Loading...
06-21-1979 "\ " ". (.) p (.) CITY OF EDGEWATER INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING June 21, 1979 Mr. Siciliano called the meeting to order at 7:05 P.M. in the Edgewater City Hall. ROLL CALL Mr. Siciliano Mr. Brown Mr. Gross Mrs. Mackie Mr. Kane ~1r. Loeffler Mrs. Massey Mr. Witzig Mrs. Brown Mr. Glaser Present Present Present * (late) Present Excused Also Present: Present Present Mr. Rotundo Present Mr. Mackie Excused Present Mr. Siciliano welcomed Mrs. Massey as a new member to the Board. Mr. Siciliano also requested that Board members try to get into City Hall on the Tuesday before the regular Board meeting so that they can pick up copies of the minutes of the previous meeting and any other information that might be discussed at the meeting. Mr. Brown made a motion that the Board approve the minutes of the May 10, 1979 Special Meeting. Mr. Witzig seconded the motion. The motion CARRIED 7-0. Mr. Witzig made a motion that the Board approve the minutes of the May 17, 1979 Regular Meeting. Mrs. Mackie seconded the motion. The motion CARRIED 7-0. Mr. Siciliano said that there would probably be some changes in the flow chart and the responsibilities of the various members. Mr. Siciliano said that Councilman Rotundo had requested that the Board discuss the Mango Tree Drive extension next on the agenda. The Industrial Board and the Zoning Board has discussed with the Planning Board the suggestions that an access road be put through the 1-3 area to the boundary line between New Smyrna Beach and Edgewater. This is the area where Lone Star is located. There has been a request from the Council to rezone Lone Star to 1-2 (Heavy Industry) and this might be a good time to possibly extend Mango Tree through this 1-3 area to Myrtle Ave. in New Smyrna. This would open up all the 1-3 area to industry. The proposal has been made to use the area east of this extended road 1-2 and the area west of the extended road 1-3. However, the Planning Board objected to any extension of the 1-2 zoning district beyond the Lone Star property. The Board studied maps of the area and where the oossible extension of Mango Tree Drive would be located. They also discussed the possibility of a bicycle path along this road since it would connect with an area in New Smyrna Beach where the new Jr. High School will be built. Mr. Siciliano said that if this proposed extension could be approved by the Board then they could send a letter to the Council recommending this proposal. Mr. Gross made a motion that the Board approve the oroposed extension of an access road through the 1-3 area to New Smyrna subject to any modifications that might be necessary. Mr. Brown seconded the motion. The motion CARRIED 8-0. : ~ o o The next item on the Agenda was a letter from the New Smyrna Beach _ Edgewater Chamber of Commerce offering the loan of $1490.00 to match State Funds for industrial promotion. This letter had been referred to the Industrial Board by the City Council. Mr. Siciliano said that he had read about this offer in the newspaper before he had even seen the letter. Mr. Witzig said that he understood that Mr. Dodd had been in touch with Mayor Christy and he hoped that the Industrial Board and its Chairman was being kept informed of any meetings that concerned the Board. Mr. Brown said that at the last meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Industrial Board it was discussed that Edgewater did not have the money to match the funds for advertising. It was suggested that the Chamber go to the Executive Committee to see if they would agree to loan the money to Edgewater to be paid back during the next fiscal year. Mr. Siciliano said that he would have appreciated being told about this before it was sent to the City Council. Mr. Gross said that he did not want the Chamber of Commerce to have control over this money. There was a discussion about the amount of money that would have to be spent or obligated for this State funding. The deadline for obligating these funds, this year, is June 30, 1979. Mr. Gross said that the Chamber could say that they have spent this money on behalf of Edgewater. They have already obligated their funds and set up an advertising program. Mr. Brown said that he believed the intent of the Chamber's Industrial Committee was to loan Edqewater the $1490. to match the State funds and the City of Edgewater would pay it back sometime next year. This would have to be spent on Industrial Development. We could buy brochures, for example, and go to a printer and get a contract for the cost of these brochures we could send this to the State as proof that we had obligated these funds in this specific 'way. Mr. Siciliano said that the City should know that they are actually be obligated to spending $3000. If the State did not accept our method of spending this money for advertising then the City could be liable for the full amount. There was a rather lengthy discussion on how we could spend this money in such a short time. Mr. Gross said that he still believed that the Chamber would keep this money and combine advertising with Edgewater. The Chamber has received $50,000 for tourist advertising. Mr. Brown said that this had nothing to do with tourists or tax monies. Mr. Glaser said that he understood that the Chamber would hold this money available to Edgewater through 1979. Mr. Siciliano said that we still have a deadline to meet for these specific State funds. Mr. Gross said that we should contact the Chamber and find out how they are going to arrange giving Edgewater the $1490 and get the money from the State for advertising that has to be obligated before June 30th. He believes they will tell us that they have already arranged for us to participate in their brochure for industrial advertising in the area. Mr. Brown made a motion loan provided the the money that the Board Industrial Mr. 2 recommend the Council accept this Board can find a way to utilize Gross seconded the motion. ~ o o Mr. Gross said that he seconded the motion with a modification. He believes we should be sure that the Chamber is not planning to hand us some form of advertising already prepared for us. Mr. Siciliano said that we cannot use the grant money after June 30 and we would have to go back for another qrant. Mr. Loeffler said that we would have to buy some form of advertising to obligate this money and he does not believe we have enough time. Mr. Glaser said that possibly the Council would allocate certain monies for the next fiscal year for industrial advertisinq and then we could go to the State for another grant and have the time to do this advertising properly. If the Chamber was going to hold this money for the calendar year 1979 we might accept it until we make up our minds what we are going to use it for. Mr. Siciliano asked Mr. Brown if he believed the money would be available for 1979. Mr. Brown said that he understood this money is for the matching funds from the State. There was some confusion as to what the actual motion had been. Mr. Brown said that he would change his motion to recommend that the Board recommend that the Council accept this loan from the New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Chamber of Commerce provided that the Edgewater Industrial Board could find a way to utilize the money before June 30, 1979. Mr. Gross said that he would again second this motion. The motion DID NOT CARRY 5-3. A letter will be sent to the Council. Mr. Siciliano asked Mr. Brown to tell the Chamber that the Board appreciates the offer that was made and regrets that there was not enough time to utilize the loan. The next item on the Agenda was an outline for a future objectives budget. Mr. Siciliano said that he had outlined some suggestions for the Board to consider as future objectives. So far we do not have any real goals and we cannot accomplish anything without definite objectives. The members were given a copy of a feasibility study that outlines possible objectives, Edgewater's assets in regards to supporting industrial growth, existing industry, community information and fund raising programs. We need to establish a budget committee. The Council will approve the 1979-80 budget by Oct. 1, 1979. We should start now in planning for expenditures by the Board. The biggest item would be public relations. We should also consider the possible necessity of transportation, accomodations and entertainment costs if we wanted to send representatives to other parts of the country to try to interest various industries to relocate to Edgewater. We might consider a newsletter that would be printed on a regular basis. This newsletter would be meant to inform the community of present industry and the need to improve our industrial area. We also need to investigate the amount of money available for grants. We may also need to have more secretarial help. It might be adviseable for the Board to start meeting twice a month because we have a lot of work to do. It was agreed that the Board would meet on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Mr. Gross suggested that we contact other towns and find out how they spend their budget for industrial development. Mr. Witzig said that Mrs. Brown had suggested the Board send out letters to local residents concerning job skills, employment, etc. This would 3 .. .. . o o be a good way to start a local data bank on the work force available in Edgewater. Mr. Siciliano said that this is a good suggestion. He added that at the next meeting the Board should also discuss setting up a budget committee and work on the budget and the objectives of the Board. We have to come up with a position paper on what the Industrial Board plans to do. Mr. Witzig also asked about the area where the prestressed concrete plant was located south of Edgewater. This is a large area and might be suitable for industrial development. There was a brief discussion about this property. The area does not abut the boundaries of Edgewater .which creates difficulties regarding annexation. However, industrial development in the area could be beneficial to Edgewater in terms of housing for employees. The proposals of the Planning Board show a possible expansion,in the future, to the South of Edgewater so that sometime in the future this area might be available for industrial development. It was also suggested that the area may be more suitable for subdivision developments. There was no further business before the Board. Mrs. Mackie made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Brown seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned. Minutes submitted by: Nancy Blazi 4