2012-002 Tri-City Partnership RESOLUTION: 2012 -002
A RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO THE CREATION OF A TRI -CITY
PARTNERSHIP FOR THE CITIES OF APOPKA, OCOEE AND
WINTER GARDEN; ESTABLISHING A NAME; ESTABLISHING
GOALS; ESTABLISHING MEMBERS; ESTABLISHING MEETING
TIME FRAMES; PROVIDING FOR FUNDING AND STAFF SUPPORT;
PROVIDING FOR TERMINATION.
WHEREAS, the Cities of Apopka, Ocoee and Winter Garden desire to work together on
mutually beneficial goals and projects that enhance the quality of life and local
economy for each jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Apopka, Ocoee and Winter Garden have been working together for
the last year to explore opportunities to promote economic development along
the SR 429 Corridor to encourage business growth within their jurisdictions and
to identify targeted industry clusters, regional catalysts, and economic
opportunities to create new jobs within their respective communities; and.
WHEREAS, the Cities of Apopka, Ocoee and Winter Garden shall work together through a
new organization to be permanently named at a later date, but which shall
currently be referred to as the Tri -City Partnership; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Apopka, Ocoee and Winter Garden shall coordinate resources to
work together through a new organization to improve service delivery and
promote economic development by expanding community wealth, regional
growth, transportation infrastructure, education, arts, and cultural opportunities;
and
WHEREAS, the Tri -City Partnership represents an established population of approximately
120,000 residents and over 60,000 employees giving the Partnership parity with
the largest cities, communities, downtowns, and business activity centers in the
Metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, the Tri -City Partnership shall establish a name, marketing program,
demographics, economic profile, and list of priorities to be pursued over the
next two years; and
WHEREAS, the Tri -City Partnership shall form an Advisory Board to be comprised of
members within the Tri -City Partnership to be selected by the Cities of Apopka,
Ocoee and Winter Garden; and
WHEREAS, the Tri City Partnership shall need staff support to complete the work tasks
described in the Resolution, such that each jurisdiction shall designate a staff
person or persons to work on a technical committee on behalf of the
Partnership; and
WHEREAS, the Tri -City Partnership shall need funding to complete work tasks and
priorities and each jurisdiction will need to budget funds for the Partnership.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
OCOEE, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. CREATION. There is hereby created a Tri -City Partnership composed of the
cities of Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Garden, Florida, which shall be referred to
as the "Partnership." The Mayor and City Commissions of each city forming the
Partnership may meet jointly at periodic times to discuss matters of mutual
interest.
SECTION 2. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP. Six representatives identified below,
each of whom will be confirmed by adoption of this resolution by each City
Council, shall constitute an initial Advisory Board to this Partnership. Each City
shall, in the event of a vacancy of one of its representatives on the Advisory
Board due to relocation, resignation, death, disability, or any other cause,
nominate a replacement, and such nominee shall be appointed by vote of the
City Council.
For the first year the Advisory board shall be composed of the two City Staff
members from each City listed as follows:
Apopka Chief Administrative Officer and Staff Designee
Ocoee City Manager and Staff Designee
Winter Garden City Manager and Staff Designee
SECTION 3. DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND GUIDELINES. The Advisory Board shall
adopt a scope of work and timeline by the end of their third meeting. The
Advisory Board shall recommend a name for the organization, determine a
boundary, prepare a demographic profile, conduct economic analysis, determine
priorities and establish a marketing strategy. These work tasks shall be
submitted to the respective City Councils for review and adoption prior to the
termination date.
SECTION 4. MEETINGS. At its initial meeting, the Advisory Board shall establish a schedule
of regular meetings, including times and locations which shall be at least
quarterly and rotate between the three Cities. The Advisory Board may, during
the course of its existence, recommend additional Advisory Board members to
participate and provide technical and community input, subject to concurrence
by each City Council.
SECTION 5. STAFF SUPPORT AND ROTATING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. The
Partnership and its Advisory Board shall be entitled to staff support that will be
provided by the Cities of Apopka, Ocoee and Winter Garden. Additional
support shall be provided as needed, and a budget shall be created to provide
additional support. Each jurisdiction shall designate a staff person to provide
staff support. Each jurisdiction may be asked to provide additional staff support
as required. An Executive Director shall be designated on a rotating basis,
which shall rotate approximately every six months as follows:
1. Winter Garden
• 2. Ocoee
3. Apopka
SECTION 6. RULES OF PROCEDURE. The Advisory Board shall, by a majority vote of its
membership, adopt rules of procedure to assist in accomplishing its purpose,
and all meetings of the Advisory Board shall be conducted pursuant to those
rules.
SECTION 7. ADVISORY NATURE OF THE ADVISORY BOARD. The recommendations
of the Advisory Board are advisory only and are subject to approval, revisions
and amendments as each City Council may elect.
SECTION 8. FUNDING. Each' City shall initially set aside $5,000 in working funds for the
Partnership. The acting Executive Director will be responsible for requesting
funds from each jurisdiction and managing those funds and reporting back to
the Partnership on the status of the budget on a quarterly basis.
SECTION 9. TERMINATION AND CESSATION OF REGULAR MEETINGS. Unless
terminated sooner by the Partnership, the Tri -City Partnership shall be
terminated on December 31, 2013 unless the Cities of Apopka, Ocoee and
Winter Garden amend the resolution to extend the Partnership for additional
year
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of Ocoee, Florida this 1
day of FPaptu(9" -, 2012.
APPROVED:
ATTEST: CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
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Bet berry, CMC, City ter S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor
(SEAL)
FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY APPROVED BY THE OCOEE CITY
THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA; COMMISSION AT A MEETING HELD
APPROVED AS TO FORM ON V n a •
this 'P day of , 2012 UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO: \ .
SHUFFIELD, LOWMAN & WILSON PA
By:
Cit Attorney