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Comprehensive Plan Economic Development Element <br />on enhancing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics curriculum in K-12 schools. <br />OBJECTIVE 4: Facilitate Economic Development <br />By 2015, the county and municipalities within the County shall have at least two additional <br />established industrial/business/technology/research parks (for a total of 4 parks) with sufficient land <br />and adequate infrastructure to accommodate new or expanding businesses. At least one of these <br />parks should be developed for Biotech/research/technology industries. <br />Policy 4. 1: ' By 2010, the County shall establish an Indian River County Consortium for Life Science <br />Research and Technology Advancement with appropriate local governments, employment agencies, <br />institutions of higher education and other applicable entities, whose mission shall be to: <br />1. Promote and support the growth of existing key and emerging economic sectors; and <br />2. Provide legislative and governmental policies to support economic development; and <br />3. Make available physical infrastructure to support development, manufacturing, and <br />commercialization of products; and <br />4. Provide and support emerging technologies; and <br />5. Leverage the county's current K-12 schools with a focus on enhancing the Science, <br />Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics related foundation for education; and <br />6. Create a profusion of higher education opportunities within the targeted sectors to <br />enhance our competitive opportunities; and <br />7. Provide entrepreneurial, management expertise, a well trained, skilled, educated <br />workforce; and <br />8. Foster a synergy and interaction of venture capital, legal, scientists, entrepreneurs, <br />and financers to create product development; and <br />9. Identify and increase investments needed to enhance a competitive advantage; and <br />10. Provide the awareness, advocacy, and expressed will of stakeholders to support <br />economic development. <br />Policy 4.2: The County, through its Professional Services Advisory Committee, shall review and <br />evaluate the county's land development regulations on an annual basis. Any regulations that might <br />impede economic development will be considered and evaluated by the Professional Services <br />Advisory Committee for possible revision. <br />Policy 4.3: The County shall maintain its policies, regulations, information, and application forms <br />on the county website. <br />Policy 4.4: The County shall continue to maintain its database of capacity and demand information <br />for all concurrency related services and facilities. The county will use this database to program <br />Community Development Department Indian River County 49 <br />