2026-R-14 - Support of the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council’s grant application to develop the Southeast Volusia Space Overlay Area Infrastructure Gap Analysis Plan.Prepared by: Monique Toupin, Interim City Clerk
City of Edgewater
104 N. Riverside Drive
Edgewater, FL 32132 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-R-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA SUPPORTING AND COMMITTING TO A GRANT
APPLICATION BY THE CAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL TO DEVELOP THE
SOUTHEAST VOLUSIA SPACE OVERLAY AREA
INFRASTRUCTURE GAP ANALYSIS PLAN, AND SET
FORTH AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Edgewater in 2021 adopted the Commercial Space Industry
Opportunity Overlay (CSIOO) into the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the CSIOO is a planning too[ that is used to identify areas within the City
that are appropriate for development of non-residential uses associated with the space industry;
and
WHEREAS, the CSIOO is a collaborative effort between the municipalities of
Edgewater, New Smyrna Beach, Oak Hill, and Volusia County to foster space related growth as
codified in the Southeast Volusia Economic Development Strategic Plan of 2022; and
WHEREAS, the East Central Regional Planning Council is prepared to develop the
Southeast Volusia Space Overlay Area Infrastructure Gap Analysis Plan through a grant
application that requires a City match of $11,000; and
WHEREAS, the City Council supports and commits to funding the 11,000 grant match
for the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council to develop the Southeast Volusia.
Space Overlay Area Infrastructure Gap Analysis Plan.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF EDGEWATER OF THE COUNTY
OF VOLUSIA, FLORIDA, IN OPEN MEETING DULY ASSEMBLED IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, EDGEWATER FLORIDA THE 6th DAY OF APRIL, 2026 AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. The City Council hereby adopts the "Southeast Volusia Space Overlay Area
Infrastructure Gap Analysis Plan ", attached hereto to its Resolution as Exhibit A.
SECTION 11. All other resolutions or parts thereof that are in conflict with this
Resolution are hereby rescinded and repealed.
SECTION 111. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its Final adoption.
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East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
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ToWhom bMay Concern
The City of Edgewater enthusiastically endorses the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council's (EPA)
application to develop the Southeast Volusla's Space Overlay Area Infrastructure Gap Analysis Plan. Since 2020, the
East Central Florida Regional Planning Council has been providing technical assistance bo the Southeast Vo|usia
Coalition (SEV)-a regional coalition comprised by the cities of Edgewater, New Smyrna Beach, Oak Hill, and Volusla
County- to further the region's economic development efforts. This collaborative effort has completed several
important milestones including facilitating multiple stakeholder engagement events, and the adoption of the
vo|uda County Commercial Space Industry Opportunity Overlay (2021) and the 8outheaatVo|usia Economic
Development Strategic Plan (2022). One of the plan's goals was for the SEVto develop a regional infrastructure
plan that estimates the feasibility and economic impact of advancing infrastructure to the area's key sites to make
them pad-ready.Since the development ofthe plan, the area was impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Flooding sewanek/ impacted major economic corridors, placing a strain on a number of businesses and the
associated workforce. These events highlighted the need not only to examine new infrastructure to expand
economic opportunities, but to simultaneously evaluate the need for more resilient infrastructure that will serve
both new and future economic development.
As envisioned, the Space Overlay Area Infrastructure Gap Analysis Plan will be comprised of four parts. The
site inventory analysis will identify properties most likely to attract aerospace companies and their suppliers. A
public engagement process will then follow, with key stakeholders (including utility and transportation providers,
major landowners and employers, and target industry representatives) who will review and rank the viability of
these sites. The team will then hire an engineering consultant to develop an infrastructure -needs analysis for the
selected priority sites, estimating costs to connect them to water, sewer, electricity, and roadways. Based on this
analysis, the ECFRPC will provide elected officials and City staff with prioritized investment recommendations and
alist Vfpotential funding sources.
The City of Edgewater is committed as a partner in this project and will provide staff supportto participate
in meetings, provide data and other information, and review recommendations. Additionally, the City of Edgewater
iscommitted toproviding ao$11,000match tosupport this application. This proposal isapriority ofthe (name of
the entity) and wefully support the application.
Sincerely,
Ryan Solstice, AICP
Development Services Director
386-424-2400x1501
Southeast Vo|usiaRegional Infrastructure Gap Analysis for Space and Advanced
Manufacturing
Scope of Work Summary
Known collectively as the SoutheastVo|usia Coalition (SEV), the cities of Edgewater, New Smyrna
Beach, Oak Hill, and Volusia County have been collaborating to increase the economic prospects
of this part of the county since 2016. With assistance from the East Central Florida Regional
Planning Council (ECFRPC), the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce, and other stakeholders,
SEV leadership has completed several important milestones. These include the holding of several
stakeholder engagement events, the adoption of the Volusia County Commercial Space Industry
Opportunity Overlay (2021), and the completion of the Southeast Volusia Economic Development
Strategic Plan (2022), One of the plan's strategies calls for the development of a regional
infrastructure plan, which seeks to identify potential projects needed to further economic
development opportunities. This plan's development has become even more critical as the area
has experienced severe flooding events afflicting the region over the past three years, especially
impacting areas that support the workforce and the space industry supply chain. In fact, the area
of focus for this proposal has been identified as a priority area for flood impacts in the Multi -
Regional Planning and Mitigation Assessment project conducted by the ECFRPC and funded
through the Florida Commerce [DBG'K41Tprogram.
As currently envisioned, the SEV Space Industry Overlay Area Infrastructure Gap Analysis Plan will
bacomprised ofthe following main activities:
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Key Site Inventory: Identification ofkey parcels bites within the overlay area toidentify
strategic sites most likely to attract aerospace companies and their suppliers. The
inventory will include information about the sites' main characteristics including size,
ownership, entitlements, and environmental constraints, among others. City and County
staff input will beessential for initial and final considerations.
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Public Engagement: Host a series of workshops with key stakeholders to review the
viability of these properties to attract aerospace and other Industries. Key stakeholders
will include city and county staff, utility providers, major landowners, transportation
providers, target industry representatives, major ennp|oyecs, among others. The E[FRP[
will present the results of the inventory and engage with stakeholders to identify
infrastructure needs to make key areas viable for economic development. The project
team will work with these stakeholders to understand existing infrastructure,
environmental constraints and other considerations to identify and prioritize up to 12
strategic space industry overlay parcels to evaluate regarding a deeper dive into
infrastructure needy to make these parcels ready for investment and to create more
resilient infrastructure for existing industries. The findings from these sessions will be
supplemented with interviews asneeded.
w Gap Analysis: Develop an infrastructure needs analysis for the 'identified areas or sites.
This would include an evaluation of whether infrastructure deployment and expansion
can beachieved |namanner that istechnically, fiscally, and environmentally feasible. The
analysis will examine infrastructure feasibility, environmental constraints, and
considerations such as flooding, system capacity and readiness, and regulatory
constraints. This analysis will include oms1 estimates of identified key infrastructure Such
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Final Report: The E[FPRC will develop a final document that includes the previous
information as well as a set of recommendations for elected officials and City staff
regarding investment priorities. A list of potential funding sources will also be developed.
SEV Infrastructure Gap Analysis Scope of Work and Costs
*With an 80/20 cost share, the estimated match per SEV partner, including the ECFRPC, is
$11,000,
Develop an inventory of strategic sites most likely to
attract aerospace companies, and other supply chain
industries that support these companies. The
Site Inventory
inventory will include information about the sites'
$32,000
4 months
main characteristics including size, ownership,
entitlements, and environmental constraints, among
others.
Host a minimum of 2 workshops with key
stakeholders (utility providers, major landowners,
transportation providers, target industry
Public
representatives, major employers) to review and
$30,000
4 months
Engagement
identify infrastructure needs and key areas or
properties of focus. The findings from these
sessions will be supplemented with interviews as
needed.
The ECFRPC will subcontract an engineering firm
that will be charged with developing an infrastructure
needs analysis to estimate the costs of connecting
Gap Analysis
key areas to infrastructure (water, sewer, electricity,
$250,000
6 months
and roadways, etc.). The contractor will also
participate in the public engagement workshop to
ensure context and understanding of needs.
Develop final document that incorporates the three
previous deliverables into one document and
Final Report
provides an infrastructure strategy to identify
$10,000
4 months
recommendations in readiness tiers (short, mid and
long term), as well as funding opportunities for
identified projects.
otal
Total
$322,000*
18 months
*With an 80/20 cost share, the estimated match per SEV partner, including the ECFRPC, is
$11,000,