DRAFT AGENDA FOR AUGUST MEETING

SMART GROWTH COMMITTEE

 

Time and Place: Wednesday, August 20, 6-8 p.m., 1^st Floor, Lee County Administration Building 2115 Second Street, Fort Myers Florida.

 

1.           Call To Order, Introductions, Review of Agenda

 

2.           Administrative Matters

 

A.                 Minutes of June 18, 2003   (Attachment 2A)

 

Action Needed: Accept and Approve the minutes as amended by discussion of the members.

 

3.           Action and Recommendations Section

 

A.                 Community Character Issues to Recommendations.  (Attachment 3A)

 

Action Needed: Review and amend preliminary recommendations for action.  The preliminary recommendations are attached.

 

4.           Other Business

 

A.                 Preliminary Outreach Strategy:

1.   Develop a Speaking Engagement List

2.   Review Recommendations with each Community Planning Organization.  (A staff report will need to be developed for each community, describing potential impact of recommendations)

3.   Meet with each appropriate County advisory body and staff.  (A Committee chairman will be needed for these; staff will work with appropriate committee staffer on meeting date and agenda. The primary purpose will be to discuss potential impact of recommendations with each committee.)

4.   Meet with appropriate non-county public agency.  (A Committee chairman or a County Policy Board member –or both– will be needed for these.)

 

B.                 Homework Assignment–EPA’s 100 Policies for Smart Growth.  (Reduced to 84)

 

1.   Status Reports:

2.   DRGR Scope of Work

3.   Red Tide Research

4.   Greyfields

5.   Transportation Concurrency,

6.   Lehigh Special Study Effort