City of Gainesville - File #: 100380.

• File #: 100380.
• Version: 1
• Name: Adoption resolution for the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) on the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan (B)
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 10/21/2010
• In control: City Manager
• Final action: 10/21/2010
• Title: Adoption resolution for the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) on the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan (B) A Resolution of the City of Gainesville adopting the Evaluation and Appraisal Report for the Gainesville Comprehensive Plan; stating the intent of the City of Gainesville to amend the Comprehensive Plan based upon recommendations contained in the report; and approving transmittal of the report to the Department of Community Affairs in accordance with Section 163.3191, Florida Statutes, providing directions to the Clerk of the Commission; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/21/2010	1	City Commission	Adopted (Resolution) and Approved the Recommendation	Pass
10/7/2010	0	City Commission	Approved (Petition)	Pass

Title
Adoption resolution for the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) on the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan (B)

A Resolution of the City of Gainesville adopting the Evaluation and Appraisal Report for the Gainesville Comprehensive Plan; stating the intent of the City of Gainesville to amend the Comprehensive Plan based upon recommendations contained in the report; and approving transmittal of the report to the Department of Community Affairs in accordance with Section 163.3191, Florida Statutes, providing directions to the Clerk of the Commission; and providing an immediate effective date.

Explanation
The City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan is a vision document for guiding the continuing development and evolution of the City. It is comprised of 15 elements that range from future land use, transportation, and conservation, to public school facilities and historic preservation. The ten-year planning horizon is reflected in the current 2000-2010 City of Gainesville Comprehensive Plan, the evaluation and appraisal of which comprises the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) and creates a foundation for development of the 2010-2020 comprehensive plan.

Per Florida Statutes, the City of Gainesville and other local governments are required to adopt an EAR approximately once every seven years. The EAR is prepared by the City Plan Board and analyzes the City's progress in implementing its comprehensive plan, accounting for changes in population, land area, development activity, and regional and state policy. The EAR combines this analysis with an updated vision for the future and provides recommendations as to how the comprehensive plan should be amended.

Staff has concluded that the proposed Evaluation and Appraisal Report on the 2000-2010 City of Gainesville Comprehensive Plan: reflects the major issues identified by the citizens of Gainesville, the City Plan Board, and the City Commission; meets the requirements of Sec...