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CITY OF EDGEWATER
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
April 3, 2002
8:00 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER:
Acting Chairman Nora Aly called to order a regular meeting of the Economic Development Board
at 8:05 a.m., Wednesday, April 3, 2002, in the City Hall conference room.
ROLL CALL:
Members present were Adelaide Carter, Nora Aly, Edward Keenan, Roland Bazin and Douglas
McGinnis. Also present were City Manager Ken Hooper, CRA/Grant Administrator Lynne Plaskett,
MIS employee Tim Sopko, Observer staff writer Sylvan McElroy, Chief Planner Darren Lear and
Board Coordinator Liz McBride. Chairman Thomas Alcorn, Thomas McKinley, Christopher Balmer
and Michael Wilson were excused.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes for March 6, 2002, were presented to the Board for approval. There being no
corrections or changes, Ms. Carter moved to approve the minutes as presented, second by Mr.
McGinnis. Motion CARRIED 5-0.
CITY AND OTHER REPORTS:
A. City of Edgewater
1) ParkTowne Industrial Park
2) Infrastructure - Lynne Plaskett, CRA/Grant Administrator, reported the City of
Edgewater will close on the property within 60 to 90 days and an abutting 70 acre site owned by Mr.
Morgan was currently being appraised. She said the utilities on ParkTowne Boulevard were in place
and the road base was being put in. From a map, she showed other areas where infrastructure had
been placed. Ms. Plaskett informed the Board that about $800,000 worth of improvements to SR
442 had started on April pt.
Ms. Plaskett said a blight study had been done on the industrial park site, some resolutions
establishing intent completed and that the City would be creating a Community Redevelopment
Agency. She stated the City was currently working on a redevelopment plan and explained that the
Agency implements the development plan. In the plan, she said it would state how you finance the
development, any financial incentives, goals, objectives and policies and any statutory requirements,
maps and tables. Ms. Plaskett said they (City) would be looking at developing covenants and
restrictions for the park. Chairman Aly asked where the Redevelopment Agency's office would be
located. Ms. Plaskett said she would be in charge of the agency "so to speak", but the Agency would
be appointed by the City Council.
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Mr. McGinnis stated the CRA extends further then just ParkTowne into the Massey Air Park and
other areas and that there are tax advantages or incentives to improve the property. Ms. Plaskett said
that was correct and that the City has identified different incentives and after the Agency is
established, the Council and Agency will look at those incentives, decide which ones they may want
to use and what impact they would have on the City.
CONTINUED BUSINESS:
A. Set Workshop to Review Deed Restrictions and Covenants of other Cities - Mr.
McGinnis thanked the City Manager and Ms. Plaskett for getting the Board copies of examples. He
said he spoke to his friend, elected Mayor of Longmont (Colorado), to ask her what they were doing
with their industrial parks. She responded that two issues that come up is biomass and pollution.
Security measures to address trespassing and vandalism, sound levels and noise pollution were also
mentioned. After discussion, it was agreed upon for the Board to strike-through and underline what
they liked or didn't like about the two covenants and restrictions examples and get them back to Ms.
Plaskett by April loth. Ms. Plaskett would incorporate the suggestions into one document and the
Board could meet at 8:00 a.m. on April17th to discuss the draft. (This workshop was canceled after
the meeting when Ms. Plaskett indicated she would need more time to draft the document.)
B. Set Date and Time to Tour Massey Airport and Selected Businesses - Chairman Aly
mentioned that Joe Martin was going to call and get back to us. Ms. McBride said she would make
the calls. Chairman Aly commented that Mr. Martin was at the last meeting and spoke about kit
airplanes and wanted to bring aviation to the attention of the Board.
Although not on the agenda, Chairman Aly said she wanted to talk about the ad valorem tax
exemption and thanked Mr. Martin for bringing in the information that was included in their
packets. She said the Board had not formally discussed whether to recommend adopting the
exemption again, but if so, it would take some work by the Board to present it to the public. City
Manager Hooper reiterated that the Board could not spend public funds to support the exemption.
Chairman Aly said both sides needed to be presented, and felt Steve Dennis would present the side
to support it. City Manager Hooper said it would take Council's approval to put it on the ballot, and
as he mentioned at the previous meeting, there is no City election coming up, only State. He said
it would be costly to have a special election. Chairman Aly wanted to discuss this at the next
meeting.
NEW BUSINESS:
A. Economic Development Web-site - Tim Sopko - Mr. Sopko asked the Board what they
wanted on the web-site (goals, mission statement). Chairman Aly referred to a brochure Chief
Planner Darren Lear was working on with the County. Mr. Sopko explained the layout ofthe City's
web page and said there was space to include the word Economic Development, and when clicked
on, it would take you to a blank page or page with other links on it. He said he liked pictures to dress
it up. Mr. McGinnis said to target industries as aviation, marine and automotive. Discussion
continued what to include on the web-site.
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B. SR 442 - going west - Chief Planner Darren Lear remarked from the year 2020 long-range
transportation plan set by the V olusia County Metropolitan Planning Organization last year, the
expansion of SR 442 was on the budget project from 2016-2020 to the extension of Airport Road
from Port Orange. From that to SR 415 was on the unfunded project list.
c. Land Use vs. Zoning - Chief Planner Darren Lear stated that basically land use is the more
general of the two. It is involved with the Comprehensive Plan which is the vision of the City, how
we want to grow within the next ten years. It deals mostly with density issues, how many units per
acre. Any amendments to the future Land Use Map would be reviewed by the State, County and
other planning organizations.
Mr. Lear said the zoning is strictly Land Development Code and stays basically within the City. Any
changes to the Code would be reviewed by City Council. He said zoning is more specific; it tells
you what you can do, what is permitted in a certain zone, set backs, maximum building height and
those sort of things. Ms. Plaskett distributed a table from the Land Development Code which spelled
out permitted used in different zoning districts. She said the conditional uses mean they need special
permission from the Planning & Zoning Board.
D. Industrial Appreciation Day Program
E. Next Business Expo - Chairman Aly asked if they were thinking about October. Ms. Carter
suggested possibly putting them both together. Chairman Aly said the luncheon would have to be
after October 1 since there was no money in the budget. Mr. McGinnis liked the idea of using the
limited EDB funds for things like the business expo rather than a luncheon. Chairman Aly said they
would discuss the expo at the next meeting and whether to include the public. An April expo
organized by the Chamber and New Smyrna Beach at the Elk's Club was mentioned, and that they
were going to include the public. Chairman Aly was interested in how their expo tuned out and
stated she felt the Edgewater Expo should be kept in Edgewater.
CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS REPORTS:
Ms. Carter reported that the Parks and Recreation Department moved into their new quarters next
to Dustin's (corner of US 1 and W. Turgot). She reported the department has been/would be working
on the ballfields and establishing a conservation area at the Recreational Center, the medians, and
an ECHO grant for improvements to Kennedy Park. She said the Recreation Cultural Services Board
were upset at the way FDOT left the medians at the south end of the City and were going to write
a letter to them saying such. Ms. Carter stated the Board was now at full strength, having just added
two new members.
Mr. Keenan asked the Board if they couldn't raise $200 for the Expo to have a booth. Mr. Bazin said
you would have to get people to man it and furnish it with supplies. Chairman Aly said there was
not enough time to raise the money.
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Mr. Bazin referred to Professional Boatbuilders magazine and a bill he received for renewal of the
Board's advertisement. Ms. McBride said she told the magazine's sales person that the Board was
not interested at this time in placing another ad, but may contact him in the future. Chairman Aly
wanted to address advertising when it was decided what types of businesses the City was looking
to bring into the industrial park. She referred to the Economic Development Strategic Plan (for
Volusia County) and in that she read "the plan was to assist the City of Edgewater in designing
collateral literature to support the recruitment of compatible industrial tenants and capital investment
by the end of the first quarter of 2003." She said that was for the development of the industrial park.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the Board, a motion was made and approved to
adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 9: 10 a.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted by:
Elizabeth J. McBride, Board Coordinator
Economic Development Board
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