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February 10, 2005 Minutes
The Economic Development Advisory Board met on February 10, 2005. The
meeting was called to order at 8:30 AM in the Council Chambers of the Municipal
Complex, located at 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida,
and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Frank Compiani, Lou Gaeta, Eric Habecker, David Haysmer,
Kenneth Kahn, James Kissel, Mark Murnan, Casey Steinbacher.
Members Absent: Elaine Beers.
Also Present: Dolores Key, Staff Liaison and Economic
Development/Marketing Administrator; Natalie Wong, Senior Planner; Kara
Irwin, Senior Planner; Charles Wu, Growth Management Administrator;
Clinton Glass, Mike Smolak and Reid Hotaling from Tech Village Partners
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11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The Board approved the minutes from the January 13, 2005 meeting with
minor corrections.
111. ITEMS BY STAFF LIAISON
Honda Classic
Dolores informed the Board that the City will not be accepting the offer of a�
sky box at The Honda Classic. The City has declined the in -kind contribution
for the sky box since the location of the Scripps project has not been
determined, as of date.
Bio 2005
The City has reserved a 10' X 20' space for this year's Bio2005. Due to the
success of last year's show, the City has opted to secure a larger space.
Traffic Concurrency — PGA National DRI
Dolores gave the Board background on the PGA National DRI. She
stated that there are 5 business projects that are not completed and
therefore at risk. Some of these are Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, LRP
Publications expansion and PGA National Resort expansion. The City
has heard, via the grape -vine, that the Department of Transportation has
taken a very hard stand. DOT has stated, to the effect, that after August
29, 2005, they will object to the City to issuing any Certificates of
Occupancy in PGA National DRI. This means that any project that is not
complete by August 29, 2005, will not be allowed to occupy their building.
The City is collecting data to show that value -added jobs are at risk.
Dolores will update the Board when more information is available.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
Tech Village Partners Il: Presentation by Clinton Glass and Reid
Hotaling
Clinton Glass and Reid Hotaling from Tech Village Partners 11, a
collaboration between Centex Homes and Lennar Homes, gave a
presentation titled "Mecca/Vavrus, Imagine Creating your Legacy ". The
presentation was based on bringing The Scripps Research Institute to
the Mecca/Vavrus properties. The presentation highlighted:
environmental benefits; sale benefits; live, work, play, and learn benefits;
economic benefits; and a background on Tech Village Partners. They
discussed why they felt the Mecca/Vavrus location is the best location
for Scripps.
Open discussion and questions from the Board followed the
presentation. How will Tech Village Partners coordinate the availability of
the homes to the need of the workforce? Reid Hotaling replied by saying
that Centex and Lennar are experts in this field and this will be done
through a planned process.
There was discussion about affordable housing. Tech Village Partners
stated that, based on the median income, a percentage of the homes will
be required to be affordable housing. Price points have not been
established for the various housing units because the project is still in
the conceptual stage without any approvals.
Casey Steinbacher asked if there are required percentages for
affordable housing by the City of Palm Beach Gardens. Charles Wu,
Growth Management Administrator for the City, stated that Tech Village
Partners will have to go through a land use change and zoning process
which is very extensive. As the proposed project moves through the
workshop process with the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, there
will be extensive discussion about price ranges, affordability of homes,
and the type of market Tech Village Partners is trying to attract. Casey
added that she felt that affordable housing must be part of the big picture
vision and an essential part of whether the bio- science cluster succeeds
or fails in the community.
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City Initiated Comprehensive Plan Changes to Allow for Economic
Development Initiatives in Palm Beach Gardens: Presented by Kara
Irwin, Senior Planner.
Dolores Key introduced Kara Irwin, Senior Planner, and stated that Kara
would be giving an abbreviated version of the presentation that she will be
giving to City Council on February 17, 2005. Dolores also stated that Kara
had presented the items to the Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board and
all of the elements were passed unanimously.
Kara discussed the Future Land Use Test Element, Conservation
Element, Capital Improvement Element and the Future Land Use Map
Element. Kara gave the Board the background of the proposed
comprehensive plan changes, and outlined each element of the proposed
changes for the City's Comprehensive Plan.
After Kara's presentation, a motion made to endorse staffs
recommendations regarding the Comprehensive Plan Elements because
the proposed elements were staying true to the Board's original vision: to
find opportunities to diversify the economic base of the City of Palm Beach
Gardens. The motion passed 7 -0.
The Board also asked for a letter to be authored, reflecting their position,
and for it to be read into the record at the City Council meeting when the
elements were to be presented. Kenneth Kahn, Chair, will attend the City
Council meeting and present the position of the Economic Development
Advisory Board to City Council.
V. NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be March 10, 2005. The agenda will include Traffic
Concurrency and City Engineer, Dan Clark of LBFH, will be the speaker.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at
9:43 AM.
Approval:
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Elaine Beers, Board Member
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