Agenda 07/11/2017 Item #16F307/11/2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to provide after-the-fact-approval for the submittal of the Florida Department of
Economic Opportunity Community Planning Technical Assistance grant application in the amount
of $40,000 to fund a Market Analysis and Feasibility Report that provides in-depth data related to
land-use planning, economic development impact and financial viability for the Immokalee
Culinary Arts & Production Campus at the Immokalee Regional Airport.
OBJECTIVE: To obtain after-the-fact-approval for the submittal of the Florida Department of Economic
Opportunity (DEO) Community Planning Technical Assistance grant (CPTAG) application in the amount
of a $40,000 for the Immokalee Culinary Arts & Production Campus to fund a Market Analysis and
Feasibility Report that provides in-depth data related to land-use planning, economic development impact
and financial viability for the Immokalee Culinary Arts & Production (I-CAP) Campus.
CONSIDERATIONS: On September 10, 2013, Agenda Item 11.C, the Board approved the Office of
Business & Economic Development’s FY14 Business Plan, which included a goal of developing a
business accelerator program. Policy direction from the November 26, 2013, and December 10, 2013,
BCC meetings culminated in the May 13, 2014 approval of the Collier County Innovation Accelerator
Business Plan, and authorized its implementation.
The Florida Culinary Accelerator @ Immokalee (Immokalee Accelerator) will offer an agribusiness -
focused culinary food accelerator equipped with commercial kitchen equipment, food product
development and testing equipment, which will meet all FDA, USDA and state-applicable requirements
and be completed by July 2017. The Immokalee Accelerator will play a critical role in providing
opportunities for food entrepreneurs and in diversifying the type of companies in Collier County, as well
as create new employment and career opportunities for our workforce.
The purpose of the I-CAP Campus is to provide access to a high-tech shared commercial food and
beverage facility that will provide hands-on developmental and production assistance to businesses and
their products, promoting innovation by offering educational programs, student mentoring and a wide
range of internship opportunities across a broad spectrum of the culinary arts and high-tech food
production systems. The Immokalee Accelerator is designed to transition culinary professionals from
cottage status to a commercial level capable of executing contracts with mainstream distribution channels.
However, the facility is constrained by its 5,274-square-foot space. Therefore, the keystone of the I-CAP
is a 50,000-100,000-square-foot shared multi-focused kitchen, production and education and research
facility that will serve as a hub for private sector investment and build-out of the campus park.
Graduates of the Immokalee Accelerator may still need assistance with establishing their production
capabilities within Collier County. The I-CAP Campus will create additional production capabilities,
stimulate collaboration within the local agriculture economy and encourage new market opportunities for
food entrepreneurs and farm operations in Collier County.
Collier County CMA #5330 authorizes the County Manager to approve the submittal of grant applications
with subsequent Board action at the next available board meeting to ratify the approval “after-the-fact.”
FISCAL IMPACT: The total grant application is $40,000. The maximum DEO Community Planning
Technical Assistance Grant request is $40,000. There is no matching requirement and the grant is re-
imbursement based.
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GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: This request is consistent with Objective 3 of the Economic
Element of the Collier County Growth Management Plan, which states: “Collier County will support
programs which are designed to promote and encourage the recruitment of new industry, as well as the
expansion and retention of existing industries in order to diversify the County’s economic base.”
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: The Board will have the opportunity to accept or reject the funds
if the grant is approved. Accordingly, this Office has no issue with respect to the legality of this
request, which is appropriate for Board action and requires a majority vote for Board action. -
JAB
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners provide after-the-fact-approval for
the submittal of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Community Planning Technical
Assistance grant application in the amount of a $40,000 to fund a Market Analysis and Feasibility Report
that provides in-depth data related to land-use planning, economic development impact and financial
viability for the Immokalee Culinary Arts & Production Campus.
Prepared by: Jace Kentner, Director, Office of Business & Economic Development.
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. APP 2017 06-22 DOE (PDF)
2. CM MEMO 2017 06-22 DEO (PDF)
07/11/2017
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.F.3
Doc ID: 3461
Item Summary: Recommendation to provide after-the-fact-approval for the submittal of the
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Community Planning Technical Assistance grant
application in the amount of $40,000 to fund a Market Analysis and Feasibility Report that provides in-
depth data related to land-use planning, economic development impact and financial viability for the
Immokalee Culinary Arts & Production Campus at the Immokalee Regional Airport.
Meeting Date: 07/11/2017
Prepared by:
Title: – Business and Economic Development
Name: Lincoln Price
06/30/2017 11:05 AM
Submitted by:
Title: Economic Research Analyst – Business and Economic Development
Name: Jace Kentner
06/30/2017 11:05 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Business and Economic Development Jace Kentner Additional Reviewer Completed 06/30/2017 2:15 PM
County Attorney's Office Jennifer Belpedio Level 2 Attorney of Record Review Completed 06/30/2017 2:50 PM
Grants Edmond Kushi Level 2 Grants Review Completed 06/30/2017 3:06 PM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 06/30/2017 3:22 PM
Office of Management and Budget Laura Wells Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 06/30/2017 3:22 PM
Budget and Management Office Ed Finn Additional Reviewer Completed 07/02/2017 4:14 PM
Grants Therese Stanley Additional Reviewer Completed 07/03/2017 12:05 PM
County Manager's Office Nick Casalanguida Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 07/03/2017 4:30 PM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 07/11/2017 9:00 AM
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
Community Planning Technical Assistance Grant Request
Board of County Commissioners,
Collier County, Florida
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June 22,2017
Julie A. Dennis, Director
Division of Community Development
107 East Madison St.
Caldwell Bldg., MSC 160
Tallahassee. FL 32399-4120
RE: Community Planning Technical Assistance Grant Request for Collier County
Dear Ms. Dennis.
The Board of County Commissioners lor Collier County is submitting this letter olrequest and
proposed Scope of Work to develop the Immokalee Culinary Arts and Production (I-CAP)
Campus. This funding opportunity will assist with economic development efforts and
diversification of the community. The contact person is Jace Kentner, Business & Economic
Development Division Director telephone: 239-252-4040.acekentner@collier ov.net
Immokalee Culinary Arts and Production (I-CAP) Campus
1. The specific project and the importance to the community
Identifv the Pro iect
Collier County is requesting a Community Planning Technical Assistance grant to develop a
market analysis and feasibility report that will examine the business and financial viability ofthe
I-CAP Campus. This project will identifu opportunities lor developing cooperatives to improve
the local economy's agricultural processing, production and advanced-manufacturing sectors.
The area is located in a Federal Promise Zone-designated area, Immokalee, Florida. Over the
past decade, the county has not been successful in attracting businesses and investments to
Immokalee and local developers have expressed concems over why the area has not flourished.
The Immokalee Culinary Arts & Production (I-CAP) Campus will encourage economic and
business development through a high-tech, shared commercial food and beverage facility that
will promote innovation and provide hands-on developmental and production assistance to
enable local businesses and products to profitably reach Southwest Florida's 1.2 million
residents. The I-CAP campus will offer educational programs, mentorships and intemships in
culinary arts and high-tech food production. The 5,274-square-foot Florida Culinary Accelerator
@ Immokalee, a shared kitchen, production, and education and research facility, witl serve as a
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hub for private sector investment and build-out of a future 100,000-square-foot food business
campus.
ImDortance to the Communitv
The I-CAP Campus is located in the unincorporated community of Immokalee in Collier County
(2015 Census population, 343 ,802). Immokalee is an extremely rural and agricultural county
with many economic and social distress factors. Yet, the agriculture market has been threatened
over the years with declines in the number ofjobs available. These factors, combined with the
county's limited resources, have created a need to diversity the economy with industries that
complement and build upon one another.
Immokalee is an economically distressed, unincorporated area of Collier County with a
population of 24,154, with 5. 16 persons per household - 43.3 percent living in poverty. Median
household income is 525,725, per capita income is $10,029, and 5l percent ofresidents under 65
years old lack health insurance. Immokalee is also an uneducated area. Only 36.4 percent of its
residents have a high-school degree and only 4 percent have a bachelor's degree.
Demographically, it's a young, Hispanic community. A total of 75.6 percent of residents are
Hispanic, 33.7 percent are under 18 years old, and 41.4 percent are from a foreign country.
Immokalee is only 22.7 square miles in land area, meaning that population density is 1 ,064.1
persons per squ e mile. It's also ranked the second poorest city in Florida. (All statistics are
from Census.gov data.)
Two national documentaries have highlighted the economic struggles of the Immokalee
area. The first, by CBS News and noted award winning joumalist Edward R Murrow, The
Harvest of Shame, documented the challenges of this area in 1960. The second, in 2014, Food
Chains, revisited the Immokalee region to see how things have changed and sadly concluded
there had been no progress toward changing its impoverished conditions.
In the past, Collier's economy has focused primarily on tourism and the service industry. While
these are still important industries, other economic activities are needed to increase diversity and
bring new opportunities to the area. The I-CAP Campus, a vibrant mixed-use community in the
agricultural heart of Collier County, wilt be an excellent opportunity to bring in an innovative
redevelopment project that would improve economic development opportunities in Southwest
Florida.
Funding under this agreement will be used in alignment with the Comprehensive Economic
Development Strategy (CEDS) of the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council (SWFRPC).
The Council's CEDS plan is based on the Florida Chamber Foundation's Six Pillars framework,
which is consistent with the DEO five-year Statewide Economic Strategic Plan. Incubators and
accelerators are identified as a Vital Project in the CEDS, and they support the strategy under the
Innovation and Economic Development Pillar, which addresses "innovation, commercialization,
entrepreneurism, global trade and economic development." This project is identified as a Vital
Project, "Expansion of the Immokalee Business Development Center," in the CEDS. The
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development of this culinary accelerator is necessary to expand existing businesses and industry
growth and is consistent with the CEDS. Ultimately, this project will further that strategy.
2. The product that would be rendered as a result of receiving the funding:
This project will produce a 21st Century vision, market analysis and feasibility study. The plan
will include market demand for industries and career opportunities suitable for this area.
3. The amount of funding requested:
The request for funding is $40,000.
4. Any additional information about the proposed project the local government or
regional planning council chooses to include for DEO's consideration:
This project qualifies for priority consideration or preference points under Florida's Rural Area
of Opportunity (RAO) program and the U.S. Department ol Housing and Urban Development's
Rural Promise Zone initiative. Immokalee is also a U.S. Department of Agriculture StrikeForce
area. The support for this project is unprecedented. For the past several years, the county has
worked hard to start Phase 1, the Florida Culinarl, Accelerator @ Immokalee.
The Florida Culinary Accelerator @ Immokalee project will have a strong impact on Collier
County. By 2025,lhe accelerator will directly employ 267 workers. These jobs will in tum create
282 indirectjobs for a project total of549. The project is expected to add $10.12 million of
annual gross product over the first five years and $22.92 miltion of annual output over that same
time period. Economic analysis was conducted using REMI PI+ by the Southwest Florida
Regional Planning Council.
Sinc ly,
,
Leo E. Ochs Jr.
County Manager
Collier County, Florida
3299 Tamiami Trail East. Suite 202
Naples, FL 34112
Cc: Jace Kentner, Business & Economic Development Division Director
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SCOPE OF WORK
Exhibit A - Scope of Work
Deliverable 1:
Conduct a Market Analysis
for the I-CAP Campus. The
analysis would include:
One hard (paper) copy or one
electronic copy of each of the
following:
1. Market demand a nalysis
report
Draft:
october 20, 2017
Fina l:
November 3, 2017
s10,000
Ss,ooo
Prod uce an overall highest
and best use study by
incorporating the market
analysis and
recommendations, as well as
other uses
Deliverable 2:1. Highest and best-use study Draft:
December 8,2017
Fina l:
December 15, 2017
One-to-one meetings with
local stakeholders to
determine issues for
developing businesses in
lmmokalee Airport Park
Deliverable 3:1. Stakegholders Outcomes
Report from the one on one
meetings
Draft:
January 26, 2018
Fina l:
February 2, 2018
54,ooo
Draft:
April 13, 2018
Fina l:
Aptil 27 ,20L8
521,000Deliverable 4:
Produce Feasibility Report to
analyze all issues and assess
the proba bility of success.
This study will identify
market
demand/need/existence in
the marketplace.
1. Feasibility Study Report
S2,sooDeliverable 5:
Endorsement of County
1. Final Feasibility Report
presented to Collier County
June 26, 2018
Performance Measures:Payment
AmountDeliverablesEstimated Date*
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Commissioners Board of County Commissioners.
Deliverable 7:
Present results to the
lmmokalee CRA Advisory
Group and other key partners
1. Sign ln Sheets, Meeting
Agenda, lnput from meetings
June 29, 2018 s2,s00
Total s40,000
*Final dates to be aligned with contracted Services schedule.
Budget.
Personnel
Fringe Benefits
Travel
Equipment
Supplies
Contractual $40.000
Other
Direct Costs Subtotal
Indirect Costs
Total Budget (direct + indirect)$,10,000
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Office of lvlanagement & Budget
TO: Leo E. Ochs, Jr., County Manager
CC: Jace Kentner, Director Business and Economic Development
FROM: Edmond Kushi, Senior Accountant
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RE:County Manager review and approval of a 2Ot7 Florida Department of Economic
Opportunity (DEO) in the amount of S40,000
)une 22, 2Ot7
The Business and Economic Development department is submitting a 2017 DEO grant application to
develop a market analysis and feasibility report that will examine the business and financial viability of
the lmmokalee Culinary Arts and Production (I-CAP) Campus
There is no match requirement for this grant application.
Staff became aware of the funding opportunlty on May 30, 2017 with a due date of June 23, 201.7. Due
to the short turnaround, we are requesting that the County Manager approve the application for
submittal followed by after the fact approval by the Board of County Commissioners at the July 11, 2017
BCC meeting.
Once you have reviewed the grant application, please call me at 239-252-8198 for pick up.
Thank you, and please let me know if you have any questions regarding this request.
Grant Application Reviewed and Approved by County
After-the'Fact Approval by the Bcc is required at the
July 77,2077 BCC meeting
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3299 TamiamiTrail East, Suite 201 'Naples, Florida 34112-5746. 239-252-8973. FAX 239-252-8828
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