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Minutes April 16, 2003
1. CALL TO ORDER, INTRODUCTIONS, REVIEW OF AGENDA
The meeting of the Lee County Smart Growth Advisory Committee was opened by Chairman Griffin at 6:07 p.m. in the First Floor Meeting Room of the Lee County Administration Building. The following Committee Members were in attendance:
Mr. Jack Eikenberg Mr. Don Eslick Mr. Lee Ford Mr. Rob Fowler Ms. Carol Hudler Mr. Bob Janes Mr. Rudy Marion Mr. Steve Smith Mr. Don Stilwell
The following Committee member was excused absent:
Mr. Dennis Gilkey Ms. Ellen LindbladMr. Arnold Rosenthal (represented by Ms. Kathy Malone)
The following Committee members were absent:
Ms. Jeannie Dozier Ms. Kate English Mr. Bill Hammond Mr. Tim Kenny Mr. Steve Maxwell
UPON OPENING THE MEETING, A QUORUM WAS NOT PRESENT.
Mr. Wayne Daltry reviewed the Agenda for tonight’s meeting. He further noted that Chairman Griffin will be representing the committee when the report is presented to the Board of County Commissioners on May 6, 2003. Mr. Daltry then introduced guests from Collier County.
Collier County Commissioner Donna Fiala and Ms. Nancy Peyton, representing the Florida Wildlife Federation. Ms. Peyton spoke to the committee on Collier County’s Rural Lands Stewardship Program. She distributed a handout on the Area Overlay – 193,000 acres. With the help of maps, she explained the two planning areas; one wherein you can transfer Development Rights and the other area near Immokalee is an innovative Rural Stewardship Program (described in the green handout sheet). During the presentation Ms. Peyton responded to committee inquiry.
AT THIS TIME A QUORUM WAS PRESENT.
2. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
A. MINUTES OF MARCH 19, 2003
Accept and approve the Minutes as amended by discussion of the members.
Mr. Rudy Marion moved approval, seconded by Mr. Jack Eikenberg, called and carried. Chairman Griffin stated that there is a minor problem with the Workshop of March 14th. During the Workshop proceedings, hundreds of ideas were put on the board. In the discussion on 20/20, someone made a suggestion which might cause great confusion to the reader of one of our reports:
Item 9 Continuation of our 20/20 program with appropriate focus (if needed Smart Growth).
A. Have the 20/20 Program focus on flowways and wildlife corridors.
No wanting to change the 20/20 Program focus, Mr. Griffin motioned “that we eliminate that offending statement”. Chairman Griffin called for a motion for approval of the Workshop of March 14th. Mr. Rudy Marion moved approval, seconded by Mr. Don Eslick, called and carried.
At this time Chairman Griffin congratulated Ms. Holly Schwartz as the new Assistant County Manager to County Manager Don Stilwell.
3. ACTION AND RECOMMENDATIONS SECTION
A. LAND USE ISSUES TO RECOMMENDATIONS (distributed)
The Workshop recommendations of February 28th have been reworked into categories tied to the issues, which the committee previewed in March. Review, amend, and/or approve the preliminary recommendations.
Mr. Daltry opened discussion on this item, noting the comments of Mr. Dennis Gilkey, a copy of which is available. The committee then reviewed each item, comparing the original to Mr. Gilkey’s suggestions. During the discussion, legal opinions were rendered by Assistant County Attorney Tim Jones. The result is:
A. Build Out Plan
1. Assess the cumulative impact of need for the build out population and growth estimates, and how “Smart” that will be under current trends and conditions.
a. (“R”, “Ci”) Develop a Build Out Plan” to be adopted prior to the EAR and reviewed periodically (biannually) to:
1. Identify opportunities for natural resource protection through a variety of planning techniques such as TDRs, clustering, and conservation easements. 2. Identify alternative development scenarios including redevelopment of platted lands and various density options, and evaluate the fiscal impacts of each scenario. 3. Identify greyfield, brownfield, infill, and readaptive reuse opportunities. 4. Evaluate alternative multi-model transportation corridors and all infrastructure needs. (“P”, “I”)
2. Recognize geographic site needs of schools, coordinated with other community character/service issues.
a. (“Ci”, “A”, “F”) Promote additional smaller neighborhood school campuses-geographically diversified, which are incorporated into the community plan, and recognizes hurricane sheltering opportunities. (“P”)
3. Assess hurricane preparedness for sheltering opportunities, with emphasis on the “Great Storms” (Category 3-5).
a. (“Ci”, “F”) Assess all proposed commercial community building plans for the potential of hurricane shelter opportunities. (“P”, “I”)
B. Infill/Redevelopment
4. Understand, support, and pursue coordination with Cities’ efforts in new urbanism, redevelopment, and infill.
a. (“R” “A”) Re-energize the MPO by establishing a Smart Growth Committee consisting of MPO members and expand staff support resources to include technical staff with knowledge of Smart Growth and Comprehensive Planning. The committee will act as the institutional vehicle to facilitate the coordination with the cities to implement smart growth principles. (“P”, “I”) b. (“A”) Ensure that the MPO identifies in the Unified Planning Work Program a task associated with the coordination of the smart growth committee. (“P”, “B”) c. (“R”, “A”) Partner with the cities in the establishment or reinforcement of supporting functions in the downtowns, to promote redevelopment. (“P”, “I”) d. (“Ci”, “A”) Become the benchmark for what local leadership can accomplish, in targeted areas for redevelopment, with good design standards, and with “salesmanship”. (“I”, “P”)
5. Evaluate current densities and intensities for infill development, mixed use development, and redevelopment opportunities, including opportunities for reintroducing “new urbanism”.
a. (“Ci”) Evaluate current densities based on build out plans, and use evaluation to make recommendations on future development based on smart growth principles. (“P”) b. (“Ci”, “A”) Identify opportunities and develop programs including funding and land development incentives that will improve existing older communities with new urbanism/smart growth concepts. (“P”, “I”) c. Define infill and direct staff to develop an inventory of infill sites and evaluate the barriers and opportunities for development including determining the desired densities and population accommodations.
Following a brief intermission, discussion resumed with the following topic.
C. GREENWAYS/Open Space/and Blueways
6. Identify an overall open space/green space/natural resource base strategy, with supporting public policy. (Link to CLASAC, Greenways initiative, etc.).
a. (“R”, “Ci”) Use the existing ecological models to identify the location and size of resource preservation areas.
1. Study and establish
a goal to determine a viable and maintainable percentage of the
county’s area to be identified as preservation land. Privately and
publicly held lands that are preserved and protected will be
included in the analysis. The Odum Study will be evaluated as part
of this analysis.
2.
Identify
preservation areas and then develop incentives and planning
techniques to establish the best application for future development
such as community plans, watershed plan, clustering and TDRs.
b.
c.
(“Ci”) Review the existing county TDR system and other
incentive programs including public/private partnership
opportunities and amend/adopt as needed to make them
Item “C” written above is from the comments of Mr. Dennis Gilkey. The underlined is new wording. The strike through portion is from the original wording. Following an indepth discussion it was agreed to table this item for comments by Ms. Ellen Linblad and Mr. Bill Hammond.
D. Urban Service Area
7.
Develop a
resource-based plan that achieves our environmental objectives while
incorporating them into the buildout plan and evaluate the need
and/or application of
Following discussion, it was agreed to table number 7.
8. Consider the plans of the surrounding counties, and their impact in guiding our community form, and how we wish our plans to guide their form.
Following discussion, it was agreed to table number 8.
E. Platted Lands
9. Redeveloping and replatting of old undeveloped and underdeveloped platted subdivisions, to improve the effectiveness/sustainability of land plans.
a. (“Ci”, “A”) Pursue reassembly of lots in platted lands, including legislative reforms and public/private partnership to make redevelopment easier for public infrastructure and private development. (“P”, “E”, “I”) b. (“R”) By 2004 maximize local efforts by creating a multi-jurisdiction task force to provide public education, concise direction, and legislative language to address the acquisition and reconstitution of antiquated subdivisions and platted lands. (“E”, “I”) c. Develop a master plan for Lehigh Acres that will include preservation areas, reconnection of flowways, economic development opportunities and transportation corridors. Include incentive mechanisms to allow for de-platting, transfer of development rights, and land assembly to assist in plan implementation.
F. Community Plans
10. Examine the many (at least 20) different Lee County communities for Urban Design/New Urbanism/Community Vision Opportunities.
a. (“Ci”) Assure that existing/ongoing community plans are coordinated with the buildout concepts and proposed buildout scenarios addressing population accommodation and infrastructure needs. (“P”) b. (“Ci”, “F”) Create committees within the communities to implement the community plans. Such community committees are to review and provide balance and input for proporals for change. (“B”, “P”) c. (“Ci”) Create a point based value system that provides credits and rewards for implementing smart growth concepts. (“P”) d. (“Ci”) Ensure a continuing and cooperative effort to educate and coordinate community planning, comprehensive planning, and smart growth principles by requiring community/town hall meetings and/or better communication through “community planning committees” and government media access. (“P”)
G. Economic Sustainability
11. Ensure that land use provides for broadened and appropriate economic sustainability, such as for industrial uses, “NIMBY” uses, and workforce housing.
a. (“R”) Provide an assessment that demonstrates (or refutes) that the failure to provide affordable housing and adequate infrastructure costs everyone. (“P”) b. (“Ci”, “A”) Pursue community wide broad based participation in solving the problems of infrastructure and workforce/affordable housing, just not the development approval process. (“B”, “P”, “I”) c. The committee agreed to delete this item. d. (“Ci”) Ensure a continuing and cooperative effort to educate and coordinate community planning, comprehensive planning, and smart growth principles by requiring community/town hall meeting and/or better communication through “community planning committees’ and government media access. (”P”) e. The committee agreed to delete this item.
H. Rules, Regulations and Incentives
a. (“Ci”) Promote mixed use development in the same structure (for example, commercial on first floor, residential above) and make sure regulations enable it to be done. (“P”) b. The committee agreed to delete this item. c. Evaluate the County’s current land development regulations to see where they impede development from being fiscally beneficial.
I. Community Appearance (Promoting a culture of scenic and visual responsibility)
13. How do we create the spaces (shared spaces, green spaces, parks) for the various groups to mix and mingle.
a. The committee agreed to table this item.
14. Establish development incentives to create, redevelop, or maintain the spaces and places that make people want to stay in the community, rather than go.
a. (“Ci”) Stay the course on improving regulations on big box development, highway beautification, and community appearance investments. (“E”, “P”) B. WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ISSUES TO RECOMMENDATIONS (distributed)
Review, and amend preliminary recommendations for action in April.
Mr. Daltry noted that Water and Environmental Water Quality will be discussed at the next meeting.
C. COMMUNITY CHARACTER ISSUES TO RECOMMENDATIONS (distributed)
4. OTHER BUSINESS
A. COMMISSION BRIEFING
Review draft report and establish subcommittee to make report to the Board of County Commissioners.
The committee agreed that the report was well done. It was agreed to change (on page 4 of 7), second paragraph from the bottom. “Lee County’s fiscal structure is to a large degree dependent on growth and tourism.”
B. OUTREACH
Begin discussions on Outreach Program.
C. COLLIER COUNTY GREENWAYS
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment was received during the discussions.
7. NEXT MEETING TIME
The next meeting is scheduled for May 21, 2003, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Lee County Administration Building, 1st Floor Meeting Room.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Shirley E. Rost
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