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366 Member Manzara noted the total cost differences between the two (2) proposals; however, she 367 opined that Mr. Petersen's provided a more realistic view of the Board's needs, but anticipated 368 the proposal may increase by year -end as operations continued. 369 370 Chair Ferrington noted that the availability of day -to -day technical services would make or break 371 the Board's decision to stand on their own with a private contractor. 372 373 Mr. Goodnature and Mr. Petersen were invited to return to the meeting in regular session at 6:48 374 p.m. 375 376 Chair Ferrington thanked both contractors for their courtesy in allowing the Board time to 377 discuss this important Board decision privately in order to give it careful consideration. 378 379 Member Manzara moved, and Member Von De Linde seconded approval of the Proposal to 380 Provide Administrative and Support Services to the GLWMO in 2011 by Tom Petersen, 381 Independent Contractor, as presented November 30, 2010. 382 383 Member Manzara noted that during their absence, members were discussing how the grant 384 search process worked; seeking assurances that in making this decision the GLWMO Board was 385 not losing any partnership opportunities with the RCD. 386 387 Mr. Petersen opined that the one way for the GLWMO to remain successful was to partner with 388 other agencies having similar goals and their knowledge of legislation that provided those 389 leveraging opportunities; and that the more people the GLWMO networked with the more 390 successful they would be. Mr. Petersen expressed the hope that the GLWMO Board and he 391 would remain strong partners with the RCD. 392 393 Mr. Goodnature opined that the ongoing relationship wasn't even a viable issue; advising that no 394 grants would be overlooked; and if opportunities for the RCD to partner with the GLWMO, it 395 would be a benefit for both parties. Mr. Goodnature noted that the RCD was constantly looking 396 for grants and relied heavily on partnership opportunities themselves. 397 398 Member Manzara assured Mr. Goodnature that the GLWMO had used RCD services for a 399 number of projects, and it was the GLWMO Board's desire to continue that relationship, while 400 attempting to maintain an independent base. Member Manzara noted the difficulty she had 401 personally found in the past in defining information provided by Mr. Petersen depending on his 402 role as the GLWMO Board's Administrative Support staff and that of his role with the RCD. 403 Member Manzara opined that the perception of the Board's actions was important to the Board. 404 405 Ayes:4 406 Nays: 0 407 Abstentions: 1 (Eckman) 408 Motion carried 409 410 Mr. Petersen thanked the GLWMO Board for providing him this opportunity. 411 9