BUSINESS & CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD

REGULAR MEETING

February 21, 2007

 

A Regular Meeting of the Business & Cultural Development Board was held on February 21, 2007 at the City Hall Annex, 111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

 

Chairperson Anderson called the meeting to order at 5:05 PM.

 

MEMBERS PRESENT

John Anderson – Chair

Joanne Muncey – Vice Chair

Alison Spiesman

Darrell Peterson

Dianne Marcum

Gene Vlahovic (Arrived 5:30 pm)

 

OTHERS PRESENT

Honorable Mayor Rocky Randels

Matt Berger (City Planner Representative from Miller Legg and Associates)

Hugh Evans – Prospective Alternate Board Member

Ed Lawson - Recording Secretary

 

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

The board unanimously approved the minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 17, 2007.

 

1.  DISCUSSION RE:  Interview Prospective Alternate Board Member (Hugh Evans)The board unanimously approved that Mr. Evans be recommended to City Council and appointed as the 2nd Alternate Board Member for the Business and Cultural Development Board.  Staff indicated the Memorandum would be prepared and given to the City Manager.

 

2.  DISCUSSION RE: Review Draft 1, Revision of the City of Cape Canaveral 2007 Redevelopment Plan - The City Planner was not available to attend this meeting.  Mr. Matt Berger was the representative for the City Planner and indicated that he would take all the necessary notes to pass along to Mr. Peetz.  The board continued their revision from page 23 of the draft and made their recommended changes.  They asked Mr. Berger to let Mr. Peetz know if something they did was not within the standards for the Florida League of Cities, that Mr. Peetz use his discretion with the proposed changes.  The question was presented to Mr. Berger as to when the board could expect a final draft for board review.  He responded that a final version should be available within 10 days.  The board responded that was sufficient time for them to review and make any last comments.  Mr. Anderson proposed that once the changes have been made, the board members go through each of the categories and rank their top 3 priorities.  He then suggested that an Executive Summary and Letter of Transmittal be prepared for the 2007 Redevelopment Plan.  Ms. Marcum volunteered to prepare the Letter of Transmittal and Mr. Anderson indicated that he would draft the Executive Summary highlighting each categories suggested top prorities.

 

3.  Staff Updates:

 

A.     Staff presented that the City Manager indicated that he and staff would assist in getting the questions for the Business Survey to Dr. Wright, UCF Institute of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

B.     Staff presented that organization of the 1st Annual Arts Festival, March 31 – April 1, 2007 at Manatee Sanctuary Park with T-N-T Events, Inc. is coming together and a representative would be attending the March 21, 2007 meeting to present a final status.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m.

 

Approved this________________ day of ________________, 2007.

 

                                                           

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                                                                                    John Anderson, Chairperson

ATTEST:

 

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Ed Lawson, Secretary