Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 8/4/2020
Item Status: New
From: Wayne Dyess, County Administrator
Submitted by: Anu Gary, Administrative Services Manager
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ITEM TITLE
Title
Correspondence to the Office of United States Trade Representative Related Tariffs on Aircraft Parts and Components
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Confirm, ratify and approve the execution of a letter of support from the Baldwin County Commission, dated July 27, 2020, to the Office of the United States Trade Representative on behalf of Airbus and the thousands of Alabama aerospace workers and suppliers supporting the Gulf Coast communities, asking the Office of United States Trade Representative not to consider placing tariffs on aircraft parts and components as a result of Large Civil Aircraft Dispute (Docket Number USTR-2020-0023).
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Previous Commission action/date: N/A
Background: The Baldwin County Commission signed a letter of support, dated July 27, 2020, on behalf of Airbus against tariffs on aircraft parts and components as the impact of tariffs would be disastrous for Airbus in Mobile and other U.S. aerospace companies.
At this time, the Commission must formally reconfirm and ratify the approval of the letter of support, which was signed by the Commission on July 27, 2020 and forwarded to the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance (BCEDA) to be submitted to the USTR portal.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total cost of recommendation: N/A
Budget line item(s) to be used: N/A
If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents?
N/A
Reviewed/approved by: N/A
Additional comments: N/A
ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Is advertising required for this recommendation? N/A
If the proof of publication affidavit is not attached, list the reason: N/A
FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
For time-sensitive follow up, select deadline date for follow up: N/A
Individual(s) responsible for follow up: Admin. staff emailed letter of support on July 27, 2020 to:
Lee Lawson, BCEDA (via email only)
Cc:
4BCC
Wayne Dyess
Sherry-Lea Bloodworth Botop
Lee Lawson to submit letter to the USTR portal, all follow up coordinated by Lee Lawson with BCEDA.
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): N/A
Additional instructions/notes: N/A