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09-01-1994 U ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BQARD. CITY OF EDGEWATER ~~\","',:)l~ <....>,. "-~~o\. Q P.O. BOX 100, EDGEWATER, FL 32132 CITY OF EDGEWATER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 1, 1994 6:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Fong called to order a regular meeting of the Economic Development Board at 6:36 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 1994 in the Conference Room of City Hall. RO LL CALL: Members present were Chairman Fong, Mr. Churchill, Mr. Kowalewski and Dr. Gebelein. Mr. Browning, Mr. Jones and Mr. Porta were recorded absent. Also present were Charlene Thomas of the News Journal and Liz McBride, Recording Secretary. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of August 11, 1994 regular meeting and August 16, 1994 special meeting were approved as corrected by Chairman Fong. CONTINUED BUSINESS: 1. EDB 1995 Fiscal Budget Chairman Fong reported that the Council approved $7,000 for Volusia County Business Development Corporation (VCBDC), $8,000 for the Chamber and $7,000 for the EDB. 2. The Clark Development Group, Inc. Proposal Chairman Fong suggested reviewing memorandums from the City Manager and Mark P. Karet, Director of Community Development, before selecting the fifteen (15) to twenty-five (25) businesses to be interviewed. Chairman Fong said staffs suggestions on the criteria was in line with what was briefly discussed at a previous meeting. The Board agreed staff presented a good cross section. t u " Economu)evelopment Board Minutes :-'September 1, 1994 Page -2- After much discussion, the following businesses were selected for consideration for interviewing during the Clark Proposal Initiative #1: " 1. Coronado Paint 2. Cushman 3. Diehard Marine 4. Southern Instruments 5. WACO Manufacturing 6. Boston Whaler 7. Kayat Engineering 8. Publix 9. Winn-Dixie 10. B & L Plumbing 11. Edgewater Machine & Fabricators 12. Tarmac 13. Tropical Blossom Honey Company 14. American Hardware 15. Eckerd's 16. First Union National Bank 17. First Federal Savings & Loan 18. Florida Homes & Land 19. G D McGuinns 20. Dustins 21. Furniture Gallery 22. Auto Zone 23. East Coast Aluminum 24. BAB Bedding Distributors & Mfrs. 25. Halifax Used Cars The Board chose Walgreen's as first alternate and State Farm Insurance as second alternate. Chairman Fong informed the Board that he requested the Council to authorize himself or George McMahon, on behalf of the EDB, to execute an agreement with The Clark Development Group, Inc. and also for them to review the list of twenty-five (25) companies to be interviewed. The request is to be placed on the agenda for the Council's regular meeting September 19, 1994. 3. Community Redevelopment Chairman Fong commented that the Board had previously mentioned a "downtown" area and a City marina, and presented a report prepared by Kenneth Leventhal & Company titled "Economic Development Study for the Marine/Riparian Industry". Chairman Fong thought this would be a worthwhile report to read and examine. Dr. Gebelein reiterated the question, what do we want to do or enVISIon as the future of Edgewater, and that the idea of a "downtown" area had been suggested repeatedly without any definition of the area. Dr. Gebelein also said that he had no feel for what a downtown Edgewater should be. Chairman Fong stressed that a downtown is whatever we want Edgewater to be, what kind of City we want to be. Mr. Kowalewski asked Chairman Fong to define downtown Edgewater. Chairman Fong responded that downtown is a centralized area, and in some cases will include government buildings and professional businesses, but it can be whatever we want. u .-- '" d Econom~evelopment Boar Minutes - September 1, 1994 Page -3- Mr. Kowalewski then asked if the EDB is suggesting buying a parcel of land and creating a downtown as Port Orange did, or dealing with what is here, the area surrounding City Hall which is not a traditional downtown. Chairman Fong said that EDB is talking and discussing conceptionally, what type of City do we want to be and do we need to centralize a business area in the future. Discussion followed on the downtown concept and its location. Chairman Fong stated the necessity to start planning for what is needed in the future. Mr. Kowalewski agreed that the EDB needs to start laying out a plan. Mr. Kowalewski recommended committing to paper the objectives, goals, work scope and progress of this issue to help new and returning Board members get up to speed. Chairman Fong then entertained a motion. Mr. Kowalewski so moved. Seconded by Dr. Gebelein. Motion CARRIED 4-0. Chairman Fong stated some of the objectives and goals have already been put forth in the Overall Economic Development Plan (OEDP). 4. FIND Proposed Plans Update Chairman Fong stated the Mayor had a meeting with Mr. Roach, an attorn~.t~ho represents FIND, and would have more information after that meeting as to@eath~progress would be - moving forward. Chairman Fong recalled the City Manager not being optimistic, but said the Mayor was hopeful. Update information will be provided to Board members when obtained. A published Maglev article was distributed to the Board by Dr. Gebelein and a letter written by him to the correspondence editor of Insight regarding Maglev technology. A brief discussion followed. NEW BUSINESS: 1. W orkscope for 1995 a. Review 1994 b. Planning for 1995 Chairman Fong said he would like to review what the Board did in 1994 and then plan for 1995. He asked the Board if they had a chance to think about this item. Dr. Gebelein felt that discussions items from the next meeting will set the stage for planning 1995. Dr. Gebelein asked when the Clark Group would be able to begin interviewing businesses. Chairman Fong answered that possibly around September 26, 1994, assuming the Council approves the proposal. <J Economu)evelopment Board Minutes - September 1, 1994 Page -4- Chairman Fong added that in addition to the workscope for next year, there is a second initiative to the Clark proposal: II A Tourism/Industrial Development Cooperative Opportunity Analysis and Recommendations Studyll. Chairman Fong said, if the Board agreed, he would contact Dick Clark to have him forward a proposal for Initiative #2 and their fee. Chairman Fong entertained a motion to talk to Dick Clark about proposing Initiative #2. Mr. Kowalewski so moved. Seconded by Mr. Churchill. Motion CARRIED 4-0. Chairman Fong relayed to the EDB that part of the Board's process is to evaluate what had been done the past year and make improvements. Chairman Fong reviewed the 1994 goals that were presented to the Council. A brief discussion followed. CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBER REPORTS: Chairman: Site Inventory - Chairman Fong reported receptive responses from a few real estate agencies that want to help put together a site inventory for the City of Edgewater. He stated discussions are beginning to set up guidelines, rules and regulations so the City has a profile on all commercial property. Chairman Fong said he would report progress. Members: Dr. Gebelein - Made reference to a VCARD invitation he received and asked what it was about. Chairman Fong explained, and encouraged Board members to attend. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Board a motion was made and approved to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 9.05 p.m. Minutes respectfully submitted by: Elizabeth 1. McBride, Recording Secretary Economic Development Board :eJm c:\edblminutes\90 194