Title
Progress Report on Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Appraisal Report (B)
Explanation
Planning staff held a series of workshops with the City Plan Board to share progress and hear feedback regarding the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) of the Comprehensive Plan. To date, the Plan Board has reviewed the following elements: the Historic Preservation and Recreation Elements, the goals, objectives, and policies of which have been substantially met; the Cultural Affairs Element, which will see substantial revision as a result shifting responsibilities; and the Intergovernmental Coordination Element, which has been mostly successful.
The purpose of this item is to provide the City Commission and the public with a brief update on the progress of the EAR in regard to these elements, as well as additional aspects of the EAR as required by Florida Statute 163.3191, including population projections; population growth and changes in land area; relevant changes to state laws and administrative codes and to the strategic regional plan; location and extent of vacant lands; and location of past development.
Generally the goals, objective and policies of the above mentioned elements have been met. One major finding based on staff and plan board review is that the levels of service for the Recreation Element will need to be revised to an acreage based standards or a combination of acreage and facility based standards.
Over the next few months staff will review issues related to other major elements of the Comprehensive Plan such as: coordination with Alachua County on the Charter County Transportation Surtax and Local Option Infrastructure sales tax to fund transportation mobility projects; a special transportation concurrency redevelopment trip credit; new transit level of service (seats/headways); community character and urban design; and establishing policies in the Comprehensive Plan that would put more emphasis on redevelopment and additions to ...
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