Time and Place: Wednesday, May 18, 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 April 20, 2005.

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

3.  Action items:

            A.   Sidewalk Standards within Lee County Communities, Dan Moser.

 The proposal is to clarify Land Development Regulations, and supporting planning policy if  needed.  The proposal is to ensure that sidewalks (as defined) are a site related requirement for all arterials and collectors on the Lee County road network.  Additionally, for specific facilities that are in the adopted BPAC Plan, adopted through normal processes, a higher level of facility may be required as a site related improvement.

4.  Tabled Items

A.  Workforce Housing.  A continuation of the tabled items from the original recommendations.  Specific maps will be provided for review.

5.  Other Business

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

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

            B.  Progress on various projects, verbal, Wayne Daltry.

                        1.  Conservation 2020 Program, proposed reforms.

                        2.  Groundwater Resource Assessment - preliminary briefing.

                        3.  Other.

6.  Public Comment

7.  Set next meeting date (June 15), 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.

Memorandum

From

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER

SMART GROWTH

            SUBJECT: Next Meeting and assorted information

An agenda is attached for your next meeting, which will be Wednesday, May 18, 6‑8 pm, at the Lee County Administration Building, 2115 Second Street, 1st Floor meeting room.

The May meeting will have several items:

1.   Wrap up on a recommendation on sidewalks/pedestrians.  You may want to take the "Walkability Checklist" test for this one.  (Sent electronically, but copies will be at the meeting. Focus on the "tabled items.)

2.   Areas of housing cost/job location mismatches.  Maps will be provided.

3.   Preliminary discussions summaries from the Conservation 20/20 Committee on proposed reforms.  (To be sent out after their meeting on May 12^th.)

4.   Any preliminary Groundwater Resources report information.  (This may be tabled based on information availability)

Attached for your review are the minutes of the April meeting.  You should also have received an e‑or regular mail package of various readings, developed through programs elsewhere in the Country.

Wayne E. Daltry

Director, Smart Growth Department

wdaltry@leegov.com

239-335-2840

239-335-2262 (fax)