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10-07-2015 ve City of Edgewater too e Ater,F de 2132 Edgewater,FL 32132 cuy or EDGEzWATER Meeting Minutes Economic Development Board Wednesday,October 7,2015 8:00 ANI Council Chambers 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Jamison called the meeting to order at 8:00 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 Snow arrived at 8:01 a.m. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. AR2015-1205 Regular Meeting - September 2,2015 A motion was made by Mr. Wetherell, second by Vice Chair Barnett, to approve the minutes of September 7,2015. The MOTION was APPROVED by the following vote: Yes: 9- Jeff Berner,Bliss Jamison,Marcia Barnett,Oscar Zeller,Donna Snow,William Wetherell, Cecil Selman,Brandon Beck,and Laura Smith 4 PRESENTATIONS -None at this time. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS -None at this time. 6. REPORTS a. Planning and Zoning Board-None at this time. b. SEVCC Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce (SEVCC), Executive Vice-President Sue Williams reported: the Certified Production Technician training is scheduled to be conducted at Daytona State College, starting January 16, 2106; there will be a fiberglass finishing course coming to Southeast Volusia County, thanks to the partnership of SEV manufacturers, and the City of Edgewater; there will be a job fair at DSC, date yet to be determined; and there will be summer camps at the EdgewaterNew Smyrna Beach, DSC campus to learn some of the job market soft skills; She also discussed.- engaging high school students with the Southeast Volusia job market by coordinating career days, guest speaker opportunities, and senior job shadowing opportunities; the Business Boot Camp, which is hosted by the SEVCC and SCORE, and is currently being held in City of Edgewater Page I Printed on 1011512015 Economic Development Board Meeting Minutes October 7,2015 Edgewater's Council Chambers; and the SEVCC Economic Development Summit is scheduled for Saturday, November 14, 2015. c. City Manager/Economic Development/Redevelopment Coordinator City Manager Tracey Barlow reported: the City Council approved next year's budget, which maintained the current millage rate; approved an Interlocal Service Boundary Agreement (ISBA) with Volusia County; the ISBA allows the City to annex properties into Edgewater that are not contiguous; he also discussed the area covered by the ISBA; in just a little over a week, the City has handed out five annexation applications; and that he has completed several comparison rate worksheets for individuals considering annexing into Edgewater. Economic Development/Redevelopment Coordinator, Samantha Bishop reported: that it has been a busy couple of weeks; the City has received some great leads from both Team Volusia Economic Development Committee, and Retail Strategies; she, along with other departments, developed an informational presentation covering what is available on the City's website, and about the City's use of technology; the team has given the presentation to the City Council, businesses, and clubs; and she discussed some of the Edgewater properties that people have shown an interest in. 7. CONTINUED BUSINESS Member Jeff Berner reported: meeting with Leisure Services Director Jack Corder to discuss the Rotary Park contract; the Rotary Park contract has been completed, the remaining issue of getting the grass to grow; the pavilion was removed due to safety issues, and they are working on a grant application to try and obtain funding to replace the pavilion; and there will be an informational kiosk put in at the park containing information about the Rail-Trail, paddling trails, and what it means to be a member of the Blueway Community program. He discussed: the Rail-Trail ribbon cutting, which Volusia County has scheduled for November 7, 2015; covered some of the things that are in the planning stages to coincide with the ribbon cutting; and stated that the City is also coordinating a connecting trail,from the Rail-Trail to DSC-East campus. Ms. Bishop and board members discussed: the City being the lead agency for the ribbon cutting event; the ribbon cutting ceremony starting at 10:00 a.m.; immediately followed by a community ride, and discussed the plans for the community ride; the ride route going from Rotary park to the other side of the pedestrian bridge and return; safety measures when using the Rail-Trail; the City's future goals for marking the trail; parking at Old Mission Road and Park Avenue; people dumping trash at the same location; guard rails, and future improvements for the trail; eventually connecting Florida Shores to the trail; and attracting a bicycle rental shop for the trail area. 8. NEW BUSINESS Vice Chair Barnett discussed the possibility of waiving residential impact fees next year; after doing research, she is not sure that is the only problem there is; entry level homes affect on the area; there being lots of land to be developed, but it is usually just permitted, not developed; and in meeting with many facets of the real estate industry, she has found that builders, realtors and developers have no interest incoming to Volusia County, and Edgewater. City of Edgewater Page 2 Printed on 1011512015 Economic Development Board Meeting Minutes October 7,2015 EDB members and staff discussed: getting to the root of the issues; Edgewater's impact and development fees being very competitive with everyone else; requesting a waiver of fees for homes in a certain price range, not across the board, being patient, and observing the Southeasterly movement of development; the unintended consequences of waiving all impact fees; meeting with developers and builders to try and determine what the core issues with Edgewater are; low end products being put in; not being able to bring high end businesses in to Edgewater because executives want to live in a half a million dollar houses; meeting with developers to see if replatting lots to allow for larger estate homes would help; doing something to bring people to the area; demographics and the older image of Edgewater; the median household income of Edgewater not supporting the new business model; identifying and changing problems taking time; City improvement programs implemented due to the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS); getting leads but not the business development; a comparison of Orange County and Volusia County; creating jobs, and the expansion of local businesses; the housing market coming back strong; in 2007 Edgewater had the highest millage rate in Volusia County, and now the City is competitive with area municipalities; rates having to go up in other areas if impact fees are waived, the City being competitive and establishing a one stop shop ideology; Edgewater having the need and demand for more upscale estate homes; development in filling once the SR442 and 195 area is developed; sidewalks and other area improvements; bridging gaps through partnerships; the word getting out that the City is willing to cooperate with development changes, like replatting and waiving fees driving the ship to developers bringing in more high end development; putting the right things in place, the interest being there, and finding the right developer to step up; the importance of supporting the businesses that are here; showcasing local businesses, with events like the Scavenger Hunt; bringing the City through a recession, and following the motto of"Be Patient, and Stay Focused"; Chair Jamison stated that she would really like to see Vice Chair Barnett, and City Manager Barlow coordinate a meeting with City staff, realtors and developers to try and determine why people are not willing to come to Edgewater; and that she looks forward to an update on the status of the meeting, and on getting to the root of the problem. Mr. Berner stated: eco-tourism, and the City coordinating so many events, has a positive affect on local businesses; and in addition to looking at what would draw builders to the City, the City should also look at what assets they have, like a fly-in airport, and where people would want million dollar homes to be built. Ms. Snow discussed event posters, and stated that the distribution of City posters and flyers out to the businesses would really help. 9. BOARD REPORTS Mr. Zeller reported having a joint meeting between municipalities, banks, Daytona State College, and manufacturers on September 14, 2015 to discuss establishing a fiberglass finishing class. Ms. Bishop discussed: the next steps for the fiberglass refinishing class; getting specs on what a building would look like; getting names from local manufacturers of a few fiberglass finishing subject matter experts (SME); getting a list of common skills needed by all manufacturers, so they can develop a curriculum; and possibly using a boat manufacturer retiree as a SME instructor. She also discussed: meeting with representatives from New Smyrna Beach (NSB) high school; targeting City of Edgewater Page 3 Printed on 1011512015 Economic Development Board Meeting Minutes October 7,2015 individuals who have graduated high school, but did not go to college, and students who probably will not go to college, and garnerinig their interest in a manufacturing career; NSB high school has a career day scheduled for November 20, 2015; they are scheduling speaking engagements at NSB high school; job shadowing and mentoring with local manufacturers; and discussed the importance of understanding the psyche of today's graduating students; their needs,wants, and desires, and what inspires them; getting that information to employers; and capitalizing on the information to sell a business to the new millennial graduates. EDB members and staff discussed: the Ormond Beach training facility not working in the past, and that it will not work for any future training; manufacturers having developed their own six (6) week training class to quickly fill their needs; the best bet is to connect employers with New Smyrna Beach high school, to spur opportunities, and open the floor for discussion; the upcoming Certified Production Technician training; the goal of having a fiberglass finishing course located somewhere in an Edgewater facility; kids not being willing to travel to the Ormond Beach training facility; looking for opportunities to provide additional resources, and create a stronger labor pool; the fiberglass finisher program not being along as far as hoped, identifying subject matter experts to sit on a fiberglass finisher course, "Focus Group"; the importance of all of the local boat builders being on the same team; NSB high school, Engineering Academy students coming to Boston Whaler to tour the facility, and to shadow Boston Whaler engineers; the progress of the cardboard boat regatta, and other events occurring at Menard-May park on April 9, 2016; and Edgewater recently implementing an updated poster marketing plan for City events. Ms. Snow discussed: managing across the generations, and reaching younger people; the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce (SEVCC) possibly hosting an event on managing across generations, and how to connect with each generation; the SEVCC holding a very successful golf tournament, and she thanked those who made donations, and those who sponsored the event; the SEVCC membership drive "Mission Possible", and the importance of getting new memberships; how well the business Boot Camp is going, and she thanked Edgewater for the use of the Council Chambers; and discussed important factors to consider when discussing SEVCC membership with businesses. She also stated.- this Thursday evening is the Business After Hours event, hosted at Bert Fish Medical Center; on October 23, 2015 at the SEVCC building, is the UCF Knight Bytes event, from 7:45 to 8:45; and ij anyone has any SEVCC related questions, they should have them call her, and she would be happy to talk to them. 10. ADJOURN There being no further business to discuss, Chair Jamison adjourned the meeting at 9:12 a.m. Minutes submitted by: Mitch Honaker, Deputy City Clerk City of Edgewater Page 4 Printed on 1011512015 Com r-ne rc e . ic.DG�WA Economic Development Business Summit Saturday, November 14, 2015 8:00 AM to Noon Edgewater City Hall 104 N. Riverside Dr. Edgewater, FL 8 182 Rescuroe Partners Agenda HID am Capital Source Networking Career Source (All Misinoos L.ondors Vklcomo) Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce ,U0 am lntfaductioIYs SCORE 9:15 am Key Note Speaker, Small Business Development Center Karen Thompson, NASA O F Incubabr 100 am Resource Speakers (5 minutes each) City of Eogr v1tr 11:15am Networkingwith City of Nei! 'Smyrna Beach Resources Citi} of Oak Hill 12:010 pm Adjourn County of Valusia Economic Development Department Small Business Administration CEO Business Alliance. Free to All Businesses Team Volusia and Entrepreneurs! Daytona State, College Join us for the most time efficient program. By Noon, you will have all the resources that you need to start a business or increase your business all in one room - at no charge! Let us know you will be attending: Office of Economic Development 386-424-2400 ext. 13311 or sbishopCabcityofedgewater.org E. s Vk'M.Anjr(�:A"M pr000p dP dP COO East Coast Regional Rail Trail Ribbon Cutting and Community Bike Ride Saturday, November 7, 2016 GEVATE Rotary Park Volusia County Fonda 902 Park AvenueE,DFLORIDA Edgewater, FL 32132 10:00 AM Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Community Bike Ride Immediately Following We will begin at Rotary Park and follow the new trail, over the pedestrian bridge at SR442, turn around and head back to Rotary Park. Public is welcome. We recommend helmets. Kindly RSVP to Samantha Bishop, 385-424-2400 ext. 1330 or e-mail sbishop*a cityofedgewater.org by November 4, 2015