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-E,DGEWATER Meeting Minutes
Economic Development Board
Wednesday,August 5,2015 8:00 AM Council Chambers
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy(CEDS)Workshop
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Jamison called the meeting to order at 08:00 a.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present 9- Jeff Berner,Bliss Jamison,Marcia Barnett,Oscar Zeller,Donna Snow,William Wetherell,
Cecil Selman,Brandon Beck and Laura Smith
Also Present I- Mitch Honaker
Member Oscar Zeller arrived at 08:04 a.m., and Member Jeff Berner arrived at 08:05 a.m.
3. REVIEW-COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (CEDS)
Case number 3
a. AR2015-1024 CEDS Review
Chair Jamison stated: the review process for the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
(CEDS), would be to state each "Goal'; ask if there are any questions, comments, or suggested
changes; and then move on to the next goal.
EDB members and staff discussed.-
Objective 1.3. - Focus on Business Retention and Expansion to Existing Business and Industry, and.-
that Action 1.3.3 is not listed on page 57 with the other actions because it had been completed,
possibly listing financial incentives and tax abatement under Objective 1.3, although it is listed
thoroughly in Goal No.5, or just leaving it in Goal No.5; listing completed items in the narrative and
marking them as completed; and various reasons to have all Objective "Action Items" listed in the
narrative, in the chronological order.
After discussion, EDB members concurred to add a "See Also" note to Objective 1.3 to refer
individuals to Goal No.5 for information pertaining to "financial incentives and tax abatement".
Goal No. 2, Positioning Edgewater for Economic Growth, and Action 2.LI - Coordinate with the
Volusia County River to Sea TPO and Restoration DRI developers to implement the extension of
Williamson Boulevard, South to SR 442 in Edgewater, not being listed in the narrative; 2.LI being
listed as an on-going Action item; reasons the Action item was moved to the "Completed" section;
leaving the item in until Restoration DRI is removed, and the item being essential to area growth.
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After discussion, EDB members concurred to add Action 2.1.1 back into the narrative of Goal No. 2.
Action 2.1.4- Study the feasibility of a new connector road from Park Avenue to 10th Street,
adjacent to Daytona State College and plan accordingly, and.- a new connector road cutting through
Parktowne Industrial park not being desirable; and leaving the item in just as a directive to "Study
the Feasibility".
Action item 2.1.2 not being listed in the Goal narrative, or in the "Completed" section; where to list
action items; reasons to list all action items in the narrative: and possibly lining through completed
or removed action items, with a status comment.
2.1.6- In lieu of, or as part of, the proposed NIS Connector per Action 2.1.3. above, coordinate with
Volusia County on plans to improve and upgrade Airpark Road from Indian River Boulevard to Park
Avenue in a significantly shorter time horizon. For the Record: Chair Jamison stated that the
proposed road would go through an industrial park at the Air Park, just like Edgewater did not want
a thoroughfare through Parktowne Industrial park; and Economic Development Coordinator
Samantha Bishop stated Action item 2.1.3 was removed because it was not relevant, and Action item
2.1.6 could also be removed.
EDB members and staff discussed being consistent by adding back in all `Action Items" to the Goals
narrative, with a line through them, and an appropriate comment; not putting connector roads
through industrial parks; improving OldCase number 4ing an Action item to improve%xpand, or
increase capacity of Old Mission Road,- modifying 2.1.6 to discuss Old Mission Road instead of
Airpark Road,- and emphasizing both "capacity and safety"as reasons to expand Old Mission Road.
After discussion, EDB members concurred to rewrite 2.1.6 by replacing some of the language; and
changing the Action from Airpark Road to Old Mission Road.
EDB members and staff discussed: adding 2.1.8 Encouraging Volusia County to move forward
immediately with three laning Park Avenue, from Old Mission Road to Dale Street: the project being
funded, but not completed, the project taking 32 months to complete, but not even being started yet;
what process EDB members could use to facilitate the project moving along faster; the road project
close to being initiated,- and marking the Action item as complete, if the County starts the project
before the updated CEDS is published.
After discussion, EDB members concurred to add Action item 2.1.8 Work with Volusia County to
get a start date for the three(3)laning of Park Avenue from Dale Street to Old Mission Road.
Goal 3, Objective 3.3, Action item 3.3.1— paraphrased for the minutes as: "Meet with Health Care
providers to discuss Edgewater's existing and future medical needs". EDB Members and staff
discussed.- current medical facility negotiations; when to consider the issue completed, like roads,
the City's medical needs will always be an on-going, and never ending action item; and putting
Action item 3.3.2. back into the narrative of the Objective.
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After discussion, EDB members concurred to add Action items 3.3.land 3.3.2 back into the narrative
of Objective No. 3.3; and to the master tracking sheet.
Goal No. 4- Increasing waterfront access and activity, Objective No. 4.1, Improve Existing Public
Access Facilities, and.- having a stated language to define the objective, but not having a delineated
Action item to carry out the objective; Leisure Services having completed the inventory of public
access facilities in Edgewater, and the completed project being shared with Edgewater's economic
development partners; continual actions being initiated by the City; the actual plan and program
being included in Edgewater's Community Redevelopment Area (CRA); Objective No. 4.1 being an
active on-going objective; the CEDS being a tool for the City to assist in keeping efforts focused,- and
the inventory being complete.
Objective No. 4.2 being listed in the CRA; no matter which department is accomplishing an Objective
or Action item, they still need to remain in the CEDS, with a line through and comment; items being
listed in the back of the CEDS, but not being shown in the original narrative; for consistency
purposes, putting all completed, moved, or modified, Objectives and Action items, back where they
chronologically belong; lining through items, and making the appropriate comment; or putting the
number back in with a comment on where the item can be found,- the plan always evolving and all
items needing to be in the CEDS, the area covered by the CRA; putting the date when items were
completed; and having all Objective and Action item numbers remain in their original locations.
After discussion, EDB members concurred to leave all Objective and Action item numbers in their
original locations, with an appropriateCaSe number 5, date completed, and where it can be
found.
EDB members and staff discussed, developing an Action item for Objective 4.1. - Improve Existing
Public Access Facilities, and: the need for, and importance of, having an action step or planned
activity to gage the objective's progress; possible verbiage for an action item to focus efforts in
improving public access facilities; developing Action Item 4.1.3 Encourage the City to develop a
facility access, life cycle maintenance and replacement schedule, with budget costs; attracting and
creating businesses in Edgewater; adding language to the CEDS that encourages the City to identify
and plan for the life cycle of equipment, so the Council and staff can project those costs into the
budget ; identifying more public space; the need for more boat ramps and dockage; adding dockage,
marina facilities, and more public waterfront access to Objective 4.1; and adding back in the
language that was removed from Goal No. 4.
EDB members and staff discussed Goal 5. - Investing in the Future of Edgewater: Mrs. Bishop doing
a good job addressing and expanding Goal No.5; adding numbered objective and action items that
were removed back into the narrative, with the appropriate comment; they reviewed some of the
added objectives and action items under Goal No.5; discussed.- inflation, and the City's CRA plan;
Edgewater's 40 year plan, and Volusia County only approving a 20 year CRA; Grant Coordinator
Malecia Harris actively pursuing grant opportunities; ECHO grant funds, and Volusia County
Councilwoman Deb Denys; non-residents using Edgewater boat launch facilities; and possibly
developing a boat launch permit policy for non-residents.
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Publishing the updated CEDS: there not being a deadline to complete the CEDS, the CEDS is a five
(5) year document; the timeline, effort, and costs to develop the original CEDS; CEDS demographics
and calculations; creating an annual report on economic development accomplishments in
Edgewater to present to Council; timing the annual report to coincide with the budget development
process; and contacting Deb Denys to see who to talk to about three (3) laning Park Avenue.
Mrs Bishop reported.- Friday, August 7, 2015 is the Volusia County Economic Development
Department's meeting at Daytona Beach International Airport; Monday, August 17, 2015, from 1:00
-3:00 p.m. is a follow-up meeting to the first Technical Training meeting, with the new DSC-S
campus President Tom LoBasso; and re-inviting manufacturers to the meeting, to discuss area needs
for a tech training center. Frank Mercer, Daytona State College, and his program manager have put
together a manufacturer's class that will start in January at the DSC-S campus.
Mrs. Bishop stated that she, Tony Otte, Economic Development / CRA Director with New Smyrna
Beach, and Jayne Fifer, President / CEO of the Volusia Manufacturers Association, are working on
the "GEEK Squad" concept of bringing technical training to the doors of area businesses; details
are still being worked on; something will be coming out on that soon; and that EDB members should
be very proud of their accomplishments.
Chair Jamison: thanked Member Zeller for all of his work in getting the effort going to bring a
technical training course to Southeast Volusia, and Mrs. Bishop for her oversight of the process;
stated that she, and Member Beck went to the first Technical Training Committee meeting, which was
very well attended,- what came out of Case number 6gizing, motivating, and just fantastic; and
encouraged Member Zeller and Mrs. Bishop to keep up the good work.
EDB members and staff discussed.- funding for Daytona State College South; the upcoming
Daytona State College Board of Trustees meeting on August 20, 2015; encouraging board members
to attend and provide public comment; having someone go to the meeting to express Edgewater's
needs, and the City's thanks for what the college has done for the area; who from the City could
attend the meeting to speak for Edgewater; and to coordinate attendance, and who wanted to speak
at the meeting through Mrs. Bishop.
Member Zeller stated the EDB has accomplished a lot in the last 12 months, and that Mrs. Jamison's
leadership is well noted.
Mrs. Jamison stated that it is due to the entire EDB membership, and Economic Development Board
Coordinator, Samantha Bishop that the board has been able accomplish what they have; and thanked
everyone for attending and participating in the CEDS workshop.
4. ADJOURN
There being no further business to discuss, Chair Jamison adjourned the meeting at 9:14 a.m.
Minutes submitted by:
Mitch Honaker,Deputy City Clerk
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