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ORDINANCE NO. 2005-021 WHEREAS, the State of Florida enacted the Florida Enterprise Zone Act, Sections 290.001 - 290.016, Florida Statutes, to provide incentives to induce private investment into distressed areas to create economic opportunities and sustainable economic development; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County and the City Council of the City of Vero Beach have nominated the area within Indian River County referred to as the Gifford Community, inclusive of the Gifford Front Porch Community and within the City of Vero Beach to include areas in and around the Vero Beach Municipal Airport to be considered by the Governor's Office of Trade, Tourism and Economic Development (OTTED) as an Enterprise Zone; and WHEREAS, Sections 290.055 and 290.056, Florida Statutes, require the County to create an Enterprise Zone Development Agency as a condition of precedent to receiving designation of such areas as an Enterprise Zone; and WHEREAS, the Indian River County Enterprise Zone Development Agency (EZDA) shall be a public body appointed by and dependent on the Board of County Commissioners; and WHEREAS, the EZDA shall encourage the principles of economic opportunity and job creation, sustainable community development, community-based partnerships, a strategic vision for change, and effective local fiscal and regulatory incentives. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, that Section 103.09 is hereby established as follows: 1. There is herebv established The Indian River County Enterprise Zone Development Aqencv. The Aqencv shall consist of not fewer than eiqht (8) or more than thirteen (13) members which shall consist of at least one representative from each of the followinq entities: the Indian River Countv Chamber of Commerce, a financial or insurance entitv located in or providing services in the nominated area, a business operatinq in the Enterprise Zone area, a resident livinq in the Enterprise, Zone"!area;: da non-profit , community-based orqanization operatinq in or providinq services° in the nominated aarea, ' A - the Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast, local code enforcement agencv;.•, ;I u1.1 local law enforcement agency, and three members of the public at large. "The -importance f_......_ _. - r. of minority representation on the Agency shall be considered 'in makiiq "appointments so;; that the Aqencv aenerallv reflects the ethnic and gender comp osition"of* the "nominated =° area....,.._ . Section 103.09 The Indian River Countv Enterprise Zone Development Aqencv 1. There is herebv established The Indian River County Enterprise Zone Development Aqencv. The Aqencv shall consist of not fewer than eiqht (8) or more than thirteen (13) members which shall consist of at least one representative from each of the followinq entities: the Indian River Countv Chamber of Commerce, a financial or insurance entitv located in or providing services in the nominated area, a business operatinq in the Enterprise Zone area, a resident livinq in the Enterprise, Zone"!area;: da non-profit , community-based orqanization operatinq in or providinq services° in the nominated aarea, ' A - the Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast, local code enforcement agencv;.•, ;I u1.1 local law enforcement agency, and three members of the public at large. "The -importance f_......_ _. - r. of minority representation on the Agency shall be considered 'in makiiq "appointments so;; that the Aqencv aenerallv reflects the ethnic and gender comp osition"of* the "nominated =° area....,.._ .