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CITY OF EDGEWATER
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1990
7:00 P.M.
CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL
Chairman Joe D. Martin called to order a regular meeting of the
Industrial Development Board at 7:06 p.m., Thursday, December 6,
1990, in the conference room of City Hall.
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Koch, Mr. Martin, Mr.
.Mr. D.J.lefuin a~ Mr.
Kinney, Secretary.
ROLL CALL: Members present were Mr.
Hanson, Mrs. Rymsza, and Mr. williams.
Gleason were absent. Also present Beverly
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of October 4, 1990, were
presented for approval. Mr. Williams moved to approve, seconded
by Mr. Hanson. Motion Carried 5-0.
The minutes of November 14, 1990, were presented for approval.
Mr. Williams moved to approve. Mr. Hanson stated he was not
present at the meeting, and the minutes reflected that he was
present. Mr. Hanson seconded. Motion Carried 5-0.
CONTINUED BUSINESS:
Pamphlet: The members discussed including New Smyrna Beach
Regional Airport and Massey Airpark in the pamphlet, the low
crime rate, and that there is a video available upon request (if
a video is made).
Mr. Williams stated that other industries that are in the
Edgewater city limits or have an Edgewater address should also be
included in the pamphlet ie: Waco Manufacturing, 1M-CO, Southern
Instruments, Edgewater Machine and Fabrication, and Boston
Whaler. He added that the industries depicted will be the city's
best salesmen, so they should have some recognition. Mr. Baldwin
explained that other industries had been considered but because
of the space available there just wasn't enough room to represent
everyone. Mr. Martin stated that since a draft of the pamphlet
had been done by Brewer printing, there was more space and more
firms could be represented.
It was agreed that in the area depicting education available
entrance signage should be used instead of buildings at the
various campuses.
Mr. Baldwin stated he would take photographs of Tropical Blossom
Honey to depict local industry, a boating/fishing photo, and a
photo of the Canaveral National Seashore to show the availability
of recreation/leisure activities in the area.
The members agreed to include Miami, Jacksonville, Tallahassee,
and Tampa on the map shown in the pamphlet.
Mr. Martin called a recess at 8:08 p.m..
8 : 20 p. m . .
The meeting resumed at
By-Laws: The members agreed to carry this item over to the
January meeting.
NEW BUSINESS:
Discussion-Joint Meetinq with City Council: After some
discussion the members agreed that the meeting is a good idea, as
it will make the Council aware of what the Board is doing, and
the Board can get an idea of what the Council expects from them.
It was also agreed that a joint meeting should be held after the
new Councilmembers have been in office for a while. It was
noted that a designee from the Board should attend Council
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meetings and give a quarterly update.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
Chairman's Reports: Mr. Martin stated that according to Mr.
Johnson, City Manager, DCA is objecting to the land designation
given to the PID district. DCA wants the land to be designated
conservation, because of the 100 year floodplain and the hardwood
hammock in the PID district. Mr. Martin added that the Eagle's
nest is also a factor.
Mr. Martin stated there is going to be a meeting with
Mr. Reichardt from the Volusia County Business
Corporation, and a representative from Florida
Railroad on January 9th to discuss the PID.
city staff,
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Mr. Hanson discussed the fact that two of the property owners in
the PID would like to get a quit claim deed off the spur in the
PIO from FEC. Mr. Martin stated that a large industry may come
in and need the spur for railroad access.
Board Member Reports: Mr. Koch stated that Councilperson
Gillespie had contacted him and gave him a list of places to
contact r~garding the demographic information he is working on
for the Board. The members agreed that Mr. Koch should get the
statistics for skilled labor vs. unskilled labor, pay scales, age
breakdown, etc..
There being no further business to come before the Board, Mr.
Koch moved to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Hanson. The meeting
adjourned at approximately 9:00 p.m..
Minutes respectfully submitted by:
Beverly Kinney, Secretary
Industrial Development Board
Regular Meeting
Thursday, December 6, 1990
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