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CITY OF EDGEWATER
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
December 2, 2003
8:00 a.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Chairman Joe Martin called to order a regular meeting ofthe Economic Development Board
at 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 2, 2003, in the CommunitY Center.
2. ROLL CALL:
Chairman Joe Martin
Nora Aly r
Adelaide Carter
Christopher Balmer
Douglas McGinnis
Thomas Hamall
Oscar Zeller
Nancy Freeman
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Also present were City Manager Ken Hooper, Assistant City Manager Liz McBride, Planning
and Zoning Board member Anton Heeb, Councilman James Brown, Bert Fish Hospital
Administrator Kath Leonard~ and Board Coordinator Pat Drosten. Mr. Balmer arrived at
8:15 a.m.
Chairman Martin informed the Board that Ms Adelaide Carter has presented a letter of
resignation from the Board. She will be moving out ofthe city. The Board members offered
their thanks for Ms. Carter's years of service to the City of Edgewater.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes from the November 5,2003 meeting were presented for approval.
MOTION bv Ms. Carter. SECONDED bv Mr. Zeller to approve the minutes with the
followinl! correction:
2. ROLL CALL:
Chairman Joe Martin
Adelaide Carter
Thomas Hamall
Oscar Zeller
Present
Present
Present
Present
Nora Aly
Christopher Balmer
Douglas McGinnis
Nancy Freeman
Present
Present
Present
Present
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Also present were City Manager Ken Hooper, Assistant City Manager Liz McBride, Planning and Zoning
Board member Anton Heeb, One Stop Career Center Business Service Representative Sandy Jones,
Southeast V olusia Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Steve Dennis, News Journal staff writer Cindy
Crawford and Board Coordinator Pat Drosten. },f:r. BaJmcr arri'.'cd at 8:15 a.m.
Change made to show Mr.Balmer was present at roll call.
MOTION CARRIED 8 - 0
4. CONTINUED BUSINESS:
A. Program of work - Chairman Martin stated he would like to have the Program of
Completed by February. He asked the Board members to send all the drafts for their
assigned tasks to the Board Coordinator by mid January to be forwarded to Mr.
Balmer for formatting.
Mr. McGinnis stated that he feels March is to soon to hold a Business 2 Business
expo and previously scheduled. The consensus of the Board is to wait for Coup.cil to
hear the completed Program of Work before scheduling task- associated activities.
B. Chairman Martin introduced Katie Gierok, Gierok Engineering, Inc. and asked her to
make a presentation to the Board regarding the upcoming "Edgewater Harbor"
proj ect. Ms. Gierok introduced Hawk McMillan and Daniel Michelbrink, Edgewater
Harbor, LLC. They discussed the accepted proposal for the Consolidated Pre Stress
Site. The plan is for 540 residential condo units, a dry stack boat storage facility with
transient/staging slips, and a public access restaurantlbar and retail shops.
5. NEW BUSINESS: -
A. Board Vacancy recommendations -
MOTION bv Mr. Zeller. SECONDED BY Ms. Freeman to recommend to Citv Council
that Ms. Kathv Leonard and Mr. Fred Fathi be appointed to fill the vacant positions on
the Economic Development Board.
MOTION CARRIED 8 - 0
6. CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS REPORTS:
Chairman Martin asked that one of the Board members fill in as an Ad-Hoc member ofthe
Recreational and Cultural Services Board. Ms. Carter has been serving in that position. Ms.
Aly agreed to take over.
Ms. Freeman stated the Ad-Valorem subcommittee would be presenting information on this
issue in the near future.
Discussion ensued regarding the CRA workshop. The consensus of the Board is to wait until
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completion ofthe Program ofW ork and then schedule a joint work session with City Council
and the Planning and Zoning Board.
Ms. McBride stated that South Volusia Recycling has terminated their contract for
ParkTowne property. There are ten acres available in Phase I.
7. ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the Board, a motion was made and approved
to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 a.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted by:
Pat Drostel1., Board Coordinator
Economic Development Board
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City Clerk's Office
City of Edgewater
Post Office Box 100
Edgewater, Florida 32132
E-Mail Swadsworth@cityofedgewater.org
Phone 386-424-2407 Fax 386-424-2409
Date: December 16,2003
Memo To: All Board and Committee Members
Memo From: Susan J. Wadsworth, CMC-City Clerk
Subject: Sunshine Law
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On January 14,2004, from 5:00 pm until 6:00 pm in the Edgewater Community Center-102 N.
Riverside Drive, Edgewater's City Attorney Scott Cookson along with associates from his law
firm Foley and Lardner, will be presenting a Florida in the Sunshine Law Information Session.
Mayor Schmidt and City Council have asked that all Board and Committee members attend this
important session.
Please contact your Board Coordinator if you are unable to attend.