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-EDGEzWATER Meeting Minutes
Economic Development Board
Wednesday,December 3,2014 5:00 AM Council Chambers
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Also present were City Manager Tracey Barlow, Economic Development Coordinator Samantha
Bishop, Councilwoman Christine Power, Councilman Dan Blazi and Planning and Zoning Board
Liaison Pat Card.
Present 5- Board Member Jeff Berner,Chairperson Bliss Jamison,Board Member Oscar Zeller,
Board Member Donna Snow and Board Member William Wetherell
Absent 4- Board Member Marcia Barnett,Board Member Steve Harrell,Board Member Cecil
Selman and Board Member Jennifer Butera
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
AR-2014-460 Minutes from the regular meeting of November 5,2014
Motion by Mr. Wetherell, Second by Mr. Berner to approve the minutes of the regular
meeting of November 5,2014.
Yes: 5- Jeff Berner,Bliss Jamison,Oscar Zeller,Donna Snow,and William Wetherell
Absent: 4- Marcia Barnett,Steve Harrell,Cecil Selman,and Jennifer Butera
4. CITY AND OTHER REPORTS
a. City Manager
City Manager Barlow reported that at Monday's City Council meeting, the Council directed the City
to join Team Volusia at the $25,000.00 Executive Level. Councilman Conroy will be the City's
representative. Keith Norden will be at the January 5, 2015 City Council meeting to make a
presentation and Team Volusia's Executive Board Agreement will also be on the agenda for Council
to formally approve. He stated that the Board will see alot of focus on economic development from
the new Council.
He also stated that at Monday's Council meeting Councilwoman Bennington was appointed as the
new Vice-Mayor.
There has been an increase in residential development with 10 or 11 new residential homes under
construction.
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b. Economic Development Coordinator
Economic Development Coordinator Samantha Bishop reported on the following:
Uploading of the City's new webpage
Business prospects for Edgewater
DME Marketing Strategies
Retail Strategies
The approval of Edgewater's CRA
c. Planning and Zoning Board
Mr. Card stated that the regular Planning and Zoning Board meeting scheduled for December 10th
was cancelled due to a lack of agenda items. He informed the Board that there would be an
annexation going in front of the Board in January.
d. SEVCC
The Chamber hosted two Facebook Seminars in the City's Council Chambers. It was estimated that
there were apporoximately 65 attendees.
There will be a Home Business Fair on June 2nd.
Coordinating more Manufacturing Tours for the Southeast Volusia area for 2015.
Operation Thank You in the 1st quarter of 2015.
e. Volusia County Department of Economic Development
None at this time.
5. CONTINUED BUSINESS
a. Ecotourism Sub-Committee Report
Mr. Berner spoke in regards to the City being proclaimed a Florida Paddling Trail Blueway
Community. Samantha informed the Board of the next steps that need to be taken to promote the
trails and paddling activities. Mr. Berner then talked about the future direction of the Ecotourism
Sub-Committee.
b. Discuss draft of CEDS update for 2015 to be presented at January 2015 meeting.
After some discussion, it was decided that the Economic Development Board would hold a joint
workshop with City Council and the Planning and Zoning Board on Wednesday, January 7th at
10:00 a.m. to review the CEDS draft.
6. NEW BUSINESS
None at this time.
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7. BOARD REPORTS
None at this time.
8. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 8:39 a.m.
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