The City Council wishes to enter into a combined contract with the Chamber for <br />economic development services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. <br /> <br />AGREEMENT: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. OBLIGATIONS OF THE CHAMBER <br /> <br />A. Provision of Professional Services; Mission; Goals. The Chamber agrees to provide <br />professional economic development services for the City. The Chamber agrees to provide <br />necessary skilled and knowledgeable personnel, equipment, and supplies for the administration <br />and operation of the economic development services provided under this Agreement, in <br />accordance with the budget approved by the City Council. The Chamber agrees that the size, <br />assignments and roles of Chamber staff members performing services under this Agreement will <br />be subject to evaluation and approval by the Economic Development Board (the "ED Board"), to <br />be determined in response to work demands, individual skill sets, and the performance measures <br />approved by the City Council. <br />B. Mission; Goals. The mission of the Chamber's economic development services will <br />be to enhance and diversify the San Marcos area economy. The Chamber agrees to use its best <br />efforts to accomplish this mission by implementing the program approved by the City Council <br />under Paragraphs F and G of this Section. The program will be directed generally towards two <br />goals: 1) The retention and expansion of existing Primary Employers in the San Marcos area, and <br /> <br />Page 1 of8 <br />