Okaloosa County BOCC — May 15, 2013 — reading text

or be able to be served within six months by water infrastructure and a water system with a minimum excess capacity of at least 150,000 gallons per day. 10. The site must be served or be able to be served within six months by wastewater infrastructure and a wastewater treatment plant with a minimum excess capacity of 100,000 gallons per day.3 11. The site must be served or be able to be served within six months by a minimum of DS-1 or T-1 telecommunications infrastructure. 12. The site’s developable acreage must be free of recognized environmental concerns. 13. The site’s developable acreage must be free of wetlands or be able to be mitigated within 90 days. If the schedule for mitigation is longer than 90 days, mitigation must be completed prior to certification. 14. The site’s developable acreage must be free of threatened and endangered species or be able to be mitigated within 90 days. If the schedule for mitigation is longer than 90 days, mitigation must be completed prior to certification. 15. The site’s developable acreage must be free of areas of archaeological or historical significance or be able to be mitigated within 90 days. If the schedule for mitigation is longer than 90 days, mitigation must be completed prior to certification. 16. The site’s developable acreage must have soils compatible with industrial development. 17. A Site Concept Plan must be provided that shows the total and developable acreage, potential building pad, planned ingress/egress (road and rail), location of utilities (existing and proposed), and easements. The Site Concept Plan should take into consideration and note the location of development limitations such as wetlands, floodplains, and permanent easements. 3 Septic tanks are not an acceptable wastewater treatment solution. Page 5 of 8 Minimum Criteria for Industrial Park Certification Note that the criteria listed below are only the minimum criteria. The documentation that is required for each criteria can be found in the document entitled Items Required for Certification which is provided after MSC has received the Letter of Intent from the applicant. 1. The industrial park must be a minimum of 100 subdividable acres with at least one parcel in the park being a minimum of 20 developable, contiguous acres. 2. The developable acreage must be located outside of the 100-year flood zone. 3. The industrial park must be available for sale or lease (with a documented price and terms) to prospective industrial investors. If the industrial park is only available for lease, the lease term must be a minimum of 25 years. 4. The industrial park must be zoned appropriately or be able to be rezoned for industrial use within 90 days (if applicable). 5. The industrial park must be directly served or be able to be served within six months by a road that is compatible with standards for tractor-trailer access (80,000 pounds / 20,000 pounds per axle). 6. To market the industrial park as rail served, the industrial park must be served or be able to be served within 12 months by rail. 7. The industrial park must be served or be able to be served within six months by industrial quality power (a minimum of three-phase electric service). 8. The industrial park must be served or be able to be served within six months by natural gas. 9. The industrial park must be served or be able to be served within six months by water infrastructure and a water system with a minimum excess capacity of at least 300,000 gallons per day. 10. The industrial park must be served or be able to be served within six months by wastewater infrastructure and a wastewater treatment plant with a minimum excess capacity of 200,000 gallons per day.4 11. The industrial park must be served or be able to be served within six months by a minimum of DS-1 or T-1 telecommunications infrastructure. 12. The industrial park’s developable acreage must be free of recognized environmental concerns or have a plan for mitigation. 4 Septic tanks are not an acceptable wastewater treatment solution. Page 6 of 8 13. The industrial park’s developable acreage must be free of wetlands or have a plan for mitigation or be able to be mitigated within 90 days. If the schedule for mitigation is longer than 90 days, mitigation must be completed prior to certification. 14. The industrial park’s developable acreage must be free of threatened and endangered species or have a plan for mitigation or be able to be mitigated within 90 days. If the schedule for mitigation is longer than 90 days, mitigation must be completed prior to certification. 15. The industrial park’s developable acreage must be free of areas of archaeological or historical significance or have a plan for mitigation or be able to be mitigated within 90 days. If the schedule for mitigation is longer than 90 days, mitigation must be completed prior to certification. 16. The industrial park’s developable acreage must have soils compatible with industrial development. 17. A Master Development Plan that shows the location of park access roads, easements, utilities (existing and proposed), and proposed lot locations and sizes (total and developable acreage) must be submitted. The Master Development Plan should take into consideration and note the location of development limitations, such as wetlands, floodplains, and permanent easements. 18. A set of draft protective covenants that at a minimum address the following: building type, landscaping, parking, outdoor storage, setback specifications, and sign control must be submitted. 2013 Program Schedule Kick-off Meetings April 9-10, 2013 Deadline to Submit Letter of Intent May 3, 2013 Applicant Receives Phase II Site Evaluation Materials Week of May 19, 2013 Deadline to Submit a Phase II Evaluation Application June 28, 2013 Site Visit Week of July 28, 2013 Applicant Receives Notification of Selection Status / Week of September 8, 2013 Invitation to Proceed Deadline to Submit a Phase III Certification Application September 2014 Applicant Receives Notification of Certification Decision 4th Quarter 2014 Announcement Event or Press Release TBD Page 7 of 8 Recertification In order to remain certified, every site and park will have to be recertified upon expiration of the current certification. All sites will have to be recertified under the current program guidelines at the time of recertification. In most cases, the certification expiration will be five years from the date of the Army Corps of Engineers Jurisdictional Determination letter regarding wetlands. • It is important to note that the property control document(s) must be in effect for the duration of the timeframe indicated by the Jurisdictional Determination letter. • The Phase I environmental document must have a report date that approximately coincides with the date of the Jurisdictional Determination letter (based upon the judgment of MSC). If the Jurisdictional Determination letter has not been received, the expiration will occur five years from the property control document or Phase I environmental document. The expiration date for each certified site will be indicated in the certification letter provided to each applicant. Program Contacts If there are any questions regarding the materials or the application process, please contact: Lindsey Myers John Hutchinson McCallum Sweeney Consulting Gulf Power (864) 553-7038 (850) 444-6750 lmyers@mccallumsweeney.com JLHUTCHI@southernco.com This is a program of Gulf Power Company Economic Development Fund, Inc. Page 8 of 8  APPLICANT ACKNOWLEDGMENT PHASE II – SITE EVALUATION 1. _________________________ (“Applicant”) has submitted a Letter of Intent to McCallum Sweeney Consulting expressing its desire to participate in Gulf Power Economic Development Fund Inc.’s (“Gulf Power”) Industrial Site Evaluation and Certification Program (the “Program”). As described in the enclosed Industrial Site Evaluation and Certification Program Standards (“Program Standards”) which are incorporated herein by reference, the next phase of the Program (“Phase II”) involves an initial evaluation of Applicant’s proposed site. Phase II of the Program will consist of a desktop evaluation of the Applicant’s responses to the enclosed Site and Community Questionnaire and Items Required for Certification, a site visit by McCallum Sweeney and a Phase II deliverable to the Applicant. 2. The fee for the Phase II evaluation is $5,500 per site (the “Evaluation Fee”). Gulf Power will pay McCallum Sweeney the Evaluation Fee upon McCallum Sweeney’s receipt of Applicant’s responses to the Site and Community Questionnaire and Items Required for Certification. Applicant agrees that it will be responsible for reimbursing Gulf Power one-half of the Evaluation Fee. Applicant further acknowledges that Applicant’s obligation to pay Gulf Power for one-half of the Evaluation Fee is not in any way contingent upon Applicant’s participation in Phase III of the Program. Applicant will be responsible for paying Gulf Power regardless of whether Applicant participates in Phase III of the Program. 3. Within 10 (ten) business days of paying the Evaluation Fee, Gulf Power will submit an invoice for one-half of the Evaluation Fee to Applicant. Within thirty (30) business days of receiving Gulf Power’s invoice, Applicant will remit payment of Gulf Power’s invoice to the following: Gulf Power Economic Development Fund, Inc. Attn: John Hutchinson – Bin 601 1 Energy Place Pensacola, FL 32520 The Phase II deliverables will not be released to Applicant until Applicant has remitted payment for its portion of the Evaluation Fee to Gulf Power. 4. Through its signature below, Applicant acknowledges it is a governmental entity, that the Site is owned by it, and the Applicant agrees to be bound by the Program Standards and to reimburse Gulf Power for one-half of the Evaluation Fee as set forth above. ___________________________ (Applicant Name) By: ___________________________ (Authorized Signatory) Date: ___________________________  APPLICANT ACKNOWLEDGMENT