Economic Development Authority

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY of the CITY OF HAMPTON, VIRGINIA Minutes – Regular Meeting June 18, 2013 – 8:30 A.M. EDA Conference Room CALL Chair Joseph called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. TO ORDER DIRECTORS James R. Joseph, Anne W. Shuford, Wallace C. Arnold, Dr. Lewis PRESENT J. Bellinger and Ben A. Williams, III. Also present were Secretary -Treasurer Michael A. Yaskowsky and EDA Attorney S. Frear Hawkins, II. GUESTS Steve Mallon – Craig Davis Properties PRESENT Jim Carroll – Small Business Development Center Debra Farley – Small Business Development Center STAFF Leonard Sledge, Pete Peterson, Vanessa Valldejuli, Terry O’Neill, PRESENT Bonnie Brown, Robin McCormick, Anthony Reyes, Ellen Templeton, Susan Borland, Daniel Girouard, Amy Jordan, Jessica Spencer and Teresa Hudgins MINUTES Chair Joseph stated the Minutes of the May 21, 2013 EDA board meeting were distributed. A motion was made by Mr. Williams and seconded by Ms. Shuford to approve the minutes as presented. The motion carried. PRESENTATION Mr. Yaskowsky introduced Mr. Jim Carroll with the Small VIRGINIA Business Development Center. Mr. Carroll introduced Debra SBDC Farley and said she was recognized as the number one SBDC counselor in the State of Virginia. Mr. Carroll gave a presentation on the 2012 Performance Statistics and distributed copies of the SBDC Strategic Continuum. Mr. Williams asked Mr. Carroll if he was familiar with the EDA loan program and if there were any opportunities to work with the incubators on business training. Mr. Carroll said he was familiar with the loan program and he has not had any formal discussions with Mr. Flake. Mr. Joseph thanked Mr. Carroll and Ms. Farley for attending the meeting. LOAN Mr. Arnold reviewed the Loan Status Report as follows: PROGRAM  Staff will follow-up with The Healthy Connection  I Love Your Style will meet with the Loan Review Committee on June 24th  Quadros & Associates continues its collection efforts on the Touch of Class Fencing loan and line of credit ECONOMIC Mr. Yaskowsky stated the updated Status Report on EDA Actions DEVELOPMENT was included in the package. Other items of interest: REPORT  LeCam has completed all work; awaiting the final invoice  Staff is working on various projects  Kimley Horn has started on the Phase 2 Stormwater Feasibility Study at HRC North  The following retail businesses are open: Wing Zone, Rita’s, Goodwood and the Barking Dog  Letters were mailed last week to property owners in the Langley Clear Zone area  The Disparity Study public meeting was held on June 4th  Staff attended the NASA reception at the Virginia Air & Space Center on May 28th  We received very good feedback on the HREDA/VEDP tour at the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute  Staff is attending the VEDP meeting in Richmond on Friday  Staff will be attending the 2013 Virginia Small Businesses Thinking Big Conference on June 28th  Ellen Templeton will be on a marketing mission with HREDA from July 17 – 19 in North and South Carolina Mr. Yaskowsky distributed copies of several newspaper articles. Mr. Arnold reported he attended an open session meeting held at the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce to identify community contributions to the military mission outside of the base presence. Bruce Sturk also attended the meeting. Dr. Bellinger added we should continually monitor the needs and plans of the VA Medical Center. Mr. Yaskowsky said Bruce Sturk meets with them monthly and there is a new director. He suggested we invite him to an EDA meeting to provide an update or we could arrange an off-site meeting and tour of the facility. Mr. Joseph said we need to determine the appropriate next steps regarding the widening of Saunders Road to Route 17 and approach the City of Newport News to get a definite timeframe on their road improvement plan since the Commander Shepard Boulevard extension is near completion. RESOLUTION Mr. Girouard presented a Resolution of the Economic LEASE OF Development Authority of the City of Hampton, Virginia .83 ± ACRE approving a lease of .83± acre of land in Langley Research and LANGLEY Development Park to the City of Hampton, Virginia for use by RESEARCH Public Works for a temporary storage yard. AND DEVELOPMENT A motion was made by Mr. Williams and seconded by Dr. PARK Bellinger to approve the Resolution as presented. A roll call vote was taken which resulted as follows: 2  Ayes: Arnold, Bellinger, Williams, Shuford and Joseph Nays: None RESOLUTION Mr. Girouard presented a Resolution authorizing the granting of an INGRESS/EGRESS Ingress/Egress and Utilities Easement to the City of Hampton, AND UTILITIES Virginia on property owned by the Economic Development EASEMENT Authority of the City of Hampton, Virginia located in Langley LANGLEY Research and Development Park. RESEARCH AND A motion was made by Mr. Williams and seconded by Ms. DEVELOPMENT Shuford to approve the Resolution as presented. A roll call vote PARK was taken which resulted as follows: Ayes: Arnold, Bellinger, Williams, Shuford and Joseph Nays: None RESOLUTION Mr. Girouard presented a Resolution of the Economic TEMPORARY Development Authority of the City of Hampton, Virginia RIGHT OF approving a Temporary Right of Entry Agreement with the City ENTRY HRC of Hampton, Virginia on land located in Hampton Roads Center NORTH North Campus to conduct maintenance work as needed. A motion was made by Mr. Williams and seconded by Ms. Shuford to approve the Resolution as presented. A roll call vote was taken which resulted as follows: Ayes: Arnold, Bellinger, Williams, Shuford and Joseph Nays: None RESOLUTION Mr. Girouard presented a Resolution approving the Economic HUSBI AND Development Authority of the City of Hampton, Virginia entering PTI into sponsorship agreements with the Hampton University Small AGREEMENTS Business Incubator (“HUSBI”) and the Peninsula Technology Incubator (“PTI”) for Fiscal Year 2014. Ms. Shuford added the Incubator Committee was pleased with the activity of both incubators. Mr. Arnold questioned the funding distribution and there was a discussion on the funding levels. The Incubator Committee will evaluate the program effectiveness and funding levels for the next fiscal year. A motion was made by Mr. Arnold and seconded by Mr. Williams to approve the Resolution as presented. A roll call vote was taken which resulted as follows: Ayes: Arnold, Bellinger, Williams and Shuford Nays: None OTHER Mr. Williams reported the nominating committee recommends BUSINESS Leonard L. Sledge as Secretary/Treasurer and Daniel B. Girouard as Assistant Secretary/Treasurer for the remainder of the 2013 calendar year. 3  A motion was made by Mr. Williams and seconded by Dr. Bellinger to approve the officers as recommended. A roll call vote was taken which resulted as follows: Ayes: Arnold, Bellinger, Williams, Shuford and Joseph Nays: None Mr. Yaskowsky thanked the board members and said it was an honor and privilege to serve. Mr. Joseph complimented Mr. Sledge on meeting one-on-one with board members to discuss EDA priorities. Mr. Peterson said City Council would be appointing someone to the vacant EDA position. If anyone has a recommendation, please let City Council know. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:40 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Michael A. Yaskowsky Secretary-Treasurer MAY/tbh 4