Smart Growth Lee

Memorandum

From

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER

SMART GROWTH

                Re: Next Meeting, and Assorted Information

An agenda is attached for your next meeting, which will be Wednesday, September 20, 6-8 pm, at the Lee County Administration Building, 2115 Second Street, 1^st Floor meeting room.

There has been a lot of activity since the last meeting:  

1.  Babcock was purchased. 

2.  The Local Planning Agency has been receiving Plan amendments from different quarters, and will be reviewing the Smart Growth recommendations that still require Comprehensive Plan amendment at its meeting of September 25^th.  A subcommittee may be needed to be at the LPA meeting, 8:30 at the BoCC meeting room on that date. 

3.  Community planning is alive and well—Lehigh Planning Effort has hired Wallace Roberts and Todd, Inc, who are having their kickoff meeting on September 20^th. Alva is having a Plan Review on September 23^rd, and North Fort Myers is having its bylaws meeting on September 25^th.

Attached are the minutes of May’s meeting, the composite of the LPA Policies submitted to date, and the revised Smart Growth Recommendations (not already underway, or incorporated in other Plan Amendments going to the LPA).

DRAFT AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER MEETING

       SMART GROWTH COMMITTEE

Time and Place: Wednesday, September 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 May 17, 2005.

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

3.  Reviews

A.  Smart Growth LPA Policies

B.  LPA Policies, other sources

4.  Discussion

A.  Oil, Transportation, and Urban Form, a review of the Parliamentary Subcommittee of Australia.

B.  Progress on various projects, attached

C.  Topics from Members

5.  Public Comment

6.  Set next meeting date (October 18), identify agenda items, and Adjourn.