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<br /> <br /> <br />PAGE 71 <br /> <br />GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale <br />Policy 1.8: <br />On an ongoing basis, the county, through the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce and other economic <br />development groups designated by the Board of County Commissioners, shall emphasize Indian River County’s <br />advantages over other regions as part of marketing efforts. This will include highlighting the County’s low crime rate <br />compared to areas like South Florida. <br />No Change <br />Policy 1.9: <br />By March of every year, the Economic Development Division of the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce shall <br />develop a marketing plan that specifies actions that will be taken during the next fiscal year to market the county’s <br />economic development potential. The marketing plan shall provide detailed budget information pertaining to any funds <br />that the Chamber of Commerce is requesting from the Board of County Commissioners for the upcoming fiscal year. <br />Before the marketing plan and request for funds is submitted to the Board, the plan shall be presented to and approved <br />by the Economic Development Council. <br />No Change <br />Policy 1.10: <br />The Indian River County Chamber of Commerce and other economic development groups designated by the Board of <br />County Commissioners shall promote services provided by the Vero Beach Regional Airport, the Sebastian Municipal <br />Airport, and the Melbourne International Airport in their economic development and tourism marketing efforts. <br />No Change <br />Objective 2: <br />Diversified <br />Economic <br />Growth <br />Between 2010 and 2020, Indian River County will increase the number of jobs in the county’s new high wage target <br />industries by 1,000. Revise Update targets and Time frames <br />Policy 2.1: <br />The County shall focus its industrial/business/technology/research expansion efforts on attracting and expanding clean, <br />small-scale light manufacturing and assembly industries and those industries identified in County target industry studies, <br />as applicable. <br />No Change <br />Policy 2.2: <br />The county shall encourage the expansion of existing industries and attraction of new industries that are within the <br />target industries list (Policy 2.5) by offering the following county adopted economic development incentives and <br />assistance: "The county shall encourage the expansion of existing industries and attraction of new industries that are <br />within the target industries list (Policy 2.5) by offering the following county adopted economic development incentives <br />and assistance: <br />• Local Jobs Grant Program; <br />• Traffic, Water, and Sewer Impact Fee Financing; <br />• Utility Deposit Waivers; <br />• Expedited permitting; <br />• Maintenance of sufficient infrastructure capacity (roads, water, sewer); <br />• Provision of Industrial Revenue Bonds; <br />• Provision of job training through Indian River State College; <br />• Provision of workforce training incentives from CareerSource Research Coast; <br />• Assistance with federal or state grant applications (such as Community Development Block Grants); <br />• State Qualified Target Industry Tax Refund Program; and <br />Revise Remove “and” from last statement (incomplete) <br />Policy 2.3: <br />The county planning division shall track the number of jobs in target industries annually and provide a report to the EDC. <br />The report shall include, but not be limited to, the total number of jobs by NAICS target industry category, the average <br />wage by each NAICS target industry category, the percent and numeric change from the prior year for both the total jobs <br />and their average annual wages. Annual data shall be provided for multiple years. <br />No Change Note: EDC is not spelled out prior to this policy. Only spelled out in DIA.