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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/28/2020 Indian River County Florida Indian River County Administration Complex 1801 27th Street, Building A Vero Beach, Florida, 32960-3388 www ircgov.com OVER ,4' %Q ice r te / ' . , *. . *. 1ZoRIoy' Special Call Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, October 28, 2020 2:00 PM Commission Chambers This meeting can be attended virtually via Zoom. Instructions can be found with this agenda and also online at www.ircgov.com. Board of County Commissioners Chairman Susan Adams Vice Chairman Joseph E. Flescher Commissioner Tim Zorc Commissioner Peter D. O'Bryan Commissioner Bob Solari Jason E. Brown, County Administrator Dylan Reingold, County Attorney Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Randi Wardlow, Deputy Clerk Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes-Final October 28,2020 1. CALL TO ORDER 1.A. ROLL CALL Present: 5- Chairman Susan Adams Vice Chairman Joseph Flescher Commissioner Tim Zorc Commissioner Peter O'Bryan Commissioner Bob Solari 2.A. A MOMENT OF SILENT REFLECTION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 2.B. INVOCATION Commissioner Joseph E.Flescher,Vice Chairman 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner Tim Zorc 4. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA/EMERGENCY ITEMS A motion was made by Commissioner O'Bryan,seconded by Vice Chairman Flescher, to approve the Agenda as presented. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Chairman Adams,Vice Chairman Flescher, Commissioner Zorc, Commissioner O'Bryan, and Commissioner Solari 5. PUBLIC ITEMS A. PUBLIC HEARINGS PROOF OF PUBLICATION OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR HEARING IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD 5.A.1. 20-2081 Consideration of PCP Tactical LLC's Request For an Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption(Tax Abatement) [Legislative] Recommended Action: Staff and the Economic Development Council recommend that recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve the tax abatement application and: 1.Find that the PCP Tactical,LLC facility qualifies as a"Expansion of an Existing Business"under the tax abatement ordinance; and 2.Find that the application scores in the highest tax abatement award category under the adopted scoring guidelines; and 3. Grant a tax abatement using the schedule for up to the highest award category,with up to the 10 year abatement period to begin in 2023 (a lower award category may be applied if company's performance results in it meeting lower average wage and/or lower#of provided jobs); and 4.Approve the attached ordinance granting an economic development ad valorem tax Indian River County Florida Page 1 Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes-Final October 28, 2020 exemption to PCP Tactical,LLC; and 5.Authorize the chairman to execute the Economic Development Tax Exemption Agreement For PCP Tactical,LLC Facility. Attachments: Staff Report Chapter 1100 Tax Abatement Ordinance PCP Tax Abatement Application ED Element-Policy 2.5 Scoring Guidelines Scoring&Projected Taxes Abated COC Economic Impact Report PAO Report Tax Exemption Ordinance Tax Exemption Agreement Affidavit of Publication.pdf Chief of Long Range Planning Bill Schutt appeared before the Board to present a request for an Ad Valorem Tax Exemption(Tax Abatement)from local manufacturer PCP Tactical,LLC (PCP). Chief Schutt utilized a PowerPoint presentation to detail PCP's expansion plans, and to discuss staffs analysis of the company's Tax Abatement application. The presentation closed with staffs recommendation to approve a ten-year tax abatement, as well as the required ordinance and agreement. Chairman Adams opened the public hearing for comments. The following people addressed the Board: Helene Caseltine,Economic Development Director,Indian River County Chamber of Commerce Phil Matson, Community Development Director There being no further comments,the Chairman closed the public hearing. The Commissioners wrapped-up discussion with comments regarding the success of the Tax Abatement program. A motion was made by Commissioner O'Bryan,seconded by Commissioner Solari,to approve staffs recommendation,and adopt Ordinance 2020-014, creating a new Section 1100.15(Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption granted to PCP Tactical, LLC ("Business")) of Chapter 1100(Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption)of Title XI (Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption)of the Code of Indian River County granting an Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption to PCP Tactical, LLC; making findings and providing for severability and an effective date. The motion carried by the following vote: Indian River County Florida Page 2 Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes-Final October 28,2020 Aye: 5- Chairman Adams,Vice Chairman Flescher, Commissioner Zorc, Commissioner O'Bryan, and Commissioner Solari 6. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business,the Chairman adjourned the meeting at 2:10 p.m. Indian River County Florida Page 3 Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes—Final October 28,2020 "0 to MIs ° ATTEST: �;c� s/of.. • ;fir; ' Imo- . / 7 _ / � _ y; �. L Jeffrey R. Smith, CPA, CGFO, CGMA o-=ph E.Flesch Chairman ,ti: ql, :: : Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller -'69 • 4.' c? By: / 1 PV /�/ Approved: February 2. 2021 Deputy Clerk SpecialCall/RW/2020 Minutes Indian River County Florida Page 4