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build another 150,000 s.f. super store in the City, the proposed Walmart site on U.S. 17- 92 is an ideal location to house the proposed facility. Additionally, staff is looking at an alternative site for a smaller youth sports facility on the City's 15 acres, should the Robbins project not move forward. The sports facility concept has also been strongly suggested to the Jai Alai owners. Staff has continued to explore "game changer" initiatives for the City as follows: • Indoor Amateur Sports facility -- Researched the requirements to establish such a facility through conversations with the management company American Sports Centers. Explored and ruled out the possibility of placing such a facility on the City Center property. Met with County parks staff to discuss County sports facility needs. Met with the new owners of Jai Alia explored possibility of the Sports Facility for that location. • Digital Media Business Cluster and Incubator -- Thoroughly researched business incubators including trips to UCF, Sanford Business Incubator and Winter Springs Business Incubator. Evaluated the potential of establishing a digital media business incubator at the Wachovia building and the Bally building on SR 436. Met with Chief Operating Officer Ken Goldstone, of Full Sail University to discuss partnering possibilities including expanding Full Sail into Casselberry, and establishing a digital media incubator in the City. Continued to evaluate the use of federal Economic Development Agency grants. Arranged to submit for the Space Coast job creations grant for relocation of Industrial Smoke and Mirrors to the Microvia site. • Other: Restaurant Row/ Culinary Arts Cluster -- Explored this concept with Chef Keith Keogh recognizing that this possibility is predicated first on the establishment of Estados 11 on the Lake Concord property. ACTION ITEM #2: Define the City —find a niche through means of economic development, events, programming, and /or branding. tom- Paddlefest 2011 Together with Friends of the Park and Travel Country, the City hosted the first Get Outdoors! Casselberry paddlefest event at Secret Lake Park on July 23`d The City held the Autumn Rock 'n' Run 5k featuring a lot of high energy and live music on Saturday, September 10, 2011. Approximately 1600 runners participated. Programs such as Movie in the Park and other Art House programs continued.