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Home My WebLink AboutDOC112014-007I t . MERDA Treasure Coast Education, Research and Development Authority �TCERDA`BOARD OF DIRECTORS Thursday, November 13, 2014 @D 3:00 p.m. AGENDA A. Call to Order— Mike Adams, Chair B. Public Comment C. Welcome and Introductions D. Approval of September 25, 2014 Meeting Minutes E. Treasurer's Report — Pat Murphy / Ben DeVries F. Legal Update and Contracts — Heather Young G. Committee Report H. Legislative Requests I. Executive Director Update — Ben DeVries J. Old Business K. New Business L. Announcements M. Adjournment PLEASE TURN OFFALL CELL PHONES AND PAGERS PRIOR TO ENTERING THE AUTHORITY BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING Anyone with a disability requiring accommodation to attend this meeting should contact the TCERDA office at . (772) 467-3107, at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. # - .E 2199 S. Rock Rd. Ft. Pierce, FL 34945 om lhoh. 772.467.3107 • info®tcerda.org follow us I www.Treasure Coast Research Park.corn 'rubis TCERDA Treasure Coast Education, Research and Development Authority CERDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Thursday, November 13, 2014 @ 3:00 p.m. AGENDA TOPICS OF DISCUSSION: 1. Business Development a. Realtor Commercial Alliance - Park Tour b. Energy Glass c. Amyris d. Virent Total e. Splash i. Total acres - 29 acres ii. Contract close - June 2015 iii. Initial project, 79,500 sq. ft. building on ground lease iv. three (3) acre @$35,000=$110,000, payment deferred 36 months V. Closing requirements 1. Private Placement 2. Survey & Title 3. SLCO BOCC site plan approval 4. TIIF and OF sublease approval 2. Engineering a. Rock Road pre -development review i. St. Lucie County Public Works ii. SFWMD iii. Army Corp iv. Private property owner NE corner of Rock Rd and Pecos Rd b. Design status i. Control elevation review 3. Grant Applications a. EDA application - Sunshine Kitchen Food Business Incubator - $1,000,000 b. USDA Rural Development - ABF Feedstock Supply Chain Feasibility Grant - $150,000 a. USDA NIFA - BioInformatics Laboratory - $2,000,000 b. USDA FY-15 SBIR Phase II Development Project for the Energy GlassTM Solar PV Greenhouse - $1,000,000 4. Legislative Funding Requests a. Sunshine Kitchen Food Business Incubator - $2,500,000 b. ABF Biofuel/Biochemical Manufacturing Partnership - $1,000,000 c. Market Survey Results d. SLC EDC collaboration e. Legislative Communication Expert request - TCERDA authorization TCERDA Treasure Coast Education, Research and Development Authority 5. Community Outreach - Research, Education, Entrepreneurs a. Kiwanis b. Rotary c. St. Lucie County Education Foundation d. CAAFI Farm2Fly 2.0 Florida Treasure Coast Initiative e. FESC - ABF Feedstock Certification Working Group - Nov 19-21 f. Fallow Fields i. ABF Working Group - Oct 1, 2014 roundtable ii. Reclaim the Lagoon Working Group Jan 12, 2015 g. St. Lucie Schools i. AP Environmental Science - lake monitoring program ii. UAV Precision Agriculture - TCERDA / CARE2 / IRSC Curriculum Collaboration h. CARE2 i. Organizational meeting ii. Blackstone Grant application - Entrepreneur - $150,000 iii. Science Fair Precision Agriculture FEW Special Award - $500 iv. Spring Wine & Shrimp under the Stars at TCRP Lake Amphitheater - March 5 i. UAV Technology Showcase - April 12 6. Travel a. Recent i. ABCL - SF b. Upcoming i. Gainesville - FESC ABF ii. Boca - AURP iii. Tallahassee - FRPN TCERDA Treasure Coast Education, Research and Development Authority TCERDA Board of Directors Minutes of Meeting September 25, 2014 Convened: 1:30 p.m. Adjourned: 2:50 p.m. The meeting of the Treasure Coast Education, Research and Development Authority (TCERDA) was held was held Thursday, September 25, 2014, at the Historic Old Fort Pierce City Hall, 315 Avenue A, Fort Pierce, Florida. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mike Adams, Chair Jane Bachelor, Secretary Hoyt C. "Pat" Murphy, Jr., Treasurer Kathleen A. McGinn Travis Murphy (@2:05 pm) Jose Farinos Peter Stoffella Kevin Heinicka MEMBERS ABSENT: Erik Melville, Vice Chair ALSO PRESENT: Ben DeVries, Executive Director, Treasure Coast Research Park Heather Young, Assistant County Attorney Aaron Wojcieszak and Associates representing Commercial Contracting Division, Inc. Robert Fuller, Brian Garcia and Associates representing The Morganti Group, Inc. Doug Davis of R.K. Davis Stef Matthes of Culpepper and Terpening, Inc. TCERDA LIAISONS: Tod Mowery, St. Lucie County Commissioner Tom Perona, City of Fort Pierce Commissioner Joann Faiella, City of Port St. Lucie Mayor (absent) A. CALL TO ORDER There being a quorum, Mr. Adams called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. B. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comment at this time. C. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Mr. Adams welcomed the Board members and thanked the guests for attending. Introductions were made of two design/build teams vying for business with Project Splash, The Morganti Group and Commercial Contracting Division, Inc. (company information attached). -1- D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Adams requested a motion for approval of the April 10, 2014 TCERDA Board minutes (no July meeting; summer break). A motion was made by Mr. Jose Farinos and seconded by Mr. Kevin Heinicka for approval of the meeting minutes. The motion and second carried unanimously by voice vote. E. TREASURER'S REPORT — Pat Murphy/Ben DeVries The operating budget will be sufficient through the remainder of FY13-14; the capital budget has been spent down. Funds remain in the I.T. line item pending resolution of some computer issues. Mr. Adams requested a motion for approval of the Treasurer's report. A motion was made by Mr. Jose Farinos and seconded by Dr. Pete Stoffella for approval of the report. The motion and second carried unanimously by voice vote. F. LEGAL UPDATE - Heather Young Nothing to report at this time. G. COMMITTEE REPORT —Mike Adams CARE2: • The transition from XE3 to CARE2 is complete; documents have been filed • CARE2 Board of Directors consists of 8 members; Advisory Council consists of local community/education leaders and elected officials • The CARE2 group would like to have a special category for AgScience as part of the annual Science Fair. CARE2 plans to support and raise scholarship money for the Sunshine Kitchen. • AgScience Event — Strategic Plan being developed; first event planned for March 5, 2015 mixer at the Park; focus on local foods and wines. Thanks go to IRSC for hosting the planning charrette. • Donations to CARE2 are tax deductible. • Grant application to Blackstone for a grant for $150,000 to foster entrepreneurship is in process. H. LEGISLATIVE REQUESTS (included in agenda packet) • Sunshine Kitchen Food business Incubator — wet/ dry kitchen • Advanced BioFuel (ABF) Partnership — 200 acre test fields, processing plant, laboratory • Citrus Bioinformatics Data Center Laboratory Mr. DeVries provided a presentation at the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council. They wrote a letter of support for the Kitchen. They expressed support for BioFuel Partnership as well. There's a lot of traction and exposure on Advanced Biofuel and Biochemical processing at the national and international level. Expanding the ABF supply chain could be a great opportunity since Florida has 100,000's of acres of fallow citrus grove. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UPDATE — Ben DeVries Sunshine Kitchen Food Business Incubator (SKFBI)— Mr. DeVries introduced Mr. Doug Davis of RK Davis Construction. Mr. Davis provided the Board members with his company's history. Mr. Davis did volunteer work for the EDA grant (design/build cost estimates for a 9,781 sq. ft. building). Mr. Paul Dritenbas provided the floor plan architecture. The floor plan and equipment plan was planned by Ms. Donna Rivett, (IRSC), Ms. Suzi Addessa and Cheney Brothers. Annual Job Creation estimate: Total users and visitors — 3,818; FTE position — 63; 10-yr projection = 266 (spreadsheet in agenda pkt.) In addition to the EDA grant, a state funding request will also be submitted. Advanced BioFuel/Feedstock (ABF)—The Fallow Fields Working Group, guest speakers and dignitaries met on October 1, 2014 to discuss alternative crops for the production of biofuel/ feedstock on fallow fields. Among the presenters, Dr. Boman of OF provided an overview of the test crops in rotation: sweet sorghum, sugar beets and sweet potatoes. These crops have twice the production per acre as sugar cane. -2- Topics discussed: • Jet fuel/ biodiesel • Need for certification as Advanced BioFuel (ABF) • FESC Consortium — Ms. Balaban and Mr. DeVries are working with scientists toward certification • Dr. Ingram — processed/ distilled sugar beets • Legislative Request for pre-processing facility • Could fill a big void in citrus industry as well as develop feed for livestock Rock Road Realignment Design — Culpepper and Terpening is preparing the realignment design of Rock Road north of Picos Road. No property is being taken from private property owners. The design stops halfway at canal, The next step is 30% design plans. FY2015 Capitol & Operating New Sources Funding Goal - $2.5 million • Grant Requests - $1 million • Legislative Requests - $1 million • Development Ground Leasing - $.5 million J. OLD BUSINESS No old business at this time. K. NEW BUSINESS No new business at this time. L. ANNOUNCEMENTS No new announcements at this time. M. ADJOURNMENT Upon no further discussion, Mr. Adams requested the meeting be adjourned. By consensus of the Board members, the meeting was adjourned at 2:50 p.m. Minutes submitted by: Anne Bowers The next TCERDA BOD meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 13, 2014 -3- TCERDA TREASURE COAST EDUCATION, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Treasurer's Report Thursday, November 13, 2014 TCERDA through October 31, 2014 Sept. 30, 2014 Beginning Balance: Check(s) Written: 10/24/2014 #1092 10/20/2014 #1093 Deposit(s): None this month Ricoh (copier) CCIM Event (comm. realtors) TCERDA available balance as of October 31, 2014: SLC FY 14-15 through October 31, 2014 $71,621.56 -$10.86 -$200.00 $71,410.701 Budgeted Expended Committed Remaining Labor $180,752.00 $15,694.57 $0.00 $165,057.43 Operating $127,787.00 $4,233.49 $29,200.00 $94,353.51 Capital $61,818.00 $0.00 $35,923.00 $25,895.00 $370,357.00 $19,928.06 $65,123.00 $285,305.94 SLC available balance as of October 31, 2014 $285,305.94� DRAFT roposeo Treasure Coast Research Perk A TURN. Development FALLOW FIELDS WORKING GROUP "RECLAIM THE LAGOON" Monday, January 12, 2015 Meeting Agenda Florida Atlantic University, Harbor Branch Institute Ft. Pierce, Florida Convened: 9:00 a.m. Adjourned: A. WELCOME AND CALL TO ORDER B. Local Government Impacts C. NPK Reclamation: Path to Lagoon Sustainability and Resilience 1) When Need equals Opportunity a) The Long Shadow of Citrus Greening— 500,000 acres of Fallow Fields vs. Potential Annual Advance BioFuel (ABF) supply of 380 million gallons with a retail value of $1 billion b) Nutrient reclamation - Closing the Supply Chain Gaps in ABF Feedstock Development 2) Indian River Lagoon in Crisis a) Identification of Non -point Source Pollution b) Lagoon Nutrient Content Baseline and Monitoring 3) Nutrient Source Management and Public Policy a) The Florida OnSite Sewage Nitrogen Reduction Study: Project Overview /PreliminarResults 4) 5) b) Indian River Lagoon Counties Collaborative c) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / Florida DEP?? FL Senate Bill 381.65 - Florida Jan.1, 2016: prohibition of land application of effluent Non -point Source Nutrient Reclamation a) Onsite Treatment Theory vs. Practice b) Onsite Treatment Options Advanced BioFuel (ABF) Feedstock Development a) Alternative Industrial Sugar Beet and Tuber Crops b) Innovations in BioFuel Processing D. DISCUSSION E. LUNCH F. BREAK OUT DISCUSSIONS TCERDA, 2199 S. Rock Road, Ft. Pierce, FL 33458; phone 772 467 3107 1. State — Florida (draft proposed) 2. State Organizations Lead F2F2 - TCERDA . Treasure Coast Research, Education and Development Authority 3. State Individual focal points - Ben Devries (Executive Director, TCERDA), Mike Adams (Chairman, TCERDA), Christine Goddard (USDA RD Energy Programs), Richard Machek (USDA RD State Director), Joe Mueller (USDA RDProgram Director), Matthew Arsena (FDACS, State Energy Office) 4. Engaged end Customers - CAAFI (Altman), Rob Myrben (A4A - airlines), Chris Tindal (Navy), Pam Serino — DLA 5 Feedstock / process preference - Energy Beets / Sweet Sorghum, Energy Cane (rotation winter/summer), sugar based processes (e.g. Alcohol to Jet), Virent Process (SK, SAK), Amyris process (DSHC). 6 Summary of Strengths - Strong diverse commercial / military customer base. Broad end customer engagement. - Customer need by supply concerns driven by absence of pipeline infrastructure, - Overseas demand driven by South American Airlines, European airlines with fuels in use. - Ease of distribution North (Orlando), South (Miami, Ft. Lauderdale) on I-95 for ground fueling. - Qualification of most sugar based fuels for Jet expected within 12 months, 2014 (Amyris) - Significant fallow land (250K — 500K Acres) long term, no viable food crop with citrus loss. - Presence of USDA Extension on site, NRCS presence (environmental research possible). 7. F2F2 Project Mechanisms / Goals - RBEG feasibility study proposed ($100K USDA RD) to construct a feasible supply chain w/ end customers and minimum two diverse fuel company processes - Project to establish multiple routes to commercialization in St. Lucie County, scaling up crop development in parallel with Commercial facility and customer supply options (begins with 2). - County and State Energy sought as near term customers for initial ground fuels, aviation draws suppliers and sets longer term offtake. - Fallow fields working group as outreach mechanism to connect full supply chain. - Progression to other USDA Energy tools (9003 loan guarantees), REAP program candidates for citrus replacement identified locally and 8. Summary of identified Challenges - Crop EPA crop certification not in place limits RFS2 / RINS applicability - Competition within Southern Tier states (Louisiana (DPA grant), Texas (Virent pilot) fuel cos. - Proposed Crops are not covered under current BCAP program. - Nitrogen Effluent runoff into neighboring estuaries for fertilizer options needs to be addressed. 9. Recommended of F2F2 Next Steps - Work with Rural Development to establish Rural Business Grant candidate under rules TBD - RBG proposal from TCERDA (not for profit) 1 st qtr. 2015 (under old guidelines), grant by July - Initiate acceleration process (for Energy Beets) via State funded / FESC team started now. - Dialogue with State and Federal offices USDA offices (FSA, NRCS) once RD focus set. - Promote Florida as model national F2F2 template for sugar based production, Ag. Land jobs renewal. RLA 11/11/11