The mission of the Business Development Committee is to encourage the commitment of leadership and resources toward creating a vital, livable, walkable community where business is supported and sustained, and where the character of the community (e.g. Nature, History, Space) is appropriately considered and incorporated, while seeking to enhance county and city economic development efforts.
The Business Development committee’s pilot projects include: the creation an Arts/Entertainment District in downtown Titusville (from Julia Street to Garden Street) that, ultimately, connects with Sandpoint and Marina Parks and the purchase and rebirth of Miracle City Mall as a streetscape multi-use destination.
Where possible, we will first seek to maximize existing local businesses and add new concepts to create a vibrant, optimal marketing mix in the downtown district. Once this endeavor is successfully initiated, we will tackle other projects on the list below.
The approach to be used will be a Weed, Feed & Seed approach. While committee work may be done simultaneously, we will be disciplined and complete steps as sequentially as possible.
- Asset Inventory (Weed)
Inventory the current downtown district (Julia Street to Garden Street) and identify what buildings or properties should be improved as the concept is implemented. The subcommittee co-chairs will determine what actions to take (e.g., discussions with business or property owners, city officials, etc.) as deemed appropriate. - Development (Feed)
Identify successful businesses and businesses that have the potential to be more successful and help match them with appropriate resources. This sub-committee will survey all community resources for businesses (e.g., RSVP, Chamber of Commerce, etc.). This subcommittee may be asked to assist with the Chamber of Commerce’s Loyalty Card program to help expand the downtown district. - Revitalization (Seed)
Using the 12 Steps to Revitalization from the Brookings Institution and the City of Titusville’s Community Redevelopment Plan, this committee will help plan the Entertainment District (Arts – Retail – Culture – Food) and complete all the steps necessary for successful implementation. Note: Research indicates four to six hours of walkable “entertainment” is needed in order to reach “critical mass” for revitalization efforts to become “unstoppable.”
Projects of the Business Development Committee
Pilot Project 1
Downtown Arts/Entertainment District – Julia Street through Broad Street
Pilot Project 2
Miracle City Mall (as it comes online)
Future Projects
In no order of importance, the projects or locations listed below will be considered for future implementation upon successful completion of the pilot projects.
- Business Development of the Corridors/Chain Restaurants — Hwy 50/I-95, Garden/I-95, U.S. 1 (minus downtown). Note: recommendations from the Corridors committee will be sought.
- Sandpoint Amphitheater
- Arts Museum / Children’s Discovery Museum Center
- Downtown Aquarium
- Town Center (new civic structure, open space plaza, storm water pond, mixed use entertainment facility, parking garage).
- Large Hotel/ Conference Center
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