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BCC Minutes 12/03/2013 W (Economic Development for Rural Areas/Sports Marketing and Event Promotion) BCC WORKSHOP MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 3, 2013 COLLIER COUNTY Board of County Commissioners .t ` s.lop WORKSHOP AGENDA Board of County Commission Chambers Collier County Government Center 3299 Tamiami Trail East,3,d Floor Naples FL 34112 December 3,2013 1:00 P.M. Georgia Hiller-BCC Chairwoman;BCC Commissioner,District 2 Tom Henning-BCC Vice-Chairman;BCC Commissioner,District 3 Donna Fiala-BCC Commissioner,District 1;CRAB Vice-Chairman Fred W.Coyle-BCC Commissioner,District 4 Tim Nance-BCC Commissioner,District 5;CRAB Chairman 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Economic Development for the Rural Areas of the County 3. Sports Marketing and Event Promotion 4. Public Comment 5. Adjourn Notice: All persons wishing to speak must turn in a speaker slip. Each speaker will receive no more than three(3)minutes. Collier County Ordinance No.2003-53 as amended by Ordinance 2004-05 and 2007-24,requires that all lobbyists shall,before engaging in any lobbying activities(including but not limited to,addressing the Board of County Commissioners),register with the Clerk to the Board at the Board Minutes and Records Department. December 3, 2013 MINUTES OF THE COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORKSHOP MEETING Naples, Florida, December 3, 2013 LET IT BE REMEMBERED the Board of County Commissioners in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 1:00 PM in WORKSHOP SESSION in Building "F" of the Government Complex, Naples, Florida with the following members present: Chairwoman: Georgia Hiller Vice Chairman: Tom Henning Donna Fiala Fred Coyle (Excused) Tim Nance ALSO PRESENT: Leo Ochs, County Manager Jeff Klatzkow, County Attorney Troy Miller, Manager, Television Operations Tim Durham, Executive Manager, Corporate Business Operations Nick Casalanguida, Administrator, Growth Management Division Steve Carnell, Administrator, Public Services Len Price, Administrator, Administrative Services Dr. George Yilmaz, Administrator, Public Utilities Jack Wert, Director, Tourism Department Chris 0' Brien, Sports Marketing Manager, Tourism Department Bruce Register, Director, Business and Economic Development 1 December 3, 2013 Any persons in need of the verbatim record of the meeting may request a copy of the video recording from the Collier County Communications and Customer Relations Department or view online. 1. Pledge of Allegiance Chairwoman Hiller called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 2. Economic Development for Rural Areas of the County Bruce Register, Director of Business and Economic Development presented the slideshow "Rural Economic Development— Workshop 12/3/13" which outlined a strategy matrix, a tool used to assess the County's strengths, weaknesses, challenges and opportunities in 3 key areas— Land, Labor and Capital, the primary drivers of economic development. He noted the BCC adopted the "FY2014 Business Plan" on September 10, 2013 which aids in fostering economic development. Under Board discussion, the following was highlighted: • The greatest opportunities for new economic development are in the rural areas. • For any economic development initiatives to be successful, land use regulations should be reviewed as traditionally, the focus has been on implementing regulations to address residential development (one example given was migrant worker housing which companies determined was too costly to develop in the County given the requirements for parking spaces when most of the end users do not own automobiles). • Studies (i.e. the American Farm Land Trust Fact Sheet—Cost of Community Services Study) indicate the cost to provide the necessary services for residential development ranges from $1.25 to $1.75 for every $1.00 of tax revenue generated, whereas the cost to provide the service for industrial/commercial development is less than $1.00 for every $1.00 of tax revenue generated. • Commissioner Nance should take the lead on the issue, as the majority of the area available for new economic development lies within his district. • Given the regions climate and other attributes, one industry that lends itself to this area is agriculture, including high tech agriculture development including companies that provide research and development in the agriculture arena. The Board requested: Commissioner Nance to develop any concepts to be proposed, including recommendations on Land Development Code Amendments and bring the item forth to the BCC for review. They recommended the process include garnering stakeholder input and utilizing Mark Strain as a resource in the land planning and regulation arena. Staff to develop a prioritized list of the proposed Land Development Code Amendments related to commercial/industrial development for Board review. Speakers Fred Thomas, Immokalee Chamber of Commerce addressed the Board recommending any 2 December 3, 2013 incentives to be categorized as "none" for residential, "some" for industrial/commercial and the "greatest amount" be reserved for agricultural type development. Peter Gaddy, Golden Gate Civic Association noted the key is providing economic diversity to the region to assist in stabilizing the local economy given the events that happened in the recent economic downturn and the housing market. He outlined the following areas of concern: The cost of development related to Impact Fees, lack of properly zone lands and the complexity of land use regulations Bob Naegle noted impact fees may be a deterrent when the County competes with other areas for economic development. He expressed concern that a proposal was brought forth for a 2-year moratorium on impact fees for commercial activity with the measure defeated by the Board of County Commissioners. Impact Fees at Time of Certificate of Occupancy Discussion occurred on the status of the proposal to require impact fee collection at the time of Certificate of Occupancy which was defeated when considered by the BCC. It was noted the main concern was inadvertently subjecting the buyer to the responsibility of the fee should it not be paid by the applicant as required. Kathy Curatolo, Collier Building Industry Association reported she can provide information to the Board which may address their concern. County Manager Leo Ochs reported the measure could be reconsidered by the BCC if the proper action is taken at a Board of County Commissioners Meeting. The Board directed staff to place the option of reconsideration on a future BCC Meeting Agenda and requested staff to provide a report on the impacts of changing the current policy. Speakers Nicole Johnson, Conservancy of Southwest Florida noted the County has a unique opportunity to incorporate concepts which both protect the environment and promote economic development (preserving agricultural lands while developing "high tech agriculture"). Pam Brown, Immokalee Area Civic Association expressed concern on the plight of local business owners. As an example, she noted impact fees are more affordable for larger corporations "chains" as the cost is distributed over bigger commercial operation. Bob Krasowski favors utilizing the avenue of agricultural development vs. industrial development given the existing opportunities in the region Al Reynolds reported it is critical for the area to provide economic diversification and noted the Rural Land Stewardship Area Program and related regulations recognize and address this need. Break: 2:39 p.m. Reconvened: 2:49 p.m. 3. Sports Marketing and Event Promotion Jack Wert, Tourism Director and Chris 0' Brien, Sports Marketing Manager presented the slideshow"Collier County Sports Tourism" which outlined the history, past achievements and future opportunities for sports tourism. They noted the biggest challenge for attracting larger scale events in some sports is the limited number of"fields" (i.e. soccer, baseball, softball, etc.) and lack of a"stadium" venue for the related championship events. 3 December 3, 2013 Board discussion occurred on the following: • Consideration should be given to analyzing existing venues under County control to determine if any opportunities are available for expansion (i.e. Eagle Lakes Park), • The region does have open land available to develop of these types of resources which could be incorporated into fostering economic development. • Consideration should be given to increasing the partnerships with adjacent jurisdictions on events to aid in increasing opportunities for sponsoring larger events. • Consideration should be given to promoting fishing tournaments. 4. Public Comment None ***** There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 3:35 P.M. COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS ON ,' i' I Tom Henning, Chairman ATTEST: 1 p.C. ` .1 iE i LERK signature only. A t: These minutes approved by the Board on I -1?-2-01.4 as presented v or as amended . 4