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RENAMING THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE 2000-2010 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (B)
Ordinance No.110175
An Ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida relating to the City of Gainesville Comprehensive Plan; by redesignating and renaming the “City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan” to the “City of Gainesville Comprehensive Plan”; providing directions to the city manager and the codifier; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
STAFF REPORT
At the August 4, 2011 City Commission meeting, Planning and Development Services staff presented an information update on House Bill (HB) 7207 changes in growth management law and the implications for the City’s comprehensive planning process (Legislative Matter 110175). One of the matters discussed concerned staff’s strategy for updating the comprehensive plan in light of HB 7207.
A specific recommendation was included to rename the current Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan to the Gainesville Comprehensive Plan as part of the ongoing update process for the plan. The 2000-2010 date period is outdated, and now that the plan will be updated on a regular and ongoing basis under HB 7207 regulations, there is no need to tie it to a specific date range. There was general agreement with staff’s strategy for moving forward.
Six comprehensive plan element updates are being transmitted to the state at the October 6, 2011 City Commission meeting. As part of those updates, this ordinance to change the name of the City’s Comprehensive Plan is timely and consistent with the strategy proposed under Legislative Matter 110175.
The City Plan Board heard a similar presentation about the HB 7207 changes and implications at their July 28, 2011 meeting. The Plan Board also expressed agreement with Planning staff’s strategies for the updating of the plan and the renaming of the plan at that meeting.
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