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Fred Mensing felt it was crucial to begin communications with the Amtrak <br />Administration and make them aware of the County's desire to be included in future passenger <br />rail service. <br />Brian Curley, Vero Beach, asked the Board to fast-track relevant initiatives that would <br />help the unemployment population immediately, such as paying the commercial impact fees at <br />the time of Certificate of Occupancy. <br />The Board and Director Keating discussed the feasibility of paying commercial impact <br />fees at the time of Certificate of Occupancy, and Director Keating was directed to report back to <br />the Board on this matter. <br />Joe Martorana suggested that the Fairgrounds be used for a Winter Trade Show, and <br />expressed his support for the ideas of a biotech park of commerce, and for getting involved more <br />retired persons to participate in a program such as SCORE. <br />Donna Keys, Sebastian Insurance, asked the Board to arrive at a determination <br />on whether or not the residential and commercial impact fees must be applied equally, of if less <br />impact fees could be imposed on commercial. <br />Mayor Gilmore, City of Sebastian, proposed for a more rapid economy recovery, to <br />direct marketing efforts towards attracting retirees, who could take advantage of the current <br />housing market and other amenities in the County, and inject their money back into the <br />economy. He noted that once the glut of houses has been depleted, new ones will need to be <br />built, giving jobs to the unemployed local construction workers. Mayor Gilmore suggested <br />developing a public/private partnership with designated funds going to the Chambers of <br />Commerce, specifically for promoting this area for retirement and relocation. Lastly, he <br />23 <br />February 18, 2010 <br />Economic/Goal Summit II <br />