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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: September 16, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Nathan Sparks, EDC - Executive Director
SUBJECT: Gulf Power Application Acknowledgement Phase III - Site Certification
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request the Board ratify acknowledgement document allowing Gulf
Power to proceed with Phase III site certification in Okaloosa County.
BACKGROUND: Gulf Power launched Florida’s first site certification program. The intent of this
initiative is to help publicly-owned sites become certified, reducing the time and expense for
businesses to locate here. The site certification program is designed to provide prospective
businesses with comprehensive data on a site, assist communities with marketing them, and certify
that the locations are ready for industrial development - it expedites the development process
thereby saving time and money.
On March 4, 2014, the Board approved Staff issuing a RFP for engineering related to Phase III of
the Gulf Power site certification program. This work complete, staff received the Phase III
acknowledgement from the Economic Development Council on September 5, 2014 with a deadline
for submitting the document for consideration September 9, 2014.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends Board ratify acknowledgement of Phase III-site
certification by Gulf Power.