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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 06-02-2010 TREASURE COAST COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MINUTES Wednesday, June 2, 2010-10:00 A.M. 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 St. Lucie County Roger Poitras Administration Annex, Third Floor Conference Room 3 MEMBERS PRESENT• Mayor James Christie, Chairperson City of Stuart Commissioner Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, Vice Chair Town of SewalPs Point Dowling Watford, Treasurer City of Okeechobee Alderwoman Ingrid Van Hekken Secretary St. Lucie Village Mayor Bi11 Kenyon Town of Indian River Shores Coundlmember Ken Daige City of Vero Beach Mayor Patricia Christensen City of Port St. Lucie Mayor Robert Benton City of Fort Pierce Commissioner Margaret Helton Okeechobee County Joel Tyson for Mayor Susan Adams City of Fellsmere Mayor Richard Gilimor City of Sebastian Commissioner Chris Craft St. Lucie County Karen Disney-Brombach, Chair Indian River County School Board Kathryn Hensley St. Lucie County School District ABSENCES: Mayor Charles falcone Town of Jupiter Island Commissioner Edward Ciampi Martin County Commissioner Peter O'Bryan Indian River County Lorie Shekaib Martin County School Board OTHERS PRESENT Michael Corbit, Florida's Research Coast Cherie White, Recording Secretary City of Stuart, City Clerk Kevin Powers Governing Board SFWMD Member Senator Ken Pruitt Chairperson James Christie called today's meeting to order at 10:00 A.M., followed by the pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MIIVUTES A) lvl$y 5, 2010 MOTION HENSLEY/SECONDED HELTON TO APPROVE THE MAY 5, 2010 MINUTES MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 4/712010 Page 1 of 4 TREASURER'S REPORT Dowling Watford, Treasurer presented the members in attendance, a copy of the May 2010 Treasurer's Report. MOTION F~LTONI SECONDED CRAFT TO APPROVE THE MAY 2010 TREASURERS REPORT. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY CIHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS A} Priorities Chairperson Christie noted that the Board adopted a Resolution opposing Amendment 4, and he would like to discuss the draft Resolution later in the meeting. He stated he was pleased to see that at the State level the States Roll Building Fund would not be raided, and was vetoed y the Governor, as well as Senate Bill 6. COMMITTEE REPORTS Florida League of Cities Patricia Christensen had no report, but directed the members to review the Pruitt Report sent by Senator Ken Pruitt via email. She reported that the Florida League of Mayors is having its last Fly In to Tallahassee for a press conference on June 9a', 2010. She stated the Mayors had been bbbying their own efforts, and was the first year they had a separate lobbying effort Florida Association of Counties Florida Research Cosst Michael Corbit passed along a monthly report tv the Board from the Florida Research Coast. {attached as Exhibit A) He also thanked the Treasure Coast Regional League of Cities for their grant in the amount of $7500.00. Florida Association of School Boards Kathryn Hensley announced their annual meeting will be held in a couple of weeks. She said that she is part of a 5013c Foundation that are looking at starting a grass roots movement for the benefit of children, beginning with primary age children and heath care issues. 4/72010 Page 2 of 4 PROGRAM PRESENTATION (Arranged by lacqui Thurlow-lippisch, Town of SewalYs Point ) Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch introduced key speaker Kevin Powers Governing Board Member of the South Florida Water Management District. Mr. Powers presented a visual presentation to the Board. The presentation showed Florida's Natural fresh and salt water rystems, as well as explained flood control and water supply programs conducted by the SFWMD. OLD BUSINESS Chairperson Christie asked the Board if they supported the Resolution presented to the Board regarding Amendment 4. The Board said they were in agreement. Chairperson Christie asked the Board it they support the folbw~irg letters to be mailed: Letter otSnpport Federal Sustainable Communities Letter otSnpport Amtrak Passenger Rail Service Letter to Army Corp of Engineers:bunt tre Lake Okeechobee releases. Chris Craft said noted that if the Federal Sustainable Communities is approved, it will bring large amounts of investments into the rnmmunities. He #old the members to pay attention to that one. Treasurer Dowling reminded the board that the next meeting to be held on July 7, 2010, and will be held in Okeechobee, at the First United Methodist Church, and wilt include the annual BBQ luncheon. He reminded the board to invite their entire Council/Commission/School Boards. He noted they are looking at serving Ribs and Chicken this year. Chairperson Christie stated he will not be able to attend the July 7"', BBQ/Meeting, and the Vice Chair will be conducting the meeting. The Board agreed to submit the draft letter presented to the Army Corp of Engineers. Chris Craft noted several emails he had received regarding the closure of the historic center for St. Lucie County. He outlined the current financial matters for St. Lucie County justifying the need to close the historic museum, as well as the effect on other services countywide. He said that the property appraiser is expecting anothe?10% property value decrease for next year. He stated that Amendment 1 affected St. Lucie County by $56 million dollars, and they currently have a $56 million dollar gap. Mayor Christenson of Port St. Lucie said their staffing levels in all departments for the City are at 1995- 1997 levels. Chairperson Christie said the City of Stuart adopted a new motto called "The New Normal" which means that everything is negotiable and everything is on the table. Chris Craft said he felt there needs to be more public awareness regarding the budget cuts and service constraints, furtough days. The Board agreed. 4/7!2010 Page 3 of 4 Mayor Christenson announced she wilt be leaving public office in five months and official began yesterday became the Municipal Marketing Director for Waste Pro. The Board discussed the economic dimate for the future and board member Chris Craft stated that the economic advisors have said that we are at the bottom, and it is a matter of how bng the bottom of the U takes place, and there have been sflme ticks upward. Mr. Craft said we are probably looking at 2014 before governments start to see an increase fn revenue and taxes. NEW BUSINESS Today's meeting adjourned at 12:00 P.M. Respectfully submitted by :Cherie White, City Clerk MMC, Recording Secretary 4/7/2010 Page 4 of 4 Florida's esearc a os tN~vw.Fl~o~IDAR~.co~r June 2010 Monthly Update to Treasure Coast Council of Local Governments Indian River County www.indianriverchamber.com • An Economic Development Tour will take place on June 10, 8:15 am -noon. These tours are conducted 2-3x per year, as part of the counties business retention program -inviting the general public to tour Iota! manufacturing facilities and learn about the industry as it relates to IR Co. Tours of Hybrid Source and Vero Millwork are scheduled. • A public hearing is scheduled for next Tues., June 8. County staff is moving forward with a request from S private land owners to re-designate 674 acres from agric to industrial; the properties are west of the Indian River Park of Commerce (CVS distribution center) and north of SR60. Planning & Zoning Commission gave their recommendation. • The 1R Chamber conducted a "Trends in Manufacturing" event on May 20 at Piper Aircraft in Vero Beach. A tour of Pipers facilities followed the presentation. Twenty nine companies participated. Martin County www.bdbmc.or~ The Business Development Board of Martin County recently launched a job creation tool kit. The lob Creation Toolkit approach is based on a long-term, conservative combination of targeted incentives with an expected return on investment and investments in capacity building projects to enhance the competitive advantage of our targeted sectors. Use of the Economic Development Fund will be restricted to qualified, targeted businesses or capacity building projects that directly benefit these businesses. Generally, targeted businesses do 50% or more of their business outside the state of Florida and are included on Enterprise Florida's targeted business list. The nature of these businesses makes them "contributory" -meaning they bring new money into our economy, expanding it and creating jobs. There are four tools contained within the Toolkit. These tools have four common elements: 1. Each is a discretionary incentive available only to targeted businesses that may be used singly or in any combination based on the individual project and recommended on a case-by-case basis ~~~~l~ 2. Return on Investment is calculated based on the entire amount of local incentives used. RO! is determined using IMPLAN® and provided to Martin County staff and Commission by BDBMC prior to action appearing on a Commission meeting agenda. 3. Each is an inducement-based program, governed by a performance agreement with "clawbacks" relating to thresholds for jobs, taxable investment, and timing. This agreement is in place to protect the County's investment and ensure the community benefits from jobs and investment agreed to by the company. 4. Each parallels similar successful programs at the state level and are common with localities across Florida and the United States. St. Lucie County www.youredc.com RECRUITMENT: Project Vision -optical research and manufacturing -finalizing lease for a build-to-suit in Fort Pierce. 200 jobs, $55,666 average annual wage and $2M capita! investment. Won state QTI award and county has matched. Project EUV -electric utility vehicles -received county job growth incentive grant and tax abatement. 50,000 SF facility, 40 jobs, $36,233 average annua! wage and $500,000 capital investment. Project LED -LED light manufacturer -met with Comm. Coward and Faye Outlaw on 2/11; met with Dave Recor and Michael Lannon on 4/8; met with Ed Massey and .ferry Bentrott on 4/28; meeting with IRSC and FPL on S/6. 15,000 SF manufacturing facility. Project Lake -out-of-state research institute -submitted incentive application to Enterprise Florida. 85,000 SF wet lab facility, 200 jobs, $50,000 average annual wage and $55M capital investment. Waiting to see what the legislature will fund this year. Project Enerey-collaboration with Sustainable Growth Industries and a federal research lab -Partners toured the county on 3/29 and met with community business leaders. EDC is establishing a Leadership team to move the project forward and is touring the lab facility on S/13-14. Rebecca Miller has recently joined the EDC of St. Lucie as Executive Vice President. Okeechobee County www.theokedc.com The Business Development Board of Okeechobee will be conducting their manufacturing industry event on June 29 at Royal Concrete. interested participants may register by contacting the BDB of Okeechobee. • The BDB has hired an administrative assistant who will be instrumental in coordinating projects and promoting their activities. • The 8DB has 3 active business development projects they are working on- companies seeking to locate or expand in Okeechobee county. Workforce Solutions www.yourworkforcesolutions.com Green Collar Task Force Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting event on June 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Taking place at the St. Lucie Co. Logistics Center 3855 South US 1 in Ft. Pierce. The Green Collar Task Force Apprenticeship Training Program is a program specializing in green energy technology. The program is designed to service qualified applicants with the desire of completing an apprenticeship in green energy construction practices and technologies. The program will service clients throughout Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties. The Green Collar Task Force is a project through Workforce Solutions, St. Lucie County and various trade unions, though apprentices are not limited to St. Lucie County residents. The group will train individuals in various construction trades with afocus onenergy-efficient work. The task force is open to those interested in joining a trade or those looking to refurbish their skills. Elevate America -Microsoft. Workforce Solutions is working with Workforce Florida, Inc., the Agency for Workforce Innovation and Microsoft as part of an innovative public-private partnership to provide free technology training to individuals across the state. Workforce Solutions has received 583 E-Learning vouchers, 583 Business Certificate Exam vouchers, and 150 IT Professional vouchers. Workforce Solutions in partnership with The Indian River Chamber of Commerce, The Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce and The Treasure Coast HR Association present the 2010 Indian River County Best Places to Work program. This program will Kickoff on June 30 at Marine Bank & Trust in Vero Beach from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Florida Back to Work Program. Workforce Solutions is implementing this program throughout the region. They are working with 145 employers to fill 850 jobs at various companies. Workforce Solutions was approved $16.1 million dollars from the 'Florida Back to Work' program. Florida's Research Coast Florida's Research Coast partnered with IRSC and others and held a "Renewable and Alternative Energy Forum" on May 25 in Ft. Pierce. Over 115 registrants heard from small & medium energy focused businesses, large companies and utilities and educational & governmental sectors. Keynote address was provided by Joe Garcia, former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Energy. Florida's Research Coast is partnering with IRSC and others to conduct a "Collaborative Research, Education & Innovation Seminar" on June 9 in Ft. Pierce. See attached flyer. Florida's Research Coast was awarded a $7,500 grant from the Treasure Coast Regional League of Cities. This grant will focus on funding a familiarization tour of the four counties and site selector tours of the region. Thanks to Dowling Watford for this introduction. I-K(. worked with the Indian River County Chamber and IRSC to conduct a manufacturing industry event with the South Florida Manufacturers Assn. on May 20 at Piper Aircraft in Vero Beach. Twenty nine companies participated in this event. 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