07-06-2016Wednesday, July 6, 2016
1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL
8:00 AM
104 N. Riverside Drive
Edgewater, FL 32132
Council Chambers
Present 7 - Jeff Berner, Bliss Jamison, Marcia Barnett, Oscar Zeller, Donna Snow, Cecil Selman and
Brandon Beck
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. AR-2016-1810 Regular Meeting - May 4th, 2016
A motion was made by Member Snow, second by Member Beck, to approve the Minutes
of May 4, 2016. The MOTION was APPROVED by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Jeff Berner, Bliss Jamison, Marcia Barnett, Oscar Zeller, Donna Snow, Cecil Selman, and
Brandon Beck
3. PRESENTATIONS - None at this time.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
5. REPORTS
a. Planning and Zoning Board
b. SEVCC
Ms. Bishop discussed upcoming events: Home Based Business Fair on July 21, 2016 at the Elks
Lodge 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.; Back to School Backpack Giveaway held by the City of Edgewater; and
the Chamber & S.C.O.R.E. are working on bringing back Business Bootcamp.
c. City Manager/ Economic Development/ Redevelopment Coordinator
Ms. Bishop reported: upcoming City Council meeting on July 18, 2016; Northwest Lineman College
closed on property at Pullman Road and plans on opening near the end of December - beginning of
February; progress on the Coronado Paint building goes before County Council July 7, 2016 for the
QT2 through Enterprise Florida Benefits job creation, Chair Jamison added to the discussion asking
how many jobs are expected to be created and if they have an expected date to be opening, Ms.
Bishop stated that a low estimate was given at 300 jobs but should be closer to 500 jobs and there is
not an expected date yet but they hope to close by end of August; attended T.E.A.M. TVolusia meeting
at Stetson University and teamed up with Tony Otte to give a Southeast TVolusia presentation to Site
Selectors, this presentation was impressive and stood out from all of the other individual Cities;
working with the Brownfield grants, Southeast TVolusia had $600,000 this year with most of the funds
already spent; Member Zeller added to the discussion asking the status of IOth Street and US]
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widing project, Ms. Bishop stated the project is a County project and to her knowledge there has
been discussion from Deb Denys about moving forward; and County Officials are having a Town
Hall meeting August 15, 2016 in New Smyrna Beach to give updates on the widing project at US]
and 10th Street.
6. CONTINUED BUSINESS
a. AR-2016-1805 Proposed Budget for FY 2016 - 2017
Chair Jamison asked for Ms. Bishop to give a review of Southeast Volusia Joint Economic
Development Marketing Initiative meetings.
Ms. Bishop reported: The SE Volusia Marketing Initiative has been working very closely to develop a
strategic plan; as a group they have determined that the Aviation field was a main focus, as it is a
common theme through out all the cities, and because of the all the potential business from the Space
program; Meeting with Embry Riddle talked about discission factor for choosing locations when
expanding; Working with Team Volusia to develop a vision for Southeast Volusia; Developed a
SWAT Analysis for SE Volusia; and Chair Jamison added to the conversation by stating that the
progress is moving forward but sometimes it takes time, also thanked everyone for their collaborative
efforts.
Ms. Bishop discussed: Final EDB budget handout (see attached); and on items that were decreased
due to "Go for Parks Bond" to help keep the City's Millage rate down.
Chair Jamison asked if the decrease in budget was due to the "Go for Parks"Bond initiative.
Ms. Bishop stated that it is because of the " Go for Parks" Bond, other capitol projects, and strongly
encouraged everyone to attend the City Council Budget Workshop.
Member Zeller stated that he thought the final budget was great, at least the board had some money.
Vice Chair Barnett asked if the money left over from the fiscal year could be rolled over; Ms. Bishop
stated that it could not.
Chair Jamison expressed her disappointment in the budget cut for the JointMarketing initiative.
7. NEW BUSINESS
c. Review Applications for four board vacancies.
i. AR-2016-1806 Economic Development Board Application - Bair, Craig
A motion was made by Member Snow, second by Member Selman to recommend for
approval, the appointment of Craig Bair to the Economic Development Board. The
MOTION was APPROVED by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Jeff Berner, Bliss Jamison, Marcia Barnett, Oscar Zeller, Donna Snow, Cecil Selman,
and Brandon Beck
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ii. AR-2016-1807 Economic Development Board Application - McCloud, Clarence
A motion was made by Member Beck, second by Member Barnett to recommend for
approval, the appointment of Clarence McCloud to the Economic Development
Board. The MOTION was APPROVED by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Jeff Berner, Bliss Jamison, Marcia Barnett, Oscar Zeller, Donna Snow, Cecil Selman,
and Brandon Beck
iii. AR-2016-1808 Letter for re -appointment - Barnett, Marcia
A motion was made by Member Zeller, second by Member Selman to recommend for
approval, the reappointment of Marcia Barnett to the Economic Development Board.
The MOTION was APPROVED by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Jeff Berner, Bliss Jamison, Marcia Barnett, Oscar Zeller, Donna Snow, Cecil Selman,
and Brandon Beck
iv. AR-2016-1809 Letter for reappointment - Snow, Donna.
A motion was made by Member Barnett, second by Member Beck to recommend for
approval, the appointment of Donna Snow to the Economic Development Board. The
MOTION was APPROVED by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Jeff Berner, Bliss Jamison, Marcia Barnett, Oscar Zeller, Donna Snow, Cecil Selman,
and Brandon Beck
a. Election of Economic Development Advisory Board Chair.
A motion was made by Member Zeller, second by Member Barnett to re-elect Bliss
Jamison as Chair of the Economic Development Board. The MOTION was
APPROVED by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Jeff Berner, Bliss Jamison, Marcia Barnett, Oscar Zeller, Donna Snow, Cecil Selman,
and Brandon Beck
b. Election of Economic Development Advisory Board Vice Chair.
A motion was made by Member Snow, second by Member Berner to re-elect Marcia
Barnett as Vice Chair of the Economic Development Board. The MOTION was
APPROVED by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Jeff Berner, Bliss Jamison, Marcia Barnett, Oscar Zeller, Donna Snow, Cecil Selman,
and Brandon Beck
8. BOARD REPORTS
Member Zeller questioned if there was any new developments west ofI--95.
Ms. Bishop stated that any new developments West of I-95 have suddenly become very private and
the City is still working on extending the water and sewer on the west and northwest side ofI-95.
Member Berner stated his excitement of Cs Waffles opening their location in Edgewater; Businesses
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are moving into the City and the growth is very positive.
Chair Jamison discussed: Park Ave widening is moving forward due to County Council approving
the funding for the project.
9. ADJOURN
There being no further business to discuss, Chair Jamison adjourned the meeting at 8: 57 a.m.
Minutes submitted by:
Jordan Church, Board Coordinator
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City of EdgewaterEconomic Development Advisory Board
ITEM / DESCRIPTION
FY 2016 - 2017
Professional Services & Contracts
Team Volusia (Manufacturing Recruitment)
$
25,000
Constant Contact Subscription
$
250
Promotion / Marketing
Printing & Binding
$
500
City of Edgewater Economic Development Brochure
$
5,000
SEV Economic Development Summit
$
500
Misc. Marketing / Promotional Opportunities
$
500
Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce:
$
5,000
Membership ($625)
Directory Ad Full page ($940)
Home Show Business Expo Sponsor ($500)
Master's of Business Award (Installation) ($500)
SEV Chamber Support for the following: ($2,435)
Business Retention / Expansion Activities
Recruitment and Economic Development Support
Events Promotion 52 weeks & Media Sponsorship Package
Postage
$
250
Total Proposed
$
37,000