Memorandum
From
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER
SMART GROWTH
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Date: |
May 8, 2007 |
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To: |
Smart Growth Committee & Interested Parties |
From: |
Wayne Daltry |
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Smart Growth Director |
SUBJECT: Next Meeting and Assorted Information
An agenda is attached (below) for your next meeting, which will be Wednesday, May 16, 6-8 pm, at the Lee County Administration Building, 2115 Second Street, 1st Floor meeting room.
A quick summary of what has been happening:
The Board met on April 11th and approved (temporarily deferred final action until May 16, 9:30 am) the Smart Growth Committee recommendations.
The Legislature approved the Northern Estuaries bill, which basically puts our waterways on equal footing with Lake Okeechobee for water quality remediation, ending a basic inequity in state law. This also serves as a platform for pursuing our part of Everglades Restoration.
Both the Lehigh and North Fort Myers Community Planning efforts have launched their consultant assisted visioning efforts.
The “Mayors Committee,” our ongoing effort to have a coordinated inter-local agreement between the county and cities on a variety of issues, is having another kickoff meeting on May 18th, under the leadership of Commissioner Hall. It will be at the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council offices after the Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting. The current concept is to have an annual State of Lee County meeting, with a long planning horizon focus (not unlike Florida’s Century Commission).
As previously noted, the Board will be having a Smart Growth Issues session on Thursday, the 10th, 9-11 a.m.; Chairman Griffin will make a brief presentation.
The Conservation 2020 Committee will be discussing the Lee Master Mitigation Map on the evening of the 10th. It is attached as a refresher. The numbers refer to project descriptions and the Plan is still found here: http://www.smartgrowthlee.com/Lee%20Mitigation/Lee%20Mitigation.htm.
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DRAFT AGENDA FOR MAY 16, 2007 MEETING
SMART GROWTH COMMITTEE
Time and Place: Wednesday, May 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 21, 2007.
Action Needed: Accept and Approve the minutes as amended by discussion of the members.
3. Discussion
A. Five Global Trends presentation to the BoCC
B. Transit, 2030 (tentative)
C. DRGR studies and mining applications
D. “Turning Around Downtowns” (tentative)
4. Task Progress
B. Member Issues
C. Other progress reports
5. Public Comment
6. Set next meeting date (June 20), identify agenda items, and Adjourn.