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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007 02 07 Regular 302 Follow up discussion on Joint City Commission Workshop/P&Z of 020507 PLANNING & ZONING BOARD LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY AGENDA ITEM 302 Consent Informational Public Hearing Regular x Mgr. February 7,2007 Meeting / REQUEST: The Community Development Department requests the Planning & Zoning Board/Local Planning Agency hold a follow-up discussion based on the Joint Workshop with the City Commission that was held on February 5,2007. PURPOSE: To prepare for the upcoming Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) Public Workshop that the Local Planning Agency will host on Wednesday, February 28, 2007. APPLICABLE LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY: Florida Statute 163.3174 (4) : The Local Planning Agency shall have the general responsibility for the conduct of the comprehensive planning program. Specifically, the Local Planning Agency shall: (a) Be the agency responsible for the preparation of the comprehensive plan or plan amendment and shall make recommendations to the governing body regarding the adoption or amendment of such plan. . . (b) Monitor and oversee the effectiveness and status of the comprehensive plan and recommend to the governing body such changes in the comprehensive plan as may from time to time be required... Florida Statute 163.3191(1): Evaluation and Appraisal of Comprehensive Plan [Major Issues] ... The report should be based on the local government's analysis of major issues to further the community's goals consistent with statewide minimum standards. The report is not intended to require a comprehensive rewrite of the elements within the local plan, unless a local government chooses to do so. CONSIDERATIONS: A Joint Workshop was held with the City Commission on February 5, 2007 to identify a draft list of planning issues important to Winter Springs, related to the Comprehensive Plan and to be addressed in the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR). These issues will be used as the basis for discussion at the upcoming February 28, 2007 Public Workshop. - 1 - 020707 Planning and Zoning Board/Local Planning Agency Regular Agenda Item 302 The Public Workshop will be an opportunity for the public to comment on and to identify additional issues that are important to planning the future of Winter Springs. In order to maximize the interaction with the Public, Staff recommends the following Format for the Public Workshop: 7-7:20 PM - Public Mingling among Visuals in the Lobby. Each issue will be represented with one or more graphics and by one LP A member. Staffwill circulate. Staff recommends that each LP A member represent one specific issue and be responsible for interacting with the public on that one specific issue. 7 :20 PM-Introductory Remarks (by the Mayor?) followed by Staff presentation summarizing the EAR process and the preliminary list of issues and inviting comment from the public. 7:30 PM- Public Comment and Input at the microphone 8:20 PM +/- Concluding Remarks (by the Chairman of the LPA?) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff seeks input from the LP A on the format ofthe Public Workshop, what visuals are needed to support the draft list of planning issues, and how the Board might interact with the Public. ATTACHMENTS: None P&Z / LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY RECOMMENDATION: - 2 -