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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT - RECREATION ELEMENT (B)
Ordinance No. 0-01-02; Petition No. 145CPA-00PB
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Recreation Element of the City of Gainesville 1991-2001 Comprehensive Plan; adding criteria for land acquisition; adding criteria for prioritizing improvements; adding a policy concerning use of proceeds from the sale of recreation land; adding a policy concerning joint use of recreation facilities with other public providers; adding an objective and related policies concerning funding; making minor modifications throughout; providing directions to the City Manager; stating intent to adopt the amended element as part of the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
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STAFF REPORT
An update of the Recreation Element has been prepared. The proposed, revised Recreation Element includes a data and analysis section that has been updated to reflect changes in conditions and in pertinent Florida statutes and administrative rules since adoption of the current comprehensive plan in 1991. The updated Goals, Objectives and Policies, which are proposed for transmittal (and subsequent adoption) to the state planning agency, reflect recommendations from the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) adopted in 1998, and considerable public input over the past year.
Workshops on the proposed updated Recreation Element were held by the City Plan Board on March 16, 2000 and the Public Recreation Board on April 19th, at Westside Park on July 19th, and at the Northeast Liaison Center on July 26, 2000. The proposed updated element was discussed by the Recreation and Cultural Affairs Committee on June 27th, and was the subject of a public hearing by the City Plan Board on October 19, 2000, at which time the Plan Board re...
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