DRAFT AGENDA FOR MARCH MEETING

       SMART GROWTH COMMITTEE

 

Time and Place: Wednesday, March 16, 6-8 p.m., 1st 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 February 16, 2005.

 

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

 

3.  Presentation:

A.   Lee County Needs Population, and GIS,   Karen Hawes.

 

Tabled Items

 

A.  Workforce Housing.  A recap of the tabled items from the original recommendations.

 

5.  Other Business

 

A.  Presentation of issues, by Leo Cooper.

 

B.  Members identify those issues that may not have been addressed to date. 

 

Action Needed: Issues to be forwarded to the next meeting.

 

C.  Progress on various projects, verbal, Wayne Daltry

 

6.  Public Comment

 

7.  Set next meeting date (April 20), identify agenda items, and Adjourn.

 

Tabled Recommendations

 

3.  To increase affordable/accessible housing, the BoCC should explore through the plan review and permitting process a greater mix of workforce/affordable/accessible housing within approved developments.

4.  Change the development regulations to ensure an increased mixed use development pattern that requires integration of affordable housing.  Do not allow options for not providing this affordable housing on site.