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04-05-2000 , "" ~--:;'-""'J':"\ \ \ '- '-'" ...." CITY OF EDGEWATER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD REGULAR MEETING April 5, 2000 8:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Thomas Alcorn called to order a regular meeting of the Economic Development Board at 8:02 a.m., Wednesday, April 5, 2000, in the conference room of City Hall. ROLL CALL: Members present were Chairman Thomas Alcorn, Charles Gianino, Adelaide Carter, Christopher Balmer, Nora Aly, Michael Wilson, Donald Gillispe and Roland Bazin. Also present were Planning Director Lynne Plaskett and Board Coordinator Liz McBride. City Manager Ken Hooper arrived shortly after the meeting started and Councilman Jim Brown arrived at 8:40 a.m. Edward Keenan was absent. The members introduced themselves to new member Chris Balmer. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes for March 1, 2000, were presented to the Board for approval. There being no corrections or changes, Mr. Gillispe moved to approve the minutes as presented, second by Mr. Gianino. Motion CARRIED 8-0. AGENCY AND CITY REPORTS: 1. Enterprise V olusia - Chairman Alcorn mentioned the flack Enterprise V olusia was receiving in regard to the Marine Park, which he said was not their project but V olusia County's. He recapped the problems a manufacturing company had with the County, causing them to withdraw their interest in locating at the Marine Park. Mr. Bazin asked if Boston Whaler had approached the County or if the County had approached them to buy the whole 26 acres. Chairman Alcorn said Boston Whaler currently rents part of that property just for parking. He said they had looked at the property for possible expansion, but their plans had since changed. He said they looked at a building next to them, and their engineers estimated the cost of renovations would be about $600,000. Chairman Alcorn relayed that the Monarch Studios entertainment project and the aquiculture project (fish farm) had failed to materialize at their original locations. 2. Port Authority - Chairman Alcorn stated the Port Authority was trying to get the advisory board started back up. He mentioned the "Lionfish", and said that while Mayor Schmidt and he were in Tallahassee, the Governor was spoken to about its removal. The Chairman said the Port Authority had spent $600,000 in the Marine Park putting in bulkheads and excavating the basin. '-' ....., Economic Development Board AprilS, 2000 - Minutes Page -2- 3. Atlantic Center for the Arts (ACA) - Chairman Alcorn said they recently had their annual "Horsing Around" auction and had read in the paper it was very successful. 4. Bert Fish Medical Center - Chairman Alcorn said the Florida Health Care facility on US 1 was progressing. He said the Center recently held their History of Caring program and the Giving Tree in hopes of raising $100,000. He said they raised $160,000 and Frances Ford was kind enough to host a patron's party at her home. 5. Daytona Beach Community College (DBCC) South Campus - Chairman Alcorn reiterated the College had been interested in obtaining property from FIND to build a proposed technical center but had been unable to secure funding. He said Dean Jean Fields was leaving, and the College was looking at how they were going to restructure. 6. City of Edgewater - Planning Director Lynne Plaskett said an annexation request on Skyway Drive would be going to the Planning and Zoning Board on April 12th. She said the City was pursuing the one parcel left on Skyway Drive that had not annexed, but she did not foresee any problems. Ms. Plaskett said the final construction drawings for the FIND project hopefully would be received this day. She said in conjunction with this, the agreement for the railroad crossing had been approved by Council at the March 20th meeting. She explained this was for the extension of Mango Tree Drive across the abandoned railroad spur to access the FIND project. She said the City was also negotiating annexing Phase II of the area of Massey Air Park which would be a fly-in residential community, along with land from Park A venue to Mission Road. In association with the Mayor meeting the Governor in Tallahassee, Ms. Plaskett said the extension of SR 442 had been approved by the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). Ms. Plaskett said Dougherty Marine was under construction as well as Scott Porta's property on Dale Street. She was excited at how extremely active the City was as far as site plans and annexations, and how quickly the City was moving westerly. Ms. Plaskett said the City's southern 180 reserve area was another issue the City was dealing with, as Oak Hill was trying to pass an ordinance to establish their own 180 reserve area. She explained that it is an area established which you would be able to service sometime in the future. Ms. Plaskett said the City of Edgewater currently has a 180 reserve area that was adopted in 1988. She said Oak Hill's second reading of their ordinance did not pass, because there was a question that they may be encroaching into the City's reserve area and corporate limits. Chairman Alcorn asked if this issue related to a meeting between the Cities concerning service boundaries or annexations. Ms. Plaskett said the meeting he was referring to was about establishing annexation boundaries. Chairman Alcorn asked about the service area at the EdgewaterlNew Smyrna boundary. Ms. Plaskett said the City of Edgewater and the City New Smyrna had worked out situations concerning servicing of certain areas. City Manager Ken Hooper explained that New Smyrna had asked a few times on encroaching/serving across the line, if they had a main closer or we had a main closer, we worked it out who could serve without arguing. He said the Oak Hill situation was totally different. He elaborated. .., ...." Economic Development Board AprilS, 2000 - Minutes Page -3- 6. City of Edgewater Cont. - Chairman Alcorn asked Ms. Plaskett or City Manager Hooper to elaborate on the Economic Symposium that was recently held. The City Manager felt it was a positive forum and that all the right "players" were there. He said most of the new Edgewater City Council were there and participated. He said Ken Parker (Port Orange City Manager) was there talking of what Port Orange had done, and he felt more details on what he had done and what had been done in Lake Mary would have been appropriate. Chairman Alcorn asked Ms. Plaskett the status of forming a tax increment financing (TIP) district. He said this was something the Board had been very interested in seeing established. Ms. Plaskett said a planning consultant had been hired to look at the compo plan amendments to see what needed to be done to come into compliance with state rules and regulations. She said another task was for them to come up with a CRA district boundary and establish tax increment financing. Currently, Ms. Plaskett said she and City Manager Hooper were reviewing the scope of services, the costs and what could be done in-house to lower the fee. City Manager Hooper said it was starting to form and there would probably be two CRAs; one along US 1 (redevelopment) and one that will take in along Park A venue and FIND that would be more of new growth coming in. City Manager Hooper said Park A venue would probably be first. Ms. Plaskett distributed copies of the new Land Development Code to the Board for their review and comments. She said the City was trying to take the Code of Ordinances, Zoning Ordinance and also identify the comprehensive plan elements that work with these, and make it a comprehensive user friendly document so you don't have to go to three separate documents for rules and regulations. She said there were new zoning classifications included. City Manager Hooper said a new zoning category was created along SR 442 due to the taking of property by FDOT for the road widening project. He said since some of the houses would have road frontages much closer, they would be able to request the zoning be changed from the current residential to some type of office/professional. This zoning could also apply to those along US 1. Ms. Plaskett said major changes in zoning were the establishment of a business planned unit development, an industrial planned unit development and a residential planned unit development. She said these categories were developed so if a property owner comes in and has a large tract of land with a large number of wetlands, etc., we could preserve those areas and still allow the development of the property. Ms. Aly wanted to view the FIND area and said she could not get to it. Ms. Plaskett said Mango Tree would be extended to the north of Park Avenue as the main entryway. Currently, she said you cannot access the property, but there was a small opening on John Street or the property could be viewed at the end of Dale Street. City Manager Hooper said the City Council recently authorized staff to put up two signs, one on Dale Street and one on Mango Tree indicating it was the site of a joint venture between FIND and the City of Edgewater for a future industrial park. Ms. Aly's questions were answered regarding the FIND project. She asked how much a parcel would be going for. Ms. Plaskett said it would be premature to say now. City Manager Hooper said in the next few months it would be known. He said FIND wasn't in the business of development and he felt they would try to find a buyer or someone to manage it. He said it would take about sixty days to get all the state permits, then they would be into the land clearing phase. Ms. Plaskett said she would bring the FIND plans back to the Board, as suggested by the City Manager, so the members could become refamiliar with. ........ ...., Economic Development Board April 5, 2000 - Minutes Page -4- CONTINUED BUSINESS: 1. Outreach Program Reports - Ms. Carter asked if all members were finished visiting their assigned businesses. Chairman Alcorn explained the program to new member Chris Balmer. NEW BUSINESS: Mr. Gianino moved to send a letter to the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce thanking them for inviting the Board to the symposium last month and to support them in the next, second by Mr. Bazin. Motion CARRIED 8-0. It was decided that Mr. Gianino would draft the letter. Ms. Aly brought to the Board's attention that the building at 100 N. Ridgewood Avenue, which houses a cabinet shop, was being renovated and said it was going to be beautiful. She said inside was gorgeous. Chairman Alcorn welcomed the members to sign up for a clean-up program. CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS REPORTS: Mr. Gillispe said the City lost a hardware store but gained an ice cream parlor on 442. Ms. Carter said the Recreation & Cultural Services Board was working on a master plan of the City's parks and that Councilman Brown wanted to work on an all children's park. Ms. Carter said a fishing tournament was recently held which drew out-of-town visitors to the area. She felt it was an economic boost. Ms. Carter said at the Council meeting, it was recommended the new recreational complex be called the Hawks Park Recreational Complex so the City history is carried forward. Ms. Carter reported City Council voted to increase the occupational license fees by five percent. Ms. Carter showed various buttons regarding the City of Edgewater. The most recent one the Mayor had made up, "442 West We Must Go!" She said it was suggested at the Council meeting that letters supporting the extension of 442 be written to the governor, congressman Mica, etc. Ms. Carter showed the letter head to be used for such letters. Ms. Carter moved to send a letter to appropriate government agencies saying the Economic Development Board of the City of Edgewater is in favor of the expansion and pavement of SR 442 west, second by Mr. Gianino. Motion CARRIED 8-0. Ms. Carter was to write the letter, and she asked which agencies the letter should be sent to. Chairman Alcorn said the letters should go to the governor, John Mica, Suzanne Kosmos, MPO and Malcolm Smith. '-" ..., Economic Development Board April 5, 2000 - Minutes Page -5- Chairman and Board Members Reports Cont: Councilman Brown said the Council had not passed the five percent (occupational license) fee increase and he wanted to ask the businesses for their consensus. He said he had City Clerk Susan Wadsworth compile how many occupational licenses had been issued, how many had not renewed, etc., and it showed the City had not increased its business base that much in the past five years. He asked the Board to have businesses call him at his bookstore to voice their opinions, if they were for or against the increase. Mr. Balmer asked what the purpose ofthe increase was and where the funds would be going. Councilman Brown answered that the funds would go into the City's General Fund. He said the fees hadn't been raised in six years. Chairman Alcorn said other Cities should be looked at to see what their fees were. Councilman Brown said they were also on the report from the City Clerk, and left to ask for copies. Discussion continued on the fees. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Board, a motion was made and approved to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 9:05 a.m. Minutes respectfully submitted by: Elizabeth J. 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