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Home My WebLink About2009 04 20 Regular 600 Evaluation And Appraisal Report (EAR)CITY COMMISSION & LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY ITEM 600 Consent Information Public Hearin Re ul X Apri120, 2009 Special Joint Meeting Mgr./De REQUEST: The Community Development Department -Planning Division requests that the City Commission review the recommendations ofthe Local Planning Agency related to the draft Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR)-Based Comprehensive Plan Amendments, provide comment, and give direction on desired revisions. PURPOSE: To give opportunity for the City Commission to hear from the Local Planning Agency, discuss and provide direction to Staff on desired revisions to the draft EAR-Based Amendments, prior to Public Hearings and transmittal to the State. The elements to be discussed are: • Transportation Element • Future Land Use Element • Public School Facilities Element • Intergovernmental Coordination Element • Capital Improvements Element APPLICABLE LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY: Section 163.3177, Florida Statutes (Required Elements of the Comprehensive Plan) Rule 9-J5. Florida Administrative Code (Criteria for Review) Section 163.3174 (4) Florida Statutes (related to responsibilities of the LPA regarding the comprehensive plan) CHRONOLOGY: Local Planning Agency (LPA) Review: Thurs., January 29 Housing Element Wed., February 4 Recreation & Open Space Element, Revised Housing Element, and Conservation Element Tues., February 10 Revised Recreation & Open Space Element, Revised Conservation Element, and Intergovernmental Coordination Element Wed., February 18 Revised Intergovernmental Coordination Element, and Transportation Element Wed., March 4 Revised Transportation Element, Apri120, 2009 Special Joint Meeting of the City Commission and Local Planning Agency Regular Agenda Item 600 Infrastructure Element, and Public School Facilities Element Tues., March 10 Revised Infrastructure Element, Future Land Use Element (to be continued), and Capital Improvements Element Wed., April 1 Future Land Use Element Joint LPA/City Commission Special Meeting Review: Apri16, 2009 Housing Element Recreation & Open Space Element Conservation Element Infrastructure Element Apri120, 2009 Transportation Element Future Land Use Element Public School Facilities Element Intergovernmental Coordination Element Capital Improvements Element BACKGROUND: The City's Comprehensive Plan has proven to be a good guide for developing the City. Generally the objectives have been met and the policies implemented. However, the Florida Statutes describes the local government comprehensive planning program as a continuous and dynamic process. An Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) is required every seven years by each local government to assess the progress of implementing the local government's comprehensive plan. [The EAR process is designed to respond to changes in state, regional, and local policies on planning and growth management, changing conditions and trends, to ensure effective intergovernmental coordination, and to identify major issues regarding the community's achievement of its goals.] Florida law establishes minimum requirements for the City's planning data to ensure predictability, certainty, and integrity in the local growth management process. The City's Comprehensive Plan must be amended to address the needs of the City into the next planning period. The Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) on the City of Winter Springs 2001 Comprehensive Plan lays the groundwork for undertaking a comprehensive update of the City's Comprehensive Plan and offers a forthright evaluation and assessment of the City's current comprehensive plan. The EAR was developed over a 18-month period and involved numerous public workshops. During the spring of 2007, the City identified six Major Issues as the core emphasis of the EAR [Section 163.3191(1)(c), F.S.]: These included: • Greenway Interchange Employment District • Elderly Housing & Medical Care • Affordable and Work-Force Housing (Section 163.3177(6)(fj, F.S. and Rule 9J-5.010 F.A.C.) • State Road 434 Corridor • Population, Housing Density and Greenspace • Redevelopment of West Side Data was collected and analyzed on each issue as well as an assessment of how things could have been done differently to better achieve the goals, objectives and policies of the comprehensive plan as they Apri120, 2009 Special Joint Meeting of the City Commission and Local Planning Agency Regular Agenda Item 600 related to the major issues. In addition to the analysis of the major issues section, evaluation and assessment was provided with respect to each policy of the adopted Comprehensive Plan. The EAR identified needed changes to improve or otherwise refine the Comprehensive Plan. The EAR also addressed the requirements of Section 163.3191(2), Florida Statutes. These included: population growth and changes in land area, the location of development that occurred relative to where it was anticipated in the comprehensive plan, the extent of vacant and developable land, the financial feasibility of implementing the comprehensive plan and in providing necessary infrastructure through the Capital Improvements Element. CONSIDERATIONS: Winter Springs submitted its Adopted EAR to the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) on April 17, 2008. Subsequently, the City received notice from the DCA on June 23, 2008, that the EAR was determined to be Sufficient pursuant to Section 163.3191(2). The DCA also commended the City's efforts in preparation of the EAR and indicated support for many of the recommendations made in the EAR. The EAR provides the foundation for the subsequent comprehensive plan amendments. The statutory deadline for this Adoption of the EAR-Based Comprehensive Plan Amendments is 18 months after the determination of Sufficiency for the EAR, or no later than Dec. 14, 2009. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: Ma~6, 2009 - LPA Public Hearing on EAR-Based Amendments Ma~26, 2009- City Commission Transmittal Public Hearing on EAR-Based Amendments August 2009 - Receive ORC Report from DCA Revise and produce final EAR-Based Amendments for Adoption Nov. 23, 2009- City Commission Adoption Public Hearing on EAR-Based Amendments STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Community Development Department -Planning Division requests that the City Commission hear from the Local Planning Agency, discuss and provide direction to Staff on desired revisions to the draft EAR-Based Amendments, prior to Public Hearings and transmittal to the State. ATTACHMENTS: EAR-Based Amendments [notebook previously distributed] CITY COMMISSION ACTION: