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A
Well,
we
would
approve
the
minutes
from
last
meeting,
but
we
don't
have
a
quorum
so
we'll
skip
that
we'll
go
we're
on
a
kind
of
a
tight
schedule
day.
So
we'll
go
right
into
presentations.
I
think
today
we
have
secretary
Noel
and
from
the
cabinet
from
Economic
Development
on
rural
area
projects
within
the
cabinet.
This
time,
I
would
like
to
swear
in
the
presenter.
A
A
You,
as
you
begin
your
testimony,
please
identify
yourself
for
the
record
members
of
the
committee.
Please
hold
your
questions
until
the
end
of
the
presentation.
They'll
probably
go
limit
questions
today,
if
at
all
possible,
because
each
member
has
a
copy
of
the
presentation
and-
and
if
you
have
your
present
questions
we'll
see
if
we
have
time.
D
Proceed.
Thank
you,
sir.
My
name
is
Jeff
Nolan
I'm,
the
secretary
for
the
cabinet
for
economic
development
and
also
on
my
right
is
Matt
Wingate.
Who
is
our
general
counsel,
and
it's
a
great
pleasure
to
be
here
today,
I'm
going
to
keep
it
to
about
five
minutes,
and
obviously
we
have
provided
I
think
some
preliminary
material
happy
to
come
back
answer
any
questions
that
you
have,
but
especially
for
someone
who
grew
up
on
a
farm
who
believes
very
strongly
in
the
basic
core
commitment
and
core
importance
of
Agriculture
and
our
rural
communities.
D
We
appreciate
the
chance
to
be
here
today.
You
know
being
back
home
and
traveling
around
the
state.
I
am
very
pleased
when
I
drive
and
I
see
all
of
our
smaller
communities
in
the
way
that
they
have
great
resilience.
D
I
think
they've
got
great
identity
and
we
need
to
recognize
that
they
are
a
huge
building
block
for
our
long-term
success
as
a
state,
and
we
believe
candidly,
every
project
that
our
cabinet
works
on
is
a
building
block
relative
to
supporting
all
of
Kentucky
but
supporting
various
regions,
and
that
includes
those
that
are
populist,
those
that
are
Rule
and
we
think
that
education
and
investments
in
transportation
are
also
critical
to
the
world
of
Economic
Development,
and
sometimes
we
need
to
reference
and
remember
you
know
we
have
great
Coastal
communities.
We've
got
strong
agricultural
resource
areas.
D
We've
got
some
urban
communities,
they
all
create
a
tapestry
that
makes
Kentucky
unique
and
I
think
the
more
we
lean
into
that.
The
more
we
celebrate
that
and
the
more
we
talk
about
that,
the
more
I
think
our
state
can
grow
and
I
also
will
tell
you
I
appreciate
so
much
this
legislature
and
working
with
the
governor
on
the
kpdi
program.
D
We
have
seen
tremendous
success
across
the
state,
both
in
the
pilot
phase
and
in
the
phase
one
and
now
phase
two
with
some
70
applicants
that
have
come
in
all
across
the
state
and
a
lot
of
regions
working
together
to
celebrate
those
differences.
But
those
interdependencies
and
we've
provided
information
on
that
going
forward.
And
last
but
not
least,
the
timing
of
this
body's
discussions
is
really
I.
Think
outstanding,
because
we
have
launched
a
strategic
planning
process.
D
We
are,
are
retaining
an
outside
consultant
and
we'll
be
bringing
in
all
of
the
various
structures
across
the
state
to
really
develop
a
strategy
to
build
on
our
foundation
of
success,
and
it
includes
very
specific
call
outs,
representative
Fugate,
based
on
our
meeting
here
some
months
ago,
that
we
definitely
need
different
strategies
and
more
flexible
strategies
for
Rural
communities
and
built
into
that
process.
Is
a
subcommittee
that's
going
to
help
guide
us
from
across
the
state
in
those
rural
areas
to
make
sure
the
strategy
reflects
what's
happening
in
our
rural
area?
D
I.
Think
another
program
that
has
done
a
lot
of
good
things
is
our
entrepreneurial
hubs
and
a
lot
of
like
the
ssbci
programs.
You'll
see
the
results
that
we
had
from
21
through
2022..
A
lot
of
those
are
in
rural
areas
and
I'm
going
to
highlight
that
here
in
just
a
moment,
the
projects
that
we
have
announced,
if
you
think
about
definitions
and
everybody,
has
their
own
the
federal
government.
D
But
we
try
to
look
at
it
by
saying
populist,
being
the
10
most
populous
counties
in
the
com
in
the
in
the
state,
and
then
those
others
would
be
more
of
the
rural,
and
so,
if
you
see
in
in
2022
as
an
example,
we
had
130
projects
that
were
announced
in
the
rural
communities
118
in
the
populace.
D
I
really
do
believe
that
rural
Economic
Development
needs
to
focus
on
the
unique
strengths
of
each
area.
I,
don't
think
we
can
take
one
tool
and
say
it
fits
every
Community
across
all
120
counties
and
I
think
they
also
have
to
have
an
understanding
of
the
adjacency
that
takes
place.
There
may
be
some
tools
that
help
support
the
more
populous
areas,
other
tools
that
better
support
the
rural
communities
and
then
there's
that
there's
an
interdependency.
D
Give
you
a
perfect
example:
we've
got
a
program
around
Supply
Kentucky
and
we're
trying
to
make
sure
that
all
new
companies
to
the
state
look
to
First
procure
from
Kentucky
companies
wherever
they
may
be,
and
I
think
that
in
that
space
we
basically
say
when
you
get
an
incentive.
We
want
you
to
use
this
Conex
tool
to
go
online
and
then
we're
encouraging
Kentucky
companies
to
go
online.
We're
trying
to
match
up
that
relationship
because
that's
how
we
can
grow
from
within
while
bringing
in
someone
from
the
outside.
D
Let's
go
back
to
the
slide
before,
because
then
I'll
finish
up
and
then
I'm
going
to
invite
questions.
Katie
I
apologize
for
that.
I
also
say
that
there
are
different
kinds
of
businesses
in
rural
areas.
D
Excuse
me
going
forward.
I
also
really
do
believe
that
these
communities
that
I
have
visited
they've
got
a
great
brand
awareness.
They
have
something
about
their
Community
they're,
so
proud
of
could
be
their
Heritage.
It
could
be
where
they're
located.
They
are
really
leaning
in
to
doing
what
they're
doing
and
I
went
to
like,
say
Madisonville
last
week
and
I'm
very
pleased
to
see
their
their
programs
are
on
entrepreneurialism.
D
I
give
the
governor
credit
and
I
give
the
local
communities,
especially
all
the
credit,
because
that's
where
it
happens
and
shared
responsibilities
do
lead
to
Shared
opportunities
and
the
capacity
and
the
strength
of
leaders
that
I
have
met
in
these
rural
communities,
who
have
not
only
that
passion
but
understanding
and
a
willingness
to
roll
up
their
sleeves
and
say:
let's
get
it
done.
Approach
is
the
magical
sauce
for
making
things
happen
in
rural
areas.
So
I'll
close
by
saying.
D
D
How
do
we
build
out
all
communities
and
how
do
we
take
advantage
of
those
strengths
that
they
have
going
forward?
Lots
of
information
here,
Senator
Boswell,
but
I'm,
trying
to
honor
and
respect
the
short
duration
of
my
presentation,
which,
for
those
that
have
seen
me
present?
That's
a
very
hard
thing
to
do
so.
I
apologize
for
the
short
nature,
but
obviously
willing
to
answer
any
questions
and
come
back
and
answer
more
after
you've
had
a
chance
to
look
at
the
materials
that
we
provided.
C
East
Kentucky
is
probably
different
than
the
rest
of
the
entire
State
because
of
the
terrain
in
the
mountains,
and
all
that
and
I've
mentioned
to
you
all
before
I
think
about
the
Hatfield
McCoy
trail
system
in
West
Virginia
in
West
Virginia,
the
economic,
the
general
assembly
of
West
Virginia,
has
recognized
the
tourists
or
the
adventure
tourism
ATV
trail
system
as
economic
development
because
of
the
economic
impact
last
year
in
eight
Eastern
Southern
West,
Virginia
counties,
38
million
dollar
economic
impact
just
to
those
eight
counties,
and
they
were
all
co-producing
counties
that
now
the
coal
businesses
is
shut
down.
C
I
really
would
like
to
meet
with
y'all,
maybe
in
my
office
sometime
about
about
using
that
as
economic
development
in
East,
Kentucky
and
I
know,
we've
got
our
trail
system,
that's
up
and
going
and
and
are
actually
in
the
beginning
stages
of
signing
agreements
with
landowners
and
different
things.
But
I've
got
some
ideas
that
that
maybe
we
could
build
off
of
the
trail
system
to
get.
Maybe
some
I
don't
know.
I
just
want
to
pick
your
brain
about.
How
do
we
go
after
a
company
only
say
a
manufacturer
for
ATVs?
C
Maybe
that
would
that
that
would
move
to
Eastern
Kentucky
because
of
the
trail
system
and
being
so
close
to
West
Virginia,
Virginia,
Tennessee,
East,
Kentucky
and
and
maybe
go
after
one
of
those
manufacturers
to
bring
into
East
Kentucky
because
of
the
being
so
near
to
all
the
other
Trail
systems.
I
believe
that
you
know
I
just
believe
that
something
like
that
may
work.
C
We
do
have
workers,
we
got
people,
that's
interested
in
in
that
kind
of
thing,
and
so
I
would
like
to
maybe
set
a
meeting
up
with
you
and
maybe
representative,
whoever
just
to
talk
about
some
ideas
that
we
have
and
move
forward,
because
I'd
really
like
to
see
this
ATV
trail
system
take
off
in
East
Kentucky
to
see
96
000
riders
came
to
West
Virginia
last
year,
96
000.,
and
if
we
had
96
000
people
come
from
out
of
out
of
the
state
to
East
Kentucky
to
ride
ATVs
and
the
money
would
pour
in
and
it's
outside
money.
C
D
D
Do
you
know
Mr
Hubbard's,
doing
a
great
job
in
Eastern
Kentucky,
with
some
of
the
motorized
tourism
activities
and
and
one
comment
as
it
relates
to
tourism
I
believe
in
it
very
strongly
and
also
I,
think
we
Overlook
the
fact
that
when
you
have
a
vision
around
tourism
in
a
smaller
Community,
it
not
only
attracts
those
people
from
outside,
but
it
brings
in
some
of
the
small
businesses
that
support
that
tourism.
That
also
helps
improve
quality
of
life
and
optionality
for
the
folks
that
live
there
right.
A
D
That
facility
will
acclimate
in
and
be
a
part
of
that
Community
from
a
lifetime
lifestyle
perspective.
So
tourism
brings
not
only
the
jobs
and
the
economic
activity,
it
creates
something
that
helps
you
also
attract
other
things.
So
we're
very
strongly
supportive
of
that,
and
that's
one
of
the
reasons
it's
called
out
in
our
strategic
planning
process.
Thank.
A
A
A
Take
the
most
there's
a
motion
in
a
second
all
in
favor,
say
indicate
by
saying
aye
and
meeting
is
adjourned
and
will
announce
that
the
next
meeting
of
our
committee
will
be
August.