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1 OTY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
2 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD
3 REGULAR MEETING
4 AUGUST 22, 2007
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6 The April 12, 2007 Regular Meeting of the Economic Development Advisory Board of the City
7 of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called to order at 8:30 a.m. in the Council Chambers of the
8 Municipal Complex, I 0500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and opened by
9 Lou Gaeta, Vice Chair.
10 I. CALL TO ORDER
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
The Municipal Services Coordinator called the roll.
Members Present: Lou Gaeta, Vice Chair
Elaine Beers
Members Absent:
James Kissel
Casey Steinbacher
Kenneth Kahn, Chair
Mark Murnan
Sandra Foland
Steve Cohen, I st Alternate
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Also Present: Dolores Key, Economic Development Director, Staff Liaison
Kara Irwin, Growth Management Administrator
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ADDITIONS. DELETIONS AND MODIFICATIONS
• Addressed later in the meeting.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
33 • Addressed later in the meeting.
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35 VI. ITEMS BY COUNCIL LIAISON
36 • Dolores Key, Economic Development Director, Staff Liaison announced that Mayor
37 Russo will be unable to attend today's meeting.
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39 VII. ITEMS BY STAFF LIAISON
40 • Dolores Key, Economic Development Director, Staff Liaison, turned the staff report
41 portion of the meeting over to Kara Irwin, Growth Management Administrator.
42 • Kara Irwin, Growth Management Administrator, announced the elimination of the
43 Economic Development Division as of September 30, 2007 as a result of budget cuts.
44 • Dolores Key's position as Economic Development Director is being eliminated. Her
45 responsibilities will be absorbed by the Growth Management Department.
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1 • Dolores Key has been training Stephen Mayer, Senior Planner, Growth Management
2 Department in her responsibilities.
3 • The Economic Development Advisory Board will remain active.
4 • The liaison duties will be absorbed into the Growth Management Department.
5 • Discussion ensued regarding the upcoming changes.
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7 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
8 • The Board approved the minutes from the April 12, 2007 meeting.
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IO ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND MODIFICATIONS
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13 VIII. LAND DEVELOPMENT PETITIONS
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16 IX. OLD BUSINESS
17 • Dolores Key, Economic Development Director, Staff Liaison reported the status of the
18 Development of Economic Strategy Based Upon the Analysis of Strength, Weakness,
19 Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) 2007.
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21 x. NEW BUSINESS
22 • Discussion ensued regarding new business development ideas without budgeted
23 funding. Suggestions include: simplifying the development review process, signage,
24 impact fees and development conditions.
25 • Question was raised about the number of visitors to the City's website. Growth
26 Management Administrator Kara Irwin stated she would report this data at the next
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29 XI. COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC
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1 XII. ADJOURNMENT
2 There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at
3 9:34 a.m. The next regular meeting will be held September 13, 2007.
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Kenneth Kahn, Chair
Lou Gaeta, Vice Chair
Elaine Beers
James Kissel
Mark Murnan
Casey Steinbacher
Sandra Foland
Steve Cohen, I st Alternate
46 Note: These action minutes are prepared in compliance with 286.011 F.S. and are not verbatim transcripts of the
47 meeting. A verbatim audio record is available from the Office of the City Clerk.
48 All referenced attachments are on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
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