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2. DIA ISCUSSION AND UPDATE RELATING TO NTERLOCAL GREEMENTS A. F(,, UNDING AND DELIVERY OF SERVICES LAW ENFORCEMENT FIRE ,, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE POTABLE WATER WASTEWATER SOLID ,, WASTE DISPOSAL ROAD OWNERSHIP CONSTRUCTION AND ,,, MAINTENANCE CONSERVATION PARKS AND RECREATION ) STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND DRAINAGE City Manager Jason Nunemaker , through a PowerPoint presentation, outlined Fellsmere’s City issues, its visions and directions, as well as its future plans. He gave a brief background of Fellsmere’s history including the results of a 2005 demographics survey, which highlights Fellsmere’s predominantly Hispanic population, its education level, its average and per capita income, and its median housing values. Mr. Nunemaker discussed the City’s Mission which, in part, is to protect and honor its historic architecture and buildings, and to create a healthy diverse local economy that is not dependent solely on agriculture. He presented an overview of how Fellsmere plans to carry out its mission through strategic planning in (1) Economic Development by creating a mix of housing opportunity, promoting and capturing eco-tourism, promoting new development and creating a Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA); (2) through Smart Growth with new Land Development Regulations (LDRs), regional employment activity centers, redevelopment and infill, traditional neighborhood design and villages; and (3) through a Community Redevelopment Agency through a Blight Study/FON 2005 and the adopted CRA Plan of December 2005. Mr. Nunemaker summarized the City’s current annexations in process, its adopted/proposed annexations and land use, and proposals for Fellsmere Joint Venture (FJV). He displayed area maps showing the proposals for the following properties: Banack, Fellsmere 392, Ansin 3,480, Ansin 300, Garafolo (Kahn), Ansin 2,560, and the FJV, Egan, Fellsmere East. May 23, 2007 3 Joint Workshop