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79-R-39RESOLUTION NO. Mf 37 A RESOLUTION CREATING AND ESTABLISHING AN INDUS- TRIAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD; SETTING FORTH THE PURPOSES OF SAID BOARD AND PROVIDING FOR DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS OF THE BOARD; PROVIDING FOR THE MEMBERSHIP, TERMS OF OFFICE, MEETINGS, ATTENDANCE, AND INTERNAL ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD; PROVIDING FOR THE USE AND DISPOSI- TION OF MONIES GENERATED BY THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BOARD; REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. CREATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. There is hereby created and established the Industrial Development Advisory Board of the City of Edgewater, Florida. SECTION 2. PURPOSE OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. The purpose of the Industrial Development Advisory Board is to assist the City Council to attract and interest industry in locating in the City of Edgewater, Florida, so long as the industry is clean, does not pollute, is not hazardous but will promote the good image of the City of Edgewater, Florida, and will provide jobs and advance the economic prosperity and gen- eral welfare of the people of the City of Edgewater. It is the intent of the City Council in establishing the Board that the Board shall act in an advisory capacity to the City Council. SECTION 3. POWERS, DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF THE BOARD. A. The Board shall have the following powers, duties and responsibilities: 1. To formulate plans for the use and development of all property designated for industrial development. The formu- lation of said plans shall, at all times, be subject to the approval of the City Council. 2. To annually recommend a budget to the City Council for monies necessary to carry out the purpose of the Board, provided that any monies expended by the City Council shall not exceed the moniesso providedinthe budget, and provided further that any monies advanced on behalf of the Board, or in further- ance of the purpose of this Resolution, which are derived from any tax source, shall be repaid to the City from any revenue bonds sold. 3. To promote the City of Edgewater as a prospective site for industrial development, provided that no expenses for advertising or other promotional methods shall be incurred without prior approval of the City Council. 4. To cooperate with and assist private interests that wish to develop industrially -zoned property in the City of Edgewater. S. To negotiate and recommend to the City Council options and agreements relating to the lease of industrially - zoned property to prospective lessees. 6. To carry out preliminary negotiations for the purpose of attracting industry to the City of Edgewater. All final negotiations shall be done in conjunction with the City Council of the City of Edgewater and shall be subject to final approval by said Council. 7. Limitations of the Board: The Board shall not have the authority to bind the City of Edgewater to any contract or document, nor shall the Board have the power to incur any bonded indebtedness, nor to issue revenue bonds, nor shall it have the power of eminent domain. All decisions made by the Industrial Development Advisory Board shall be subject to review by the City Council. SECTION 4. MEMBERSHIP, TERMS OF OFFICE, MEETINGS AND ATTENDANCE AND INTERNAL ORGANIZATION. Membership. The Board shall consist of not more than ten (10) members who shall be appointed by the City Council. To be eligible for appointment, a member should be a resident of the City of Edgewater and must possess business experience. Should a resident member of the Board move his place of residence out- side the corporate limits of the City of Edgewater during his term of appointment, he shall be subject to removal by the City Council. The members of the Industrial Development Advisory Board shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years. The terms shall be staggered. Any appointment made to replace a member who does not complete his term for any reason shall be for the unexpired term, said replacements to be made by the City Council. All members of the Board shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council. No members of the Board shall receive any compensation for his service, provided, however, that members may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses that are approved, in advance, by the City. No individual shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms. Meetings and Attendance. A quorum shall be five (5) members throughout a meeting. It shall take a majority of those present to adopt or implement any course of action. The Board shall hold at least one meeting per month but may hold as many meetings as it may deem appropri- ate. All proceedings and meetings of the Board shall be recorded, and the minutes of the meetings shall be made available to any person so requesting said minutes. The unexcused absence of any member for three (3) consecutive regular meetings shall auto- matically result in the removal of that member from the Board. All meetings of the Board shall be public and shall be subject to Chapter 286, Florida Statutes. C. Internal Organization. The Board shall have the power to adopt such rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary and shall appoint from its membership a Chairman, a Vice -Chairman and a Secretary to serve on an annual basis. The Chairman of the Planning Board and the Chairman of the Zoning Board shall be ex-officio members of the Board but shall not be entitled to vote on any matter that comes before the Board. SECTION 5. That all resolutions or parts of resolutions and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. - 2 - SECTION 6. That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, and approval as provided by law. The first reading of the Resolution was read in full and passed by a vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater) Florida, a a reg lar meeting of said Council held on the eG day of , 1979, and approved as provided by law. .�Xeus� d CSikEsJ Counci man Counci m 1)ePur/ Cit' y Clerk Q �— Approved this L�, day of Ao'e,L A.D., 1979 Mayor This Resolution was prepared by JUDSON I. WOODS, JR. City Attorney - 3 -