HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda BIOSCIENCE 011807AGENDA 4.
Bioscience Land Protection Advisory Board
January 18, 2007'
City of Palm Beach Gardens
10500 N. Military. Trail
1:30 p.m.
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of Minutes"
3. Status of Comprehensive Plan Amendments (Shannon LaRocque)
4. Scripps Update (Shannon LaRocque)
5. Branding/Marketing Subcommittee Update (Beth Ingold)
6. Update State Funding Corp. (Sara Misselhorn)
7. Update from BDB (Kelly Smallridge)
8. Update from Life Science Committee (Casey Steinbacher)
9. New Business
10. Public Comment
11. Next Meeting - February 15, 2007
12. Adjournment
MINUTES
BIOSCIENCE LAND PROTECTION ADVISORY BOARD
TOWN OF JUPITER COMMUNITY CENTER
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2006
2:00 P.M.
1. Roll Call:
Chair County Commissioner Karen T. Marcus _
Alternate County Commissioner Addie L. Greene - Absent
City of Palm Beach Gardens Mayor Joe Russo
Alternate City of Palm Beach Gardens Councilman David Levy
Town of Jupiter Mayor Karen J. Golonka
Alternate Town of Jupiter Councilor Robert Friedman
Vice -Chair City of Riviera Beach Councilwoman Liz Wade -Absent
Alternate City of Riviera-Beach Councilwoman Norman Duncombe
Town of Lake Park Mayor Paul Castro B Absent
Alternate Town of Lake Park Vice -Mayor Ed Daily B Absent
Town of Mangonia Park Mayor William Albury B Absent
Alternate Town of Mangonia Park Councilwoman Peggy Cook - Absent
Governor =s Office Representative John R. Smith
Alternate Governor =s Office Representative Sara Misselhorn
2. Approval of Minutes:
Motion to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion by Mayor Golonka,
seconded by Councilwoman Duncombe, and passed unanimously.
3. Presentation of Expedited Permitting by Mary Helen Blakeslee, Executive
Office of the Governor, Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development
Ms. Helen Blakeslee explained the State =s Expedited Permitting Program and how it
was created to facilitate projects to strengthen and diversify the State =s economy.
She explained the process:
$ The Applicant completed a project description form and submitted it to the Office
of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development (OTTED), with a turnaround of ten
calendar days for review and then certifies or not for expedited permitting.
$ Once it was certified, there was 14 calendar days to set up the pre - application
meeting which involved every agency that could have a role in permitting or approving
the project. The process does not repeal any existing statutory regulations and provided
streamlining. The extent of the project was discussed based on the information in the
pre - application meeting. At that point, the agencies have an opportunity to go through
all the permits they believe the project would require.
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$ Ms. Blakeslee indicated another element to the process was an open exchange
of information. After the pre - application meeting was completed, the agencies had 30
days to submit a Statement of Permitability. This gave-an opportunity for the agencies to
state the major issues that could stand in the way of obtaining a permit of approval.
Once the application was certified, there was no time limit.
$ Participation by local governments was voluntary and documented by entering a
Memorandum of Agreement with the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
Development. Ms. Blakeslee noted the umbrella agreement most similar to this project
was between the City of Tallahassee, Leon County, and the Office of Tourism, Trade,
and Economic Development. She indicated they were working with Ms. Shannon
LaRocque developing an umbrella agreement with the County for the unincorporated
parts of the County.
4. Status of Comprehensive Plan Amendments
6. Scripps Update
Commissioner Marcus noted Items #4 and #6 would be taken together.
Ms. Shannon LaRocque stated the County was working on the expedited permitting
and the County would be entering into an agreement. There was no update with the
Comprehensive Plan since the last meeting. Commissioner Marcus noted the
County =s was adopted on Monday and Mr. John Sickler, Director of Planning and
Zoning, Town of Jupiter, indicated the plan would be submitted December 16, 2006.
Ms. LaRocque advised Scripps was moving along nicely and the last item was going
to the Board next Tuesday. She thanked Councilor Robert Friedman for helping out
with the easement issue.
Commissioner Marcus asked Councilwoman Duncombe for an update for their
transmittal date for the overlay and to provide a schedule.
5. Branding /Marketing Subcommittee Update
Ms. Beth Ingold indicated the Committee had prepared models for flyers and would
provide samples at a future meeting. The committee planned on drafting a public
information plan and would bring to this Committee for approval.
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7. Update State Funding Corp.
Ms. Sara Misselhorn noted the funding corporation was having a teleconference
meeting on November 28th for approval of the annual report and putting the final
approval on Scripps changes to the business plan. She indicated the Legislature_
may possibly.have a special session when looking at the new funding.
S. Update from Life Science Committee
Ms. Casey Steinbacher was not at the meeting
9. Update from BDB
Ms. Kelly Smallridge noted they had received the life science piece which was a
comprehensive piece for all Palm Beach County that marketed the life science
cluster. She presented the highlights. of the brochure. She pointed out there were
some international institutions and for profit companies that have been interested in
Palm Beach County. Ms. Smallridge met with Project Catapult who had looked at
Palm Beach County and liked Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter; Project Limelight
would be visiting Palm Beach, County from December 1:2h B 15th; Project F was
working with Palm Beach Gardens; Project Checkmate IBM Scripps Initiative would
be going before the County Commissioners in early December. A Steering
Committee was being formed to .identify what was currently in Palm Beach County in
the cluster; identifying the strengths; weaknesses; what companies to go after; and
what type of funding should be placed and the criteria needed to receive funds. The
group would be making a recommendation to the County Commission on types of
companies; and the criteria. Ms. Smallridge explained the low and high end of
funding requests. Commissioner Marcus noted it may not be resolved during the
regular session but maybe the Legislature could look at it during the regular session
and the match program itself and include other municipalities.
Ms. Smallridge noted structural requirements to attract bioscience was 16 foot high
ceilings and would provide notes from a previous meeting with other requirements.
10. New Business
Mr. John Smith felt there was confusion as far as where the municipalities stood with
the comp plans and where they were in the process and suggested a Master
Schedule be developed for all cities. Commissioner Marcus noted in the Interlocal
Agreement it stated what each local government needed to do and suggested an
outline from the agreement. She asked Ms. LaRocque and Mr. Banks to work on an
outline for the next meeting.
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11. Public Comment B None.
12. Next Meeting B DECEMBER 21, 2006.
Commissioner Marcus suggested not having a meeting in December unless the
Governors= could attend and planned on the next regular scheduled meeting on
January 18, 2007 at Palm Beach Gardens. It was decided 1:00 P.M. lunch with the
meeting at 1:30 P.M. Notices would be sent out.
Ms. Sara Misselhorn attended a meeting with Palm Beach County representatives
discussing how local governments and private partnerships worked hand in hand
with permitting and municipalities could start expedited permitting and not have to
wait for the County. She suggested aiming for the beginning of the year and another
incentive may come in March or December.
Mr. John Smith pointed out at the previous meeting it was decided to have a funding
source in place. Ms. Kelly Smallridge responded BDB requested $15,000,000.00 for
next year. Commissioner Marcus suggested the municipalities ask their Council for
money to be set aside.
14. Adjoumment
At 2:52 p.m., the chair declared the meeting adjourned.