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In response to an inquiry from the public, Mr. Callan affirmed that Dodgertown would eventually like to be involved in the international sports arena. 3. FL RESEARCH COAST: Eco GARDENING — MICHAEL CORBIT Michael Corbit related that his organization, Florida's Research Coast (FRC), was an economic development organization comprised of Workforce Solutions and Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie Counties. He used a PowerPoint (copy on file) to present supporting data illustrating the importance of small to medium businesses and entrepreneurs relative to job creation, and gave an overview of FRC's goals and strategies for helping those businesses expand. He explained how the principles of Economic Gardening (which was pioneered over ten years ago in Littleton, Colorado), can be utilized to grow existing businesses, and emphasized the importance of having business owners make use of such tools as networking, in and outside of the County, and training - offered by Workforce Solutions, Florida Atlantic University (FAU), and Indian River State College (IRSC). Concluding his presentation, Mr. Corbit conveyed that the State of Florida's Grow Florida (GrowFL) website, www.growfl.com, had information and several loan packages available for local businesses, and revealed that additional research and information could be found at Florida Research Coast's website, www.floridarc.com. 4. CITY OF SEBASTIAN — AL MINNER & BETH MITCHELL Al Minner, Sebastian City Manager, conveyed that the first priority of the City Council and the Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce over the past year has been to improve Sebastian's economy through economic development. He elaborated on some of the key components of Sebastian's Economic Development Plan, as follows: • Financial Incentives for Business Development and Retention — Tax Abatement Program 4 February 18, 2010 Economic/Goal Summit II