2005-084 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

ORDINANCE NO. 2005-021 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ESTABLISHING SECTION 103:09, THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ENTERPRISE ZONE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (EZDA), PURSUANT TO SECTION,290.0056, FLORIDA STATUTES 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: Section 103.09 The Indian River County Enterprise Zone Development Agency 1. There is hereby established The Indian River County Enterprise Zone Development Agency. The Agency shall consist of not fewer than eight (8) or more than thirteen (13) members which shall consist of at least one representative from each of the following entities: the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce, a financial or insurance entity located in or providing services in the nominated area , a business operating in the Enterprise Zone' area, a resident living in the Enterprise Zone area, a non-profit community-based organization operating in or providing services in the nominated area, the Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast, local code enforcement agency, local law enforcement agency, and three members of the public at large. The importance of minority representation on the Agency shall be considered in making appointments so that the Agency generally reflects the ethnic and gender composition of the nominated area.