Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 1791 amend comphrensive plan — reading text

Policy 2: The City encouraoes the full utilization by businesses and industries of the economic development enhancement proorams implemented by the Leoislature for the purpose of the development and expansion of permanent iob opportunities. especially for the economically disadvantaoed. brownfield desionations. tax incentives. community Page 4 of 10 Ord. 1791  development corporations. and other proorams desioned to enhance economic and employment opportunities. Policy 3: The City will amend its Land Development Code by 2011 to allow development or redevelopment which is listed on the T aroeted Industries List and which also oenerates a minimum of 15 additional iobs or strenothens existino industries bY means of transportation. or labor. or education. or expanded market or materials. to reQuest a waiver of impact fees. or reQuest subsidies. or other incentives bY City Council. OBJECTIVE 1.3.3 Economic Development Representative/Agencies The City of Fort Walton Beach will desionate an Economic Development Representative/ Aoency. The representative will serve as the lead aoency for implementino this Element and the coordination of City economic development activities and initiatives. Policy 1: The City will develop and annually update the five- year economic development strateaic plan to attract appropriate business and industry. The plan will be coordinated with the Land Development Code and the Comprehensive Plan. Policy 2: The. City will continue to maintain the followino with the resources available: 1. An updated inventory of taroeted infill development sites. 2. A record of available electricity. water. sewer. and natural oas capacity and its per unit cost. 3. An inventory of Fort Walton Beach labor force characteristics. 4. Demooraphic and statistical Fort Walton Beach data to distribute promotional information. Policy 3: The desionated economic development representative will be responsible for coordination of visits bY prospective business and industry representatives and serve as the liaison with oovemmental aoencies. Policy 4: The City encouraoes the use of innovative methods of financino for infrastructure and services. wherever possible. to minimize increases in the current and future tax burden. Policy 5: The City continues to initiate efforts and support the efforts of other aoencies to obtain orant monies and other funds desioned to assist local economic development initiatives to increase employment opportunities. Policy 6: The City. throuoh its partnership with the Okaloosa Economic Development Corporation. will encouraoe advertisino. promotional activities. and other sales and marketino techniQues to attract new technolooy- based business to the commerce and technolooy park. Page 5 of 10 Ord. 1791  Policy 7: The City utilizes its various departments for internship opportunities. school visits. and presentations to educate students on the role of oovernment in the local economy. Policy 8: The City. throuoh its partnership with the Okaloosa Economic Development Corporation and Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce. encouraoes iob creation. diversified economic orowth. and increased employment. Policy 9: The City. throuoh its partnership with the Small Business Association and the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce. will pursue a reoulated pushcart vendor prooram which will offer local produce. fresh cut flora. and locally- made commerce at The Brooks Street Landino to encouraoe entrepreneurs and foster a uniQue. vibrant waterfront villaoe by 2014. Policy 10: The City monitors the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan to ensure that appropriate Quantities of land are available to support actual/proiected commercial/industrial orowth. Policy 11: The City will compile by 2010 and continue to maintain a Taroeted Industries List. This list will be reviewed and uPdated every five years. This list will be made available to the public at the Fort Walton Beach City Clerks Office. Obiective 1.3. 4. Public/Private Partnerships Recoonizino the current trend towards decentralization or elimination of federal financial assistance for community and economic development proiects. the City will encouraoe the development of public/private partnerships. Policy 1: The City encouraoes partnerships between existino and potential businesses and educational institutions to develop prOQrams that will utilize new and existino technolooies as they become available and widely utilized in the marketplace. Policy 2: By 2014. the City will explore opportunities for public/ private partnerships to establish a bicycle prooram for participatino businesses. In coniunction with the prooram. the city will adopt a bicycle and pedestrian action plan as a component of the Transportation Element. Policy 3: The City will continue to encouraoe the presence and expansion of university prOQrams within the City and incorcorate specific strateoies within the 5- Year Strateoic Economic Development Plan. Policy 4: The City will promote Partners for Parks prooram to a encouraoe private sponsorships for pedestrian and park facilities throuoh the Recreation and Cultural Services Department. Obiective 1. 3. 5. Sustainabilitv Page 6 of 10 Ord. 1791  Recoonizino that sustainability is a critical issue to becomino a first class competitive local economy. the City will promote itself as a " oreen local oovernment" and continue to expand and promote proorams such as alternative modes of transit. oreenways alono maior arterials. xeriscape landscapino practices. and water re- use proorams. amono others. Policy 1: The City will work toward obtainino the Florida Green Buildino Coalition' s certified Green Local Government status to promote alternative eneroies and a cleaner environment and improve environmental performance throuoh measurable criteria. by November 2010. Policy 2: The City will encouraoe renewable eneroy industries such as wind and solar to locate in areas desionated as non- iurisdictional wetlands by developino a taroet list of industries and potential sites by 2013. Policy 3: The City will. throuoh consistent implementation of its Land Development Code. protect its environmental resources and will seek to maintain and improve its recreational resources to provide an attractive environment for businesses and industry and their employees. Policy 4: The City ensures that the types of new and expandino business and industry in Fort Walton Beach will contribute to maintainino a clean environment by meetino all applicable local. state and federal ouidelines. Obiective 1. 3. 6. Creative Arts and Cultural Tourism The City will continue and strenothen cultural tourism. recoonizino that the creative arts and cultural heritaoe industries play a maior role in buildino and sustainino economically vibrant communities by oeneratino iobs. revenue and tourism. and also realizino that the City offers a uniQue heritaoe to the State and the Countrv. Policy 1: The City. throuoh its Community Redevelopment Area. will investiaate the idea of a prominent cateway feature that miaht include art or sculpture. at the base of the Brooks Bridoe. to draw attraction to the Brooks Landino. and also create a vibrant oateway into the City' s cultural center by 2012. Policy 2: The City promotes its rich militarv heritaoe bY encouraoino and promotino the development of a Militarv Heritaoe Tour- a network of militarv tributes alono City oateways-- bY November 2014. Policy 3: By 2014. the City will support the desionation of the Emerald Coast Florida Birdino Trail in coni unction with the Senior Center. the Florida Game and Fish Commission. and the National Audubon Society' s Great Florida Birdino Trail. to taroet specific marketino efforts to the birdino community worldwide. Page 7 of 10 Ord. 1791 Policy 4: The City will study the feasibility of establishino a destination- type pedestrian attraction which promotes local maritime historv. celestial navioation proorams. and a maritime museum alono the waterfront to enhance tourist appeal. The desionated economic development representative will complete essential studies and provide a report to the City Council by 2016. Policy 5: The City will study the feasibility of establishino a destination- type culinarv niche which promotes the Okaloosa Applied Technoloay Center's relationship with the Culinarv Art Institute. to provide a uniQue and interactive culinarv experience. Essential studies and report will be provided to the City Council by 2015. Policy 6: The City promotes local heritaoe by encouraoino the development and expansion of Native American- owned business and industrv. Established businesses which meet this definition may reQuest a reduction of business and permit fees from the City Council. Policy 7: Many historic treasures are located alono First Street. includino the Fort Walton School House. the Indian Temple Mound. and churches which are nearly a century old with the finest acoustic settinos and internationally recoonized musicians. Therefore. the City encouraoes the clusterino of cultural enrichment venues in proximity to the Indian Temple Mound and First Street. and supports the promotion of this heritaoe and cultural area to tourists. Policy 8: In coniunction with the promotion and enhancement of the Heritaoe and Cultural Arts Cluster. the City will incoroorate a historic walkino tour on First Street as part of the CRA' s adopted schedule to improve the streetscaoe. The tour will include markers and a " walk of fame" which profiles the city' s most sionificant early residents and structures. Policy 9: The City supports and promotes the ethnic services industry alono Beal Parkway by encouraoino innovative techniQues for promotion and entrepreneurship within the 5- year Strateaic Economic Development Plan. Obiective 1.3. 7. Waterfront Development The City will continue to implement the 2006 Chartino the Course Fort Walton Beach Waterfront Vision Plan in coniunction with the Fort Walton Beach Waterfronts Florida Partnership Committee. Policy 1: The City. throuoh the CRA and the FWB Waterfront Committee. will improve access to the coastline for all residents and tourists by continuino to provide incentives to property owners who provide boardwalk easements from Brooks Bridoe and the Brooks Street Landino to Liza Jackson Park. The CRA will provide fundino for the construction and maintenance of the boardwalk or develop incentives for the property owner to construct and/ or maintain the boardwalk. Page 8 of 10 Ord. 1791  Policy 2: The City will develop a waterfront stratecic plan by 2014 in accordance with the 2006 Chartina the Course Fort