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[1. Call to Order]
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND BEING HERE ON TIME.
IT IS NOW 9:03 AM AND WE'RE CALLING TO ORDER.
WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
IF YOU CAN RISE WITH ME, PLEASE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
UH, I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE, AND I CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS.
SO WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING.
UH, WE HAVE, UM, UH, ONE, TWO, PARDON, MAURA? YES.
UH, WE HAVE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, UH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
SO I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM AND WE CAN CONTINUE.
ALI SOMAN IS ABSENT AND EXCUSED.
[4. Introduction of New Members]
NOW WE'LL INTRODUCE OUR NEW MEMBERS.THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING.
UH, WE HAVE TO MY RIGHT MS. JUDY HUNTER, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING.
AND WE ARE AS THE, UM, SECRETARY TOLD US, WE HAVE A MS MEMBER.
[5. Approval of Minutes]
NEXT ITEM IS MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 4TH, 2024.ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS, CHANGES, OR COMMENTS FOR THE, UH, FOR THE, THE MINUTES FOR OUR LAST MEETING? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR AMENDMENTS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO MAKE OR BRING UP AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHTY.
DO WE HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS FOR THE MEETING ON OCTOBER 2ND, 2024? ALL RIGHTY.
I HAVE ON MY PAPER FEBRUARY, UH, CALL IT.
DO YOU WANT ME TO ASK IF THERE ARE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THAT? OKAY, THANK YOU.
SO DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, AMENDMENTS FOR THE DECEMBER 4TH, 2024 MEETING? ANY AMENDMENTS, COMMENTS, CHANGES, ANY AMENDMENTS, COMMENTS OR CHANGES FOR OCTOBER 2ND, 2024 AND OR ANY AMENDMENTS, COMMENTS OR CHANGES FOR FEBRUARY 5TH, 2020 FIFTH, 2025? OKAY.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANY, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY.
WE'LL, FIRST CALL FOR THE DECEMBER 4TH, 2024 MEETING.
CAN WE, CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 4TH, 2024 AS WERE PRESENTED TO US? IS THERE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD? A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD? MOTION.
THERE WAS A MOTION FROM MS. JEAN BELL CLARK, AND A SECOND FROM ALEXANDRA IS WHAT I HEARD FIRST.
MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 4TH, 2024.
AND THEN I'LL ALSO LIKE TO CALL FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 5TH, 2025.
MOTION BY MOISE AND SECOND BY ALEXANDRA.
MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 5TH, 2025.
ARE THERE ANY PLANNING, BOARD DISCLOSURES? DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE BOARD WHO HAS SPOKEN TO THE APPLICANT OR VISITED THE SITE AND WOULD LIKE TO DISCLOSE DOING SO AT THIS TIME? ANY PLANNING BOARD DISCLOSURES? OKAY.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANNING FOR DISCLOSURES.
WE'LL NOW HAND THE MEETING OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE PROCEEDINGS, QUASI DIS QUASI-JUDICIAL
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STATEMENT AND SWEARING IN.WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, SO WE WE CAN SKIP THAT SECTION TODAY.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? UH, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK OUT ABOUT ANY ISSUE THAT IS NOT ON TODAY'S AGENDA FOR THEIR PUBLIC GENERAL COMMENT SECTION.
EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES DURING THIS ITEM.
AND FOR ITEMS ON THE PUBLIC HEARING WHEN AN ISSUE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED QUA ISSUE, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE ANY TODAY, PUBLIC REMARKS SHOULD ONLY BE HEARD DURING THAT SECTION.
OTHERWISE, ARE THERE ANYONE, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? OKAY.
UH, THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS OPENED AT 9:09 AM AND CLOSED AT 9:09 AM AS WE HAVE NO ONE WHO HAS VOLUNTEERED TO SPEAK.
[9.a TO2589 - An ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending the City of Tamarac Comprehensive Plan in its entirety, including amendments to the future land use element and future land use map, the transportation element, the housing element, the infrastructure element, the conservation element, the recreation and open space element, the intergovernmental coordination element, the capital improvements element, the education element, the economic development element, and the private property rights element; additionally providing for the inclusion of an urban design element and implementation/administration element; authorizing the appropriate city officials to take administrative action to transmit the City of Tamarac 2040 Comprehensive Plan inclusive of the supporting data and analysis and all associated tables, exhibits, and maps attached hereto as Exhibit “A” to the State Land Planning Agency housed within the Department of Commerce and other reviewing agencies as required by Florida Statute 163.3184(3) ; providing for severability; providing for conflicts; and providing an effective date.]
FIRST UP ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM NINE, A TEMPORARY ORDER 2 5 8 9.AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CITY OF TAMARACK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN ITS ENTIRETY, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS TO THE FUTURE LAND USE, AMEN ELEMENT AND FEATURE LAND USE MAP, THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT, THE HOUSING ELEMENT, THE INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT, THE CONSERVATION ELEMENT, THE RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT, THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT, THE EDUCATION ELEMENT, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT, AND THE PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS ELEMENT.
ADDITIONALLY, PROVIDING FOR THE INCLUSION OF AN URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION ADMINISTRATION ELEMENT, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO TAKE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TO TRANSMIT THE CITY OF TAMARACK 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, INCLUSIVE OF THE SUPPORTING DATA AND ANALYSIS AND ALL ASSOCIATED TABLES, EXHIBITS, MAPS ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT A TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY HOUSED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND OTHER REVIEWING AGENCIES AS REQUIRED BY FLORIDA STATUTE 1 6 3 0.3184, SUBSECTION THREE, PROVIDING FOR VARIABILITY, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WE'LL FIRST HEAR FROM OUR STAFF FOR THE PRESENTATION, UH, FROM THE, THE APPLICANT CONSULTANT.
WE HAVE THE CORDIAL TEAM WHO IS THE CONSULTANT.
UH, PLEASE COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY.
MY NAME IS SCARLET HAMMONDS AND I'M WITH THE CORINO GROUP, YOUR CONSULTANTS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.
I'M ALSO WITH THE CORINO GROUP WORKING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS WELL.
ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS JEROME ROSS, ALSO WITH THE CORINO GROUP, AND MY NAME IS MADISON YBI, ALSO WITH THE CORINO GROUP.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS SCARLET HAMMONDS AND WE HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR YOU TO SHARE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO, UM, THE AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE OVER, UM, THE COURSE OF THIS PROJECT.
UM, EXCUSE ME, OR THIS IS BRIEFLY OUR AGENDA TO GO OVER THE PLANNING PROCESS, TALK ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND PUBLIC INPUT, UM, GO OVER THE MAJOR CHANGES IN EACH ELEMENT, AND, UM, THEN BRIEFLY DISCUSS THE NEXT STEPS, UM, ON, UM, FOR THE PROCESS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO, WE HAVE SOME NEW MEMBERS HERE TODAY.
I WANTED TO JUST START WITH JUST A VERY BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHY WE DO AN UPDATE TO A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS WE, UM, WAS MENTIONED IN THE INTRODUCTION.
UM, THE CHAPTER 1 63 OF FLORIDA STATUTES GOVERNS, UM, OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS.
IT GOVERNS WHAT TOPICS SHOULD BE COVERED AND ALSO WHAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED UNDER EACH TOPIC.
SO THIS IS REALLY, UM, COMING FROM THE STATE LEVEL AS TO WHAT NEEDS TO BE IN INCLUDED IN IN THIS DOCUMENT.
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IT ALSO ALLOWS, UM, CITIES TO GO BEYOND, UM, WHAT THE IS REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED AND PROVIDE OPTIONAL CHAPTERS WHICH TAMRAC HAS CHOSEN TO DO.WE'LL GO OVER THAT IN A LITTLE WHILE.
WHICH ONES ARE OPTIONAL AND WHICH ONES ARE, ARE REQUIRED.
THE STATE IS ALSO CONSTANTLY UPDATING THE LAWS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLANS.
AND FOR THAT REASON, IT REQUIRES ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO EVALUATE THEIR PLANS AND MAKE UPDATES IF NEEDED.
UM, AND THIS IS MOSTLY TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW.
UM, IN ADDITION, UM, THEY REQUIRE THIS TO BE DONE EVERY SEVEN YEARS, AND THE STATE SETS THE SCHEDULE FOR THIS EVALUATION AND UPDATE, AND CITIES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THAT SCHEDULE.
UM, THIS UPDATED PLAN REPRESENTS A CAREFUL EVALUATION BASED ON ALL CHANGES THAT IN THE STATE LAW SINCE IT WAS LAST UPDATED, AS WELL AS ADDRESSING MODERN ISSUES AND CONCERNS.
AND MOSTLY IT'S A FORWARD LOOKING DOCUMENT TO PROVIDE A PATH FOR FORWARD IN HOW THE CITY WILL GROW AND CHANGE.
AND IT'S BEEN BASED ON EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTPUT, INPUT AND VALUES, UM, OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO THIS PROCESS INVOLVES SEVERAL STEPS, UM, MOSTLY CENTERED AROUND PUBLIC OUTREACH AND WE'LL, WE'LL GO THROUGH, WE HAVE A FEW SLIDES ON WHAT WE DID FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND MAY MAYBE SOME OF YOU EVEN PARTICIPATED.
AND REMEMBER COMING TO SOME OF OUR EVENTS.
UM, THE FIRST STEP WAS A PUBLIC WORKSHOP AND KICKOFF MEETING.
FROM THERE, WE WENT INTO EXTENSIVE DATA COLLECTION AND ASSESSMENT.
UM, WE REVIEWED EXISTING PLANNING DOCUMENTS, REGULATIONS, POLICIES, CITY GOALS AND INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THAT, YOUR VISIONING STATEMENTS.
UM, THEN WE CONDUCTED COMMUNITY VISIONING PROCESS.
WE MADE AN ASSESSMENT OF FUTURE DEMANDS AND OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING, UM, POPULATION PROJECTIONS AND WHAT THE CITY COULD LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE.
AND WE DEVELOPED THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES.
A DRAFTING OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY, AND NOW WE'RE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE PROCESS, WHICH BEGINS TODAY WITH, THIS IS OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, FROM HERE WE'LL GO TO THE CITY COMMISSION WITH A PUBLIC HEARING, THEN WE'LL DISCUSS HOW, UM, WE GO INTO, UM, ADOPTING THE PROCESS, ADOPTING THE PLAN.
UM, HERE, I'M, I'M GONNA, UM, STOP, DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME THE WHOLE TIME.
WE WE'RE GONNA BE A TEAM TODAY AND I'M INTRODUCE MADISON TO GO INTO PUBLIC OUTREACH.
AS PART OF, SORRY, JUST CLEAR MY THROAT.
AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, UM, WE MADE IT A PRIORITY TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
UM, THIS INCLUDED PUBLIC WORKSHOPS WITH AN INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY, POPUP EVENTS IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS, ONLINE SURVEYS TO FURTHER BROADEN OUR AUDIENCE WORK, UH, STAFF WORKSHOPS AND DESIGN CHARETTES.
EACH OF THESE FORMATS ALLOWED US TO CONNECT WITH RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS AND CITY STAFF TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES, UM, FOR THE VISION OF THE CITY'S FUTURE.
AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS, WE HEARD A WIDE RANGE OF FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS.
AMONG THE TOP PRIORITIES, THE COMMUNITY EXPRESSED A STRONG DESIRE TO ATTRACT MORE JOB AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES TO LEVERAGE TAMARACKS DESIRABLE LOCATION AND TO EXPAND SHOPPING AND DINING OPTIONS.
WHILE THERE WAS ALSO CONSISTENT SUPPORT FOR PRESERVING THE CHARACTER OF SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS, UM, AND ALSO BEING OPEN TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN APPROPRIATE AREAS, UM, MANY ALSO EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS ALONG MAJOR CORRIDORS.
UM, AND THEN ON THE OTHER HAND, WE ALSO HEARD, UH, SEVERAL COMMON CONCERNS WERE EMERGING, INCLUDING, UH, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, FLOODING, UM, AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, AS WELL AS MAINTAINING NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT AND IMPROVING PEDE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY.
UM, SO THESE HAVE ALL HELPED US UNDERSTAND, UM, COMMUNITY VALUES AND HAVE GUIDED OUR RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.
THE VISIONING PROCESS IS AN, IS AN ESSENTIAL TO A COMPONENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BECAUSE IT ENSURES THAT LONG-TERM POLICIES AND INVESTMENTS ARE GROUNDED IN THE COMMUNITY'S VALUES AND ASPIRATIONS.
IT CREATES A SHARED ROADMAP FOR THE FUTURE RATHER THAN A PLAN BUILT SOLELY ON DATA AND TRENDS.
IN RE'S CASE, THIS PROCESS LED TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF SIX INTERLOCKING GOALS.
FOCUS THE THEMATIC OF THE THEMES OF THESE FOCUSED ON SAFETY, PROSPERITY, INNOVATION, ACTIVITY, HARD WORK, AND ULTIMATELY COMMUNITY PRIDE.
UH, THESE GOALS HELP SHAPE THE DIRECTION OF THE PLAN, ENSURING IT REFLECTS NOT WHERE TAMARACK IS TODAY, BUT WHERE IT WANTS TO GO.
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ALL RIGHT.FOCUS AREAS THROUGHOUT THIS PLAN, WERE REVISED TO BETTER REFLECT WHAT RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS TOLD US WAS MOST IMPORTANT TO THEM.
AS A RESULT, THE UPDATED PLAN INCLUDES MAJOR CHANGES SUCH AS POLICIES TO SUPPORT REDEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE CITY, STRONGER MOBILITY STRATEGIES THAT ENCOURAGE WALKABLE BIKE FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOODS, AND USE SUSTAINABILITY AND CONSERVATION POLICIES TO PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES.
WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED, UH, WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED INCREASED HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INITIATIVES, ALONG WITH A NEW FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT HIGH DENSITY URBAN CENTERS IN STRATEGIC AREAS.
THIS DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN OUTREACH AND POLICIES, UM, ENSURES THAT THIS IS A COMMUNITY DRIVEN EFFORT AND FUTURE FOCUSED.
AND I WILL TURN IT BACK TO SCARLET.
UM, FROM HERE WE'RE GONNA EXPLAIN, UM, SOME OF OUR MAJOR CHANGES, UM, ELEMENT BY ELEMENT.
UM, AT A HIGH LEVEL, THERE ARE FIVE MAJOR THEMES THAT CAN BE SUMMARIZED.
THE CHANGES THAT PROPOSE IN THIS DOCUMENT.
THE FIRST ONE WAS LAND USE AND ZONING ADJUSTMENTS.
WE UPDATED POLICIES THAT PROMOTE ZONING REGULATION, CHANGES THAT SUPPORT REDEVELOPMENT, HIGHER DENSITY WHERE IT MAKES SENSE, AND IDENTIFIED URBAN ZONES AND ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO THE MAPS, TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY, EXTENDED EXPANDED TRANSIT OPTIONS, IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAFFIC MITIGATION MEASURES, RESILIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY.
THIS IS A VERY, UM, COMMON THEME THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE CHAPTERS.
WE'VE PROVIDED NEW POLICIES TO ADDRESS FLOODS.
UM, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR HOUSING AFFORDABILITY WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR ISSUES AS WELL.
FOR THAT, WE, UM, SUGGEST STRATEGIES TO INCENTIVIZE DIVERSE HOUSING OPTIONS AND ENSURE LONG-TERM AFFORDABILITY IS MAINTAINED.
ALSO, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WAS ADDRESSED.
UM, WE HAVE A WHOLE ENTIRE ELEMENT ON THIS, AND WE HAVE, UM, FOCUSED ON BUSINESS INCENTIVES, WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS, JOB CREATION INITIATIVES, AND REDEVELOPMENT TO UNDERLIE UNDERUTILIZED COMMERCIAL AREAS.
AS STATED EARLIER, COMPREHENSIVE PLANS ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC TOPICS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO ALLOWED TO GO BEYOND SOME OPTIONAL ELEMENTS IN THIS PLAN INCLUDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION SLASH ADMINISTRATION, AND URBAN DESIGN, ALL NEW ELEMENTS.
ANOTHER NEW ELEMENT IN THIS PLAN IS PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS, WHICH IS A NOW REQUIRED BY THE STATE.
UH, ONE OF OUR NEW ELEMENTS, THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION ELEMENT IS THIS ELEMENT IS INCLUDES FOUR OBJECTIVES TO GUIDE THE CITY ON IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN.
THE FIRST ONE IS ADMINISTER THE PLAN BASED ON CHAPTER 1 63 OF FLORIDA STATUTES.
AGAIN, STATE LAW, UM, TO MAINTAIN LEVELS OF SERVICE ALONG WITH DEMAND TO PERIODICALLY UPDATE THIS PLAN AGAIN, REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AND ALSO COORDINATE THOSE UPDATES TO THE PLAN WITH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
UM, OUR NEXT ELEMENT IS THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, AND I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO JEB TO GO THROUGH A FEW ELEMENTS WITH YOU TODAY.
SO, ALTHOUGH ALL OF THE ELEMENTS IN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ARE INHERENTLY TIED TO ONE ANOTHER, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT.
UM, THIS ELEMENT KIND OF TIES TOGETHER ASPECTS OF EVERY OTHER ELEMENT AND KIND OF REFLECTS THE VISION OF THE CITY, UH, MOVING FORWARD.
AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, MAINTAINING, UH, THE CHARACTER OF THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS WHILE PROMOTING FOR, UH, NEW, VIBRANT AND ACTIVE COMMUNITIES.
UM, SO SOME OF THOSE CHANGES WE ADDED HERE WERE TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES.
YOU'LL SEE THAT AS SCARLET MENTIONED, UM, MENTIONED THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENT, UH, MANAGING TRAFFIC EFFECTIVELY, UM, SERVING OPEN SPACES AND NATURAL ASSETS, BUT ALSO TO LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM THE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS AND TO, UM, IDENTIFY AREAS IN COMMERCIAL ZONES THAT ARE IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT AND THAT COULD BENEFIT THE MOST FROM REDEVELOPMENT.
UH, BUT ALSO THE ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND THE BROWARD COUNTY LAND USE PLAN HAVE CHANGED SINCE THE LAST COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WAS ADOPTED HERE IN TAMRAC.
SO WE WANTED TO INCLUDE POLICIES THAT WERE IN, IN, UH, LINE WITH THE NEW, UH, POLICIES IN THE BROWARD COUNTY LAND USE PLAN AS WELL, THAT
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INCLUDED, UH, INCLUDING POLICIES THAT ALLOW FOR HIGHER DENSITIES, UH, NEAR TRANSIT CORRIDORS AND, UM, NATURE THOROUGH AFFAIRS, AND THEN THROUGH TRANSPORTATION.UM, BASICALLY THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT IS TO HELP, UM, MAINTAIN THE EXISTING, UH, ROADWAY FACILITIES WHILE ALSO PLANNING FOR FUTURE ONES WHILE, UM, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO LIKE REDEVELOPMENT AND NEW CONSTRUCTION.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES, UH, MEET CERTAIN LEVELS OF SERVICE AND ARE ADEQUATE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
BUT WE ALSO WANTED TO INCLUDE A LOT OF BIKE PED SAFETY ADDITIONS THAT ARE IN LINE WITH VISION ZERO PRINCIPLES.
UM, SO WE INCLUDED MULTIPLE POLICIES FOR THAT AND AS WELL AS IN, UH, IMPROVING SAFETY ALONG COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE SAW IN THE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS, UM, AS BEING OF HIGH CONCERN.
UM, AND WE ALSO WANTED TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PROPOSED, UH, POSSIBLE, UH, LIGHT RAIL EXPANSION, THE, THE BRT COMING OUT WEST, UM, WITH IT BEING POTENTIALLY WITHIN THIS AREA AS WELL.
AND THEN WITH THE HOUSING ELEMENT, UM, TAMARACK IS LARGELY A SINGLE FAMILY CITY, UM, BUT THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED THAT THEY WANTED TO EXPAND TO MORE VIBRANT, ACTIVE NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT THEY WANNA MAINTAIN THAT SINGLE FAMILY AESTHETIC THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, HAVE COME TO KNOW AND LOVE.
UM, BUT WE HAVE INCLUDED NEW POLICIES THAT, UH, ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION OF THOSE OLD AND ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS, WHILE ALSO IDENTIFYING AREAS THAT CAN BE MORE ACTIVE, VIBRANT, UM, WALKABLE, UH, PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL.
UM, WE ALSO ENCOURAGE NEW POLICIES THAT, UM, ENCOURAGE THE USE OF HOAS, ALTHOUGH, I MEAN, SORRY, NOT HOAS, UH, ADUS, BUT WE WERE TOLD BY CITY STAFF THAT HOAS ARE USUALLY AGAINST THEM HERE, AND THAT ADUS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED FOR SOME TIME, BUT THERE'S ONLY BEEN A FEW APPLICATIONS BECAUSE THE HOAS ARE SO AGAINST.
SO WE INCLUDED POLICIES THAT KIND OF HELP WITH EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC TO LET THEM KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE QUALITY AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE BENEFITS THAT ADUS CAN PROVIDE FOR THESE SINGLE FAMILY, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND THEN ALSO NEW FRAMEWORKS TO REDUCE LOT SIZE AND FULL AREA RATIOS TO ALLOW FOR VARIED AND FLEXIBLE, UH, HOUSING OPTIONS.
AND I WILL GET BACK OVER TO SCARLET.
THE, THE NEXT ELEMENT IS INFRASTRUCTURE.
IN THIS ELEMENT, IT SETS THE LEVEL OF STA SERVICE STANDARDS FOR SEWER SOLID WASTE, STORM WATER CONTAINMENT, AND FOR POTABLE WATER.
THIS ALSO, THIS ELEMENT'S ALSO SUPPORTED WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN THESE FACILITIES THROUGHOUT IT.
ALSO, THE AREAS THAT HAVE CHANGED IS TO INCREASED EMPHASIS ON REDUCED WASTE GENERATION, FOCUSING ON SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT WATER, UM, FACILITIES GUIDELINES TO MERGE THE EASTERN AND WESTERN SERVICE AREAS FOR POTABLE WATER AND INCREASE EMPHASIS ON PUBLIC EDUCATION, ON WATER SAVING MEASURES THAT SEGUES INTO THE CONSERVATION ELEMENT.
UM, THE PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED IN THIS ELEMENT.
UM, THEY PROVIDE FOR PROTECTING AND PRESERVING SOIL, WILDLIFE, LAKES, FLORA, FAUNA, AND NATURAL FEATURES.
KEY CHANGES THAT WE, THAT WERE MADE IN THIS ELEMENT WERE TO PROMOTE CODE ALIGNMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW, IMPROVE COORDINATION EFFORTS, UM, IN WITH OTHER AGENCIES SUCH AS THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, BROWARD COUNTY, AND WAYS TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION AND INITIATIVES WITH THESE AGENCIES.
WE FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABLE, UM, AND RESILIENT WATER TRANSFER AND GUIDELINES TO, TO MERGE THE EASTERN AND WESTERN SERVICE AREAS FOR POTABLE WATER.
AND ALSO, UM, IN LOOKING AT NATIVE, UM, LANDSCAPING SUPPORT NATIVE PLANTS AND PERVIOUS MATERIAL WHEN, WHEN DOING DESIGN REVIEW FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT.
OUR NEXT ELEMENT IS THE RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT.
THIS ELEMENT, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, ADDRESSES PARK PLANNING AND SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR ALL RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
THE CITY REQUIRES AT LEAST THREE ACRES OF PUBLIC PARKS PER 1000 RESIDENTS CHANGES FOR, UM, THIS UPDATE WERE TO ENSURE A DA COMPLIANCE MEASURES AT ALL PUBLIC RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
WE INTEGRATED SMART TECHNOLOGIES INTO PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES.
THAT INCLUDES WIFI, DIGITAL, INTERACTIVE WAY FINDING AND SAFETY SYSTEMS. WE ALSO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENT TO IMPLEMENT ASPECTS OF THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND ALSO ENHANCE
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PROTECTION OF EXISTING PARKS AND GOLF FACILITIES.NEXT WE HAVE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION.
UM, THIS ESTABLISHES THE BASIS FOR EXECUTING INTERLOCAL PLANNING AND SERVICES.
TAMARACK MAINTAINS RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR NEIGHBORING CITIES, WITH BROWARD COUNTY, THE BROWARD, MPO, SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, AND WITH THE SCHOOLS AND STATE, AND IN ADDITION, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES.
CHANGES FOR THIS ELEMENT WERE TO ALIGN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE WITH REGIONAL AND STATE PLANS, PURSUE MORE PARTNERSHIPS THAT AIM TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, RESILIENCE AND HOUSING INITIATIVES, AND ENHANCE COORDINATION WITH ADJACENT MUNICIPALITIES FOR JOINT PLANNING PROJECTS.
UM, AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT IS, INCLUDES POLICIES TO ENSURE PROJECTS ARE IN PLACE AND ENSURE LEVEL OF SERVICE WILL BE ACHIEVED FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
IT SET STANDARDS FOR PROJECT PRIORITIZATION AND DEBT LIMITS AND DIVERSE FUNDING.
SOME CHANGES TO THIS WERE, UM, TO AN ANNUALLY UPDATES TO THE CIP AND CIE INTERDEPARTMENT, PROJECT PRIORITIZATION, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND DEBT LIMIT, AND DIVERSE FUNDING AND COORDINATION WITH REGIONAL AGENCIES AND REGULAR MONITOR OF FACILITY CAPACITY AND CONCURRENCY.
THAT BRINGS US TO THE EDUCATION ELEMENT.
THIS ELEMENT DESCRIBES COORDINATION WITH, UM, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO PROVIDE A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS.
THIS INCLUDES A WIDE RANGE OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.
SOME CHANGES TO THIS ELEMENT INCLUDE EXPANSIONS TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, ENSURE SCHOOL LOCATIONS CONTINUE TO ALIGN WITH CHANGES IN LAND USE AS THE CITY GROWS, AND ALSO MATCH POPULATION GROWTH WITH ALIGNMENT TO BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOLS ON SCHOOL CONCURRENCY CAPACITY AND FACILITIES PLANNING.
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT IS THE CITY'S LONG-TERM STRATEGY FOR FOSTERING STRONG, VIBRANT LOCAL ECONOMY.
IT PROVIDES DIRECTION FOR HOW TAMARACK ATTRACTS AND RETAINS BUSINESSES, CREATES QUALITY JOBS, SUPPORTS SMALL ENTERPRISES AND ALIGNS LAND USE INFRASTRUCTURE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
PREVIOUSLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES WERE INCLUDED INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THROUGH THE 20 18 20 22 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN.
NOW, THE CITY HAS TRANSFORMED THAT STRATEGIC PLAN INTO A DEDICATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT, MEANING IT WASN'T, UM, ADOPTED AS A PREVIOUS PLAN.
THIS NEW ELEMENT REFLECTS INPUT RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC AND CITY STAFF, AND IS MORE ALIGNED WITH CURRENT NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS.
UM, THIS PRESENTS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO BUILDING A RESILIENT AND BUSINESS FRIENDLY COMMUNITY.
THE CITY SEEKS TO LEVERAGE ITS STRATEGIC ATION IN BROWARD COUNTY BY SUPPORTING LOCAL INDUSTRIES.
BRANDING ITSELF IS A DYNAMIC PLACE TO DO BUSINESS AND PROMOTING INNOVATION THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AND PRIVATE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.
KEY PRIORITIES INCLUDE JOB CREATION, BUSINESS RETENTION, AND THE ATTRACTION OF HIGH GROWTH SECTORS SUCH AS HEALTHCARE, LOGISTICS, TECHNOLOGY, AND AEROSPACE.
TAMARACK WILL INVEST IN COWORKING SPACES, BUSINESS INCUBATORS, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TO EQUIP RESIDENTS WITH IN-DEMAND SKILLS TO STRENGTHEN COMM UH, COMMERCIAL VITALITY.
THE CITY IS ALSO EXPLORING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CRAS COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, AND THE USE OF TOOLS SUCH AS TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENTS TO REVITALIZE AGING QUARTERS.
THESE EFFORTS WILL BE COMPLIMENTED BY PLACE MAKING INITIATIVES, MARKETING CAMPAIGNS, AND SUPPORT FOR LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND REAL RETAIL QUARTERS.
THE PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS ELEMENT IS A REQUIRED COMPONENT OF EVERY LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN THE STATE.
IT WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE FLORIDA LEGISLATOR IN 2021 THROUGH HOUSE BILL 59, TO ENSURE THAT PROPERTY OWNERS ARE FAIRLY CONSIDERED IN LOCAL PLANNING DECISIONS.
IT DOES NOT OVERRIDE ANY EXISTING PLANNING AND ZONING LAWS, BUT IT DOES REQUIRE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO EXPLICITLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND BALANCE THESE RIGHTS WHEN MAKING LAND USE DECISIONS.
UH, THIS IS TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES TO FACILITATE THE PARTICIPATION OF ALL PEOPLE IN DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THEIR LIVES AND PROPERTY.
THE CITY RECOGNIZED THAT IN ADDITION TO THE CORE
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ELEMENTS REQUIRED BY THE STATE, URBAN DESIGN PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE CHARACTER AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY.THIS OUTLINES THE STRATEGIES FOR ENSURING THAT THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S VISION IN A COHESIVE, AESTHETICALLY PLEASING AND WELL-CONNECTED URBAN ENVIRONMENT.
ONE OF THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES IS TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE, UH, URBAN PLANNING PRACTICES, WHICH INCLUDES DEVELOPING DESIGN STANDARDS THAT ENHANCE THE VISUAL APPEAL OF BOTH EXISTING AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
UM, THIS ALSO INVOLVES IMPLEMENTING LANDSCAPE PLANS FOR KEY GATEWAYS, SUCH AS PINE ISLAND ROAD AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE TO CREATE WELCOMING ENTRY POINTS INTO THE CITY, UM, AS, UM, IT AIMS TO PROMOTE WALKABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY BY ENSURING PEDESTRIAN EXTRA ACCESS TO PARKS AND CIVIC SPACES THAT ARE SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED, UH, INTO THE URBAN FABRIC, AS WELL AS, UM, MULTI ENHANCE, MULTI MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY, UM, WITH PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY STREET SCAPES, UM, AND, AND HAVING A SHIFT TOWARDS ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS LIKE WALKING, CYCLING, UM, AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
SO AS, SO AS
NEXT WOULD BE THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING NEXT WEEK ON MAY 14TH.
AND AFTER THEIR COMMENTS, UM, THERE WILL BE SOME REVISIONS, UH, WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS OR SO WITH THE FORMAL ADOPTION PROCESS HAPPENING AROUND JUNE, JULY, AND THEN HOPEFULLY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE STRATEGIES, UH, BY JULY TO AUGUST.
AND WITH THAT, WE WILL OPEN IT UP TO DISCUSSION AND ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANY OF THE CHAIR, UH, BOARD MEMBERS MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? IS THERE ANYTHING? OKAY, ALEXANDRA, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
UM, WHEN WAS THE LAST, UM, I GUESS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REDESIGN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PROVIDED TO THE CITY OF TAMARA? DO YOU GUYS KNOW? WHEN WAS THE LAST COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE? YEAH, SORRY, I COULDN'T THINK OF, UH, SO THE LAST ONE WAS FORMALLY ADOPTED IN 2008, BUT THERE'S BEEN AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN ELEMENTS, UH, IN 2018, AND I THINK, UH, FORMALLY IN 2019, THE 2018 PLAN WENT TO EFFECT.
AND WERE YOU GUYS THE ACTUAL COMPANY THAT REQUESTED THE PREVIOUS CHANGES FOR THE CITY OF TAMARA, OR NO, YOU GUYS ARE JUST A NEW ENTITY.
UM, IS THERE LIKE A, LIKE A PRO AND CON LIST THAT YOU GUYS HAVE, OR A LIST THAT COMPARES WHAT WAS DONE IN 2019 TO WHAT YOU GUYS ARE CURRENTLY DOING NOW? FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW WE WENT THROUGH EACH ZONE AND AREA, LIKE LAND USING ZONING, TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY, BUT I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAD SOMETHING THAT WOULD REFLECT THE UPGRADES THAT YOU GUYS ARE RECOMMENDING? YES.
SO YEAH, WE HAVE, UH, SO WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS AND WE HAVE STRIKE THROUGH UNDERLINES OF, OF THOSE DOCUMENTS.
UM, I BELIEVE THEY MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED, UM, TO ALL PRIOR TO THIS MEETING, BUT OKAY.
BUT WE CAN PROVIDE THEM IF YOU CAN.
AND CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE, UM, LET ME SEE FROM MY NOTES HERE.
AS IT RELATES TO THE PRIVATE PROP PROPERTY RIGHTS IMPLEMENTATION, THIS IS A, A NEW LAW THAT YOU GUYS IMPLEMENTED INTO THE UPGRADE OF THE PLAN, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? UH, YES.
IT'S BEEN REQUIRED BY THE STATE TO BE INCLUDED IN ALL COMPREHENSIVE PLANS.
UM, SO AS YOU'LL NOTICE, IT WOULD BE ONE OF THE SMALLER, UM, SECTIONS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JUST BECAUSE THERE'S, THERE'S NOT MUCH, UH, YOU REQUIREMENTS, YOU KNOW, TO, YOU KNOW, SATISFY, UH, THE STATE.
AND SO, AS IT RELATES, IF I MAY YEAH.
SO THE CITY HAD ADOPTED THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE.
THE CONSULTANT JUST, UH, AGREED.
YES, WE AGREED ON THAT ON, IN A PREVIOUS MEETING.
IT WASN'T THE PREVIOUS MEETING, BUT, UH, IT COULD HAVE BEEN MEETING, UH, A WHILE BEFORE THAT WE BROUGHT IT FORWARD JUST TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.
JUST TRYING TO REFRESH MY BRAIN HERE.
UM, JUST TO FOLLOW UP, AND ALEXANDRA, SO I HEARD A GENERAL OVERVIEW.
YOU PROVIDED SPECIFIC, UM, STRATEGY TO ADOPT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TO THE, IS IT BEING SAFE FOR THE,
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THE COMMISSION, OR WHERE IS THAT LISTED? I APOLOGIZE.COULD YOU, I, I'M ASKING ARE THERE SPECIFIC STRATEGIES THAT'S GONNA BE TAKEN, YOU KNOW, STEP BY STEP, HOW ARE WE GONNA ADOPT THIS, UM, STRATEGIC PLAN? SO THE VOLUME ONE INCLUDES, UH, GOALS, POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES, WHICH IS TANTAMOUNT TO STRATEGIES THAT HELP IN TERMS OF HOW THE PLAN SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED.
UH, THAT IS SOME OF WHAT THE CONSULTANT WENT THROUGH, ESSENTIALLY, ARE SOME OF THE MAJOR CHANGES THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE PLAN THAT THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS.
I GUESS I HEARD, UM, GENERAL, BUT I'M, I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WAS ONLY FOR THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, AS SOME GENERAL POINTS I WANTED TO SEE LIKE, OKAY, FOR NORTHWEST 57TH, WE'RE GONNA WIDEN THE ROADS, PROVIDE LANDSCAPING, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE AREAS THAT WE'RE GONNA FOCUS ON.
I'M JUST WONDERING IF IT'S, THIS IS PART OF A BIGGER PACKAGE THAT'S GONNA BE ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION.
SO THE PLAN IS NOT THAT SPECIFIC.
RELATIVE TO, UH, IDENTIFYING LOCATIONS.
BUT, UH, IN THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT, THERE MAY BE GENERAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IN TERMS OF WHAT THE CITY IS HOPING TO ACHIEVE IN THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT.
LIKEWISE, IT'S, UH, GENERAL IN TERMS OF MAJOR OBJECTIVE GOALS AND POLICIES THAT ULTIMATELY ARE IMPLEMENTED BY THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, BUT IT'S NOT THAT SPECIFIC.
I GUESS I WANTED TO SAY WE'RE GONNA DO THIS BY NEXT WEEK.
UM, I'M PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE, WELL, YOU ANSWERED, WHEN WAS THE LAST COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, SO I GOT THAT ANSWER.
WHAT'S VISION ZERO PRINCIPLES IN, IN RELATION TO THE BIKE TRANSPORTATION? VISION ZERO IS ACTUALLY, UM, IT'S NATIONWIDE.
IT'S A CONCEPT WHERE ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE STRIVING TO HAVE ZERO DEATHS OR, OR INJURIES IN RELATED TO, UM, VEHICLES AND, UM, AND BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS.
SO THAT, THAT'S AN OVERALL CONCEPT.
IT'S, IT'S ABOUT SAFETY, PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY, REALLY.
UM, AND YOU ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE'S AN EXPANSION BEING PROPOSED OUT WEST WITH BRT OR, UM, YEAH, SO THERE'S, UM, THERE'S A PROPOSED RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM BEING PROPOSED BY BROWARD COUNTY COMING IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
UH, THAT'S GOING TO EXTEND EAST WEST LINES.
UH, AND THERE'S THE POTENTIAL THAT IT WOULD COME ACROSS THE COMMERCIAL, UH, BOULEVARD, UM, CORRIDOR.
UM, FOR THE A DU AND THE, AND THE HOA, UH, WHAT WAS YOUR POLICY OR WHAT WAS YOUR RECOMMENDATION ON THAT OR YOUR FINDINGS? WE JUST, WE INCLUDED BROAD, UM, POLICIES THAT JUST INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, ADOPTING EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH TO THE PUBLIC TO EDUCATE THEM ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF ADUS.
IT'S ALSO A GOOD TIME TO DO THAT BECAUSE THE, UH, STATE IS CURRENTLY ABOUT TO MANDATE ALL MUNICIPALITIES TO INCLUDE ADUS ANYWHERE WHERE SINGLE FAMILY IS PERMITTED.
UM, SO ALREADY HAVING THESE POLICIES, UH, INCLUDED IN YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS GONNA BE GOOD MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE, UM, IT'S SUPPOSED TO PASS AND THEY'RE GONNA GIVE ALL MUNICIPALITIES UNTIL DECEMBER 1ST TO ADOPT POLICIES THAT, YOU KNOW, ALLOW FOR THAT, OR SORRY, ZONING REGULATIONS THAT ALLOW FOR THAT.
SO THEN WOULD HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND UPDATE THE CODES, RIGHT.
WHEN AND IF THEY DID, THE STATE DOES.
BUT AS IT IS NOW, THE CITY CURRENTLY ALLOWS IT IN SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT, IT'S PERMISSIBLE IN ALL, ALL OF TAMARA.
UM, AND CAN YOU ALSO FINALLY EXPLAIN THE, THE, THE LIMITATIONS OF THE PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS? I MEAN, IS IT JUST THAT THEY, THEY HAVE A SAY, THEY CAN COME TO THE MEETINGS, WE CAN, YOU KNOW, LISTEN TO WHAT THEY NO, WE, WE CAN LISTEN OR, OR TO WHAT EXTENT ARE THESE PROPERTY RIGHTS? I KNEW WE SPOKE ABOUT IT BEFORE, BUT REALLY INTENDED FOR THIS BODY, FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT DEVELOPERS OR PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.
SO YOU NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT.
DOES IT, AND NOT INFRINGE UPON THOSE, THOSE RIGHTS.
DOES IT, DOES IT, AND I MAY BE OFF RECORD, BUT DOES IT, DOES IT APPLY TO LIKE A CERTAIN RADIUS, LIKE, MY, MY NEIGHBOR OR THIS DEVELOPER IS GONNA PUT A FIVE STORY BUILDING TO THE, THE BACK OF MY PROPERTY.
DOES MY RIGHTS INCLUDE THAT? OR, I JUST DON'T LIKE IT, SO I COME IN AND VOICE MY OPINION, LIKE, I THINK, AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL BECAUSE IT'S A VERY, VERY SHORT, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY A ONE PAGE ELEMENT.
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IF THE CONSULTANT CAN JUST READ, UH, JUST THE FIRST SECTION SO YOU CAN RIGHT.SO, AND I WILL FOLLOW UP AFTERWARDS MYSELF TOO, BUT CAN YOU READ THAT FOR ME, PLEASE? YES.
THIS ELEMENT HIGHLIGHTS THE CRITICAL ROLE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS PLAY IN REGULATING LAND USE, SHAPING REAL ESTATE MARKETS, AND PROTECTING PROPERTY RIGHTS, TRANSPARENCY, PREDICTABILITY AND RELIABILITY ARE ESSENTIAL ASPECTS OF, OF EFFECTIVE LAND USE POLICIES, HELPING TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK THAT SUPPORTS BOTH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH.
IN THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOSTERS OPEN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS, ENSURING THAT STAKEHOLDERS AND CITIZENS ALIKE CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND AND ENGAGE WITH LOCAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES.
CLEAR GUIDELINES CONTRIBUTE TO A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF EXPECTATIONS, ALLOWING COMMUNITIES TO ANTICIPATE FUTURE GROWTH, WHILE ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THOUGHTFUL PLANNING AND COLLABORATION.
THE CITY AIMS TO BALANCE THE NEEDS OF ITS CITIZENS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR A THRIVING LOCAL ECONOMY.
AND MADAM CHAIR, THAT'S ON PAGE 1 21 AND 1 22 OF YOUR PACKET.
AND YOU'LL SEE ON PAGE 1 22, THE OBJECTIVES AND THE, THE INDIVIDUAL POLICIES THAT THE CITY THANK YOU.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, POLICY 1.2, THE CITY SHALL CONSIDER THE RIGHT OF A PROPERTY OWNER TO USE, MAINTAIN, DEVELOP, AND IMPROVE HIS OR HER PROPERTY FOR PERSONAL USE OR THE USE OF ANY OTHER PERSON SUBJECT TO STATE LOCAL ORDINANCES, AND ITS LOCAL DECISION MAKING.
SO LADIES, THERE WAS A PACKET THAT WAS EMAILED TO US, SO WE CAN REFER BACK TO THAT FURTHER CLARIFICATION.
AS IT RELATES TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IS THERE LIKE A NEW SLOGAN, NEW REBRANDING? IS THAT HOW IT'S GOING TO BE ROLLED OUT AS WELL? LIKE FOR THE CHANGE, THE SLOGAN FOR THE CITY OF TAMARACK AND ALL OF THAT WILL CHANGE THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
RIGHT NOW, I THINK IT'S WHERE THE CITY FOR YOUR LIFE, RIGHT? NO, SO IT'S THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 2040.
THAT'S HOW WE HAVE BEEN PROMOTING IT.
WE HAVE, UH, CREATED A DEDICATED LANDING PAGE, A WEBSITE WHERE THE DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR, UH, REVIEW CURRENTLY BY THE PUBLIC.
AND SO IT'S JUST THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TIME OR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2040.
SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, LADIES THAT, UM, AND GENTLEMEN, THAT THIS IS JUST SUGGESTIONS, THE OR YEAH.
SUGGESTIONS OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
FROM HERE, THE COMMISSION LOOKS AT IT AND SAYS, YES, WE WANNA DO THIS.
AND THEN A PLAN COMES BEHIND THAT.
IS THAT THE CORRECT UNDERSTANDING? THIS IS YOUR DRAFT PLAN.
SO YOU DO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, THIS IS WHAT THE COMMISSION WILL SEE ON WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH.
UH, SUBJECT TO ANY CHANGES THEY MAY HAVE.
IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES, THE CONSULTANT WILL INCORPORATE THOSE, AND THEN THE PLAN IS TRANSMITTED TO THE STATE AND THEN REVIEW AGENCIES CONSISTENT WITH STATE STATUTE.
SO THIS IS THE DRAFT PLAN THAT'S BEFORE YOU, BUT IN REGARDS TO IMPLEMENTATION, I THINK THAT THE LADIES ARE ASKING ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION, LIKE WHEN WILL THIS HAPPEN? WHAT DATE BY, WELL, I FEEL LIKE I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION.
ME PERSONALLY, LIKE, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MORE QUESTIONS AND MAYBE HAVE MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE SPECIFICS, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S EVEN SOMETHING I'M GONNA BE PRIVY TO.
THIS IS THE ONLY ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
UH, THIS IS, UM, THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT THAT SETS FORTH HOW THE CITY GROW AND WHERE THE CITY WILL GROW.
IT HAS THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT THAT'S, UH, UH, THE BIGGEST COMPONENT OF THE PLAN, WHICH ALSO ADOPTS THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AS MENTIONED BY THE CONSULTANT.
IT IS YOUR, UH, VISIONARY DOCUMENT THAT, UM, GUIDES GROWTH IN THE CITY FOR THE NEXT, UH, 15 TO 20 YEARS.
EXPLAIN, AND, UH, AS PART OF THE, SORRY, MS CALL, UM, AS PART OF THE, UH, PACKAGE THAT WAS EMAILED TO YOU ALL, YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN VOLUME TWO, THE DATA AND ANALYSIS THAT WILL TELL YOU ALL THE INFORMATION THAT, UH, YOU MADE US COME TO THE CONCLUSIONS ON WHY, UH, CERTAIN POLICIES NEED TO BE INCLUDED.
UH, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IN ADDITION TO THE PUBLIC OUTREACH AND SUCH, BUT THAT WILL GIVE YOU A LOT OF THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
AND IF I MAY JUST, UH, SO WHEN THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT WAS ADOPTED, ESSENTIALLY SAYS, EVERY LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITH A PARTICULAR POPULATION SIZE IS REQUIRED TO PLAN FOR THE GROWTH OF YOUR COMMUNITY.
SO WE ALL KNOW THAT TAMMAR IS GROWING CONSISTENT WITH ALL THE OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO US, NEXT TO US.
AND SO YOU HAVE TO STRATEGICALLY PLAN ON HOW YOU WILL ACCOMMODATE THAT GROWTH.
YOU HAVE TO ALSO DEMONSTRATE THAT YOU HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IF NOT AVAILABLE, BUT THAT WILL BE COMING TO ACCOMMODATE THAT GROWTH, WHICH IS YOUR DATA INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS.
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SO OUR VOLUME ONE, WHAT WAS EMAILED TO YOU WAS A VOLUME ONE DOCUMENT, A VOLUME TWO DOCUMENT.THE VOLUME ONE IS YOUR, UH, IS YOUR PLANNING DOCUMENT.
THAT'S YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT SETS FORTH THE CITY'S GOALS, HOW WE WILL IMPLEMENT THOSE GOALS WITH OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES FOR THOSE GOALS.
UH, YOUR VOLUME TWO IS YOUR DATA INVENTORY ANALYSIS.
THAT IS ESSENTIALLY IS HOW WE SUPPORT THAT GROWTH.
THAT'S IN VOLUME ONE, WHAT, UH, UH, WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE IN YOUR DATA INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS.
IT ALSO SHOWS YOUR POPULATION PROJECTION.
SO IT SHOWS HOW THE CITY IS EXPECTED TO GROW.
AND THEN OF COURSE, OUR VOLUME ONE IS HOW WE ACCOMMODATE THAT GROWTH.
YOUR MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT IS YOUR FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT.
AND AS MENTIONED BY THE CONSULTANT, THERE ARE REQUIRED ELEMENTS THAT STATE AND, AND YOUR ELEMENTS ARE CHAPTERS, ESSENTIALLY.
SO THE STATE SAYS YOU MUST HAVE THESE ELEMENTS IN EVERY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR FUTURE LAND USE, YOU HAVE TO SPEAK ABOUT TRANSPORTATION, YOU HAVE TO TALK ABOUT, UM, CONSERVATION, YOU HAVE TO SPEAK ABOUT HOUSING.
SO THESE ARE REQUIRED ELEMENTS.
AND IN OUR PLAN, WE HAVE SOME OPTIONAL, UH, CHAPTERS OR ELEMENTS.
WE HAVE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT THE CITY ADOPTED JUST TO SHOW A RENEWED FOCUS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARLY ON OUR, UM, ON OUR PLAZAS, BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT OUR PLAZAS NEED TO BE UP IMPROVED.
WE ALSO HAVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OR ADMINISTRATION ELEMENT THAT IS NEW THAT CORINA GROUP HAS INTRODUCED IN THIS, UH, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A DESIGN CHAPTER THAT SPEAKS TO CERTAIN ELEMENTS THAT'S GOING TO BE INCORPORATED IN HOW THE CITY WILL LOOK DESIGNED GOING FORWARD.
UH, THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS THE FUTURE LAND USE.
THAT IS WHAT DICTATES, UH, INTENSITY AND DENSITY AND THE LAND USE, WHICH IS YOUR LAND USE MAP, WHICH IS, UH, ESSENTIALLY WHERE GROWTH IS FOCUSED.
UM, AND, UH, WHAT LAND USE DESIGNATION IS PRESCRIBED ON CERTAIN PROPERTIES.
FOR THE LAND USE ELEMENT, THE MAJOR CHANGE IS WHERE THE CITY IS TRYING TO PROMOTE SMART GROWTH.
AND WE'RE SAYING THAT WE WILL PRESERVE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE, AS MENTIONED BY THE CONSULTANT, WE HEARD THAT FROM OUR COMMUNITY MEETING, THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, OUR RESIDENTS ARE SAYING THEY DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT WE ARE GROWING.
AND SO WE HAVE TO DETERMINE WHERE THAT GROWTH IS FOCUSED.
AND SO FOR, UH, THIS UPDATE, WE'RE FOCUSING THAT GROWTH ON ALL OUR MAJOR CORRIDORS.
WE HAVE A POLICY IN BROWARD COUNTY THAT HELPS US TO SUPPORT THAT.
AND WE HAVE OUR OWN FLEX UNITS.
WE HAVE INCLUDED IN THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, UM, THE USE OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AS A MAJOR ZONING DESIGNATION TO SUPPORT THAT GROWTH.
SO WE'RE SEEING, WE'LL SEE INTENSITY AND DENSITY ALONG COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD 4 41.
THESE ARE AREAS WE WANT THE GROWTH TO OCCUR BECAUSE IT CAN BE SUPPORTED BY MAJOR TRANSIT.
WE WANT IT ON MAT, NAB, WE WANT IT ON UNIVERSITY DRIVE.
THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL SEE THE HIGHER INTENSITY AND THE DENSITY.
SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE MAJOR CHANGES, UM, THAT'S INCORPORATED.
I'M READING IT AS YOU WERE SPEAKING.
UM, THE DENSITY IS THE VISION, UH, TO HAVE HIGH RISE DEVELOPMENTS IN TAMARACK.
AND HOW DOES THAT CONFLICT WITH THE VISION OF A FAMILY LOW DENSITY POPULATION? AND BECAUSE I, I THINK WHAT SURPRISED ME WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO TAMARACK 10 YEARS AGO, IT WAS SEEN AS A DEVELOPMENT FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE.
AND, AND NOW I, IT IS A GROWING CITY AND CHANGING CITY, AND NOW IT'S FOR SEEN AS SMALL FAMILIES.
AND I GUESS MY, MY CONCERN IS WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE RELATIVE TO HOUSING? SO ESSENTIALLY YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE WHAT THEY, IN THE PLANNING COMMUNITY LIKE TO CALL THE BRUSSEL, WHERE YOU HAVE A GIANT SKYSCRAPER RIGHT NEXT TO ALL THESE LIKE LOW LYING TOWN HOMES.
UM, SO THE, BASICALLY THE URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT IS KIND OF WHAT'S GONNA HELP TIE INTO KEEPING THE NEIGHBORHOODS COHERENT.
SO THAT INCLUDES, YOU KNOW, POLICIES THAT RECOMMEND FORM-BASED CODES THAT ALLOW FOR HIGHER DENSITIES ALONG THE CORRIDORS, BUT THEN ALSO HAVING REDUCED HEIGHTS AS THEY GET DOWN TOWARDS THE SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS.
THAT WAY IT'S ALMOST LIKE A PYRAMID EFFECT, AND IT'S NOT JUST A RANDOM TALL BUILDING NEXT TO A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE.
AND JUST TO ANSWER YOU SPECIFICALLY, YES, IN TERMS OF, UH, OR VISION OR INTENT, IS TO HAVE HIGHER BUILDINGS, BECAUSE OF COURSE, TAMARACK IS A BUILT OUT COMMUNITY.
SO VACANT PROPERTY IS, THE AVAILABILITY OF VACANT LAND IS, UM, VERY LIMITED.
SO YES, IT'S TO GO HIGHER ON OR MAJOR CORRIDORS AND TO GO MORE DENSE.
SO ABSOLUTELY, THE INTENT IS TO HAVE HIGHER BUILDINGS AND MORE UNITS ON
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OUR MAJOR CORRIDORS.WHICH OTHER CITIES HAVE YOU GUYS MADE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR? UM, MANY.
UM, WE HAVE JUST FINISHED NORTH LAUDERDALE.
I DO SEE SOME CHANGES IN WEST MELBOURNE.
MANY IN MIAMI AREA, FORT LAUDERDALE, UM, DESERT FOREST BEACH RIGHT NOW.
THOSE ARE ALL THE ONES I COULD JUST THINK OF OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
BUT WE'VE, WE'VE DONE MANY, MANY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATES.
AND ALSO, JUST FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, THIS HAS BEEN A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS.
THIS PROCESS STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO.
IT MIGHT BE ENCROACHING ON TWO YEARS AT THIS POINT.
AND IT STARTED OUT WITH INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND THEIR PERSPECTIVE AND VISION.
AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAD VERY ROBUST COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
SO MUCH OF THE CHANGES THAT YOU SEE IS REALLY IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS WE RECEIVED FROM THOSE COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
WE CONDUCTED THESE MEETINGS IN ALL FOUR DISTRICTS, AND WE DID THE MEETING SIMILAR TO OUR DISTRICT MEETING WHERE WE INVITED PEOPLE TO COME OUT.
EACH RESIDENT OF THE CITY RECEIVED A POSTCARD AND WAS ASKED TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS.
AND THIS IS HOW THE CONSULTANT WAS ABLE TO COLLECT INFORMATION FROM OUR RESIDENTS IN TERMS OF HOW THEY'D LIKE TO SEE GROWTH IN THE CITY GOING FORWARD.
I REMEMBER, UH, A YEAR PRIOR, SO THEY DID HAVE THIS, UH, COMPREHENSIVE MEETING.
SO THERE WAS A LOT OF STUFF THAT WAS PRESENTED TO US.
UH, SOME OF THE RESIDENT DID GIVE IT THE FEEDBACK, AND THEN THEY WERE WILLINGLY TO SEE SOME CHANGES, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE, UH, WITHIN THE CITY.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
UH, THIS WAS PRESENTED, YOU KNOW, TO EVERYBODY FROM EACH DISTRICT THAT THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO COME FORWARD, YOU KNOW, TO PROVIDE THE INPUT.
UH, I CAN RECALL THERE WAS SOME FEEDBACK ON TRANSPORTATION FOR THE SENIORS, YOU KNOW, A STOP SIGN, HOW THEY USED TO COME TO THE COMMUNITY TO PICK UP THE SENIORS.
SO THEY LOVE TO SEE THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A GREAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS NICE, YOU KNOW, TO IMPROVE OUR CITY, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT ALSO WOULD ATTRACT, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, THE YOUNGER FOLKS, YOU KNOW, THE THIRTIES AND OVER, YOU KNOW, SO, SO THEY DID PRESENT, AND I, I, I WAS PART OF THE, UH, THE PRESENTATION.
I THINK I LIKE WHAT I SAW, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE PRESENTATION.
OF COURSE, THIS IS, UH, THEY, I I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS LIKE, YOU HAVE A PROJECTION TIME TO, UH, 2040, RIGHT? YES.
SO I BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S A GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, YOU KNOW, UH, PROJECT.
YOU KNOW, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, GIVE SOME OF MY INPUT AS WELL.
UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
UM, MS. ENGLISH ON PAGE ONE 19, UM, POLICY.
BUT THERE'S A SECTION HERE ON PAGE ONE 19 THAT ADDRESSES THE ASIAN COMMUNITY AND HOW TAMRA IS GOING TO, UM, PRESERVE.
UM, SO IF YOU HAVE SOME TIME, IT MIGHT HELP ANSWER SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS A LITTLE FURTHER.
UM, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT.
UM, I HAVE A PASSION FOR BUSINESSES AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE REVITALIZING, UM, SOME OF THE CORRIDORS 'CAUSE THEY NEED TO BE UPDATED.
UM, I KNOW THAT A LOT OF CITIES ARE ADOPTING THAT, AND I THINK THAT'S, IT'S HELPFUL TO HELP GROW THE, THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BUSINESSES HERE IN TAMARACK.
UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY, I THINK WE'VE, UM, ANSWERED ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS.
I JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE DO HAVE AN EMAILED VERSION OF THE, UH, POLICY.
SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT IT, RESEARCH IT, UNDERSTAND IT, THAT YOU'RE MORE INFORMED OF WHAT'S COMING.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING FROM THE CITY? I KNOW THAT THE CONSULTANTS SPOKE ON THE, YOU HAVE.
WE'LL ALSO AT THIS TIME, HEAR FROM THE CITY STAFF.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY NAME IS ANN JOHNSON, SENIOR PLANNER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
UM, SO AS DISCUSSED, THE ITEM BEING BROUGHT BEFORE YOU TODAY IS THE CITY OF TIMAC 2040, UH, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UH, VIA TEMPORARY ORDINANCE 25 89.
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UM, SO THE BENEFIT OF SOME OF OUR NEWER MEMBERS, I AM JUST GOING TO DO A QUICK RECAP, UM, OF YOUR PLANNING BOARD ORIENTATION.AND MY PRESENTATION IS GOING TO FOCUS, UM, MORE ON THE WHY AND, UH, A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE, UH, SPECIFIC STRATEGIES THAT THE CITY INTENDS TO UNDERTAKE, UH, TO FACILITATE SOME OF THE GOALS AND POLICIES OUTLINED, UH, IN THESE ELEMENTS.
AND MAYBE ALSO ADDRESS SOME OF YOUR EARLIER QUESTIONS.
SO, UM, AS THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR ALLUDED TO THE COMMUNITY PLANNING ACT, WHICH WAS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT BACK IN 2011, UM, ESTABLISHED AT THE HOME RULE BILL.
AND BASICALLY WHAT THIS DOES IS IT STRENGTHENS THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, UM, IN THE ROLE OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING.
AND IT PROVIDES MUNICIPALITIES, UH, WITH MORE DISCRETION IN HOW THEY APPROVE THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLANS.
UH, AND IT ALSO REQUIRES THE GOVERNING BODY OF, UH, EACH LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO DESIGNATE A LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY, WHICH WOULD BE REPRESENTED BY YOU ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING BOARD YOU.
SO I WILL USE LPA MOVING FORWARD FOR SHORT.
SO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, AS YOU'VE HEARD, IT PROVIDES THE PRINCIPAL'S GUIDELINES, STANDARDS AND STRATEGIES, UH, FOR THE ORDERLY AND BALANCED FUTURE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND FISCAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY.
UM, IT ALSO ESTABLISHES PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES REGARDING THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, UH, WHILE, UH, PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY CHARACTER.
IT TYPICALLY CONSISTS, UH, OF 10 ELEMENTS, WHICH YOU ALL HAVE HEARD.
UM, BUT THE CITY HAS TAKEN THE PLAN A STEP FURTHER AND HAS ALSO INCLUDED THOSE TWO OPTIONAL ELEMENTS, WHICH WAS THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION ELEMENT.
UH, IN ADDITION TO THE URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT, UH, AND AGAIN, THESE ELEMENTS ARE UNDERSCORED BY THE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES TO FACILITATE, UH, THOSE, UH, MEASURES, UH, THE POWERS AND DUTIES THAT ARE AFFORDED TO YOU AS THE PLANNING BOARD.
UH, ALSO ACTING AS OUR LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY IS TO REVIEW THE COMPREHENSIVE, UH, PLAN, UH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMUNITY PLANNING ACT, AND THEN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMISSION, UH, REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF THE PLAN, UH, AND FURTHERMORE TO MONITOR AND OVERSEE, UH, THE EFFECTIVENESS AND STATUS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND WE DO THAT FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN WE BRING, UH, ELEMENTS BEFORE YOU, UH, THAT MAY NEED TO BE CHANGED FOR CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE REASONS.
SO THIS BRINGS US TO NOW THE PART OF THE PRESENTATION WHERE WE ADDRESS THE ACTUAL 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND SO WHY ARE WE UPDATING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NOW? SO I WANNA DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE POPULATION CHART.
UH, PARTICULARLY THE YEARS THAT HAVE THE RED CIRCLE.
AND SO WHAT WE CAN SEE FROM THE YEAR 2000 WITH THE POPULATION BEING JUST OVER 55,000 TO THE YEAR 2010, WHERE THE POPULATION IS JUST OVER 60,000 TAC, UH, HAD A POPULATION INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY 5,000 RESIDENTS.
BUT IS WHAT IS MORE INTERESTING IS THAT FROM 2010 TO 2020, UH, TAMARACKS POPULATION, UH, GREW ALMOST DOUBLE THE AMOUNT.
SO IN THAT SAME TIME PERIOD OF 10 YEARS, WE WENT FROM HAVING PREVIOUSLY A 5,000 POPULATION INCREASED TO, UH, A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN 10,000 RESIDENTS.
AND SO HOW DO WE ACCOMMODATE THIS CONTINUED GROWTH THAT WE KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE ALONG WITH THE REST OF SOUTH FLORIDA? UM, NOT ONLY THAT, THE WAY, UH, THAT OUR POPULATION IS GROWING IS ALSO CHANGING.
OUR DEMOGRAPHIC IS ALSO SHIFTING.
SO TAMACS, UH, MEETING AGE IS ALSO GETTING YOUNGER.
AND WE ARE NOW AT A POINT WHERE THE BULK OF OUR POPULATION, UM, IS UNDER THE AGE 65.
AND SO WE HAVE TO DETERMINE HOW DO WE ACCOMMODATE THESE NEW FAMILIES THAT ARE MOVING TO TAMARACK? AND THEN ALSO, HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SERVICES ARE IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE, UH, THAT WE REMAIN A COMPETITIVE CITY IN WHICH PEOPLE WANT TO RESIDE.
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SO HERE ARE MORE OF THE KEY REASONS WHY WE ARE UPDATING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.UM, AS THE CORINO TEAM SHARED, IT IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE, AND SO WE MUST UNDERTAKE THIS PROCESS, UH, EVERY SEVEN YEARS.
AND THEN WITH THAT PROCESS, UH, THE STATUTORY COMPLIANCE REQUIRES THAT THE PLAN MUST LOOK FORWARD AT A MINIMUM 10 YEARS.
AND SO THIS PARTICULAR ITERATION OF THE PLAN LOOKS FORWARD, UH, ABOUT 15 YEARS, BUT WILL BE EFFECTIVE, UH, CLOSE TO THE YEAR 2040.
AND SOMEWHAT THEREAFTER, TEX'S POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO GROW, UH, BY AN ADDITIONAL 15 TO 20% IN OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A POPULATION, UH, CLOSER TO 90,000 IN THE YEAR 2040.
AND SO WE HAVE TO STRATEGICALLY PLAN, UH, FOR THAT GROWTH.
UH, AND WITH THAT, ANOTHER KEY REASON, UH, THAT WE ARE ALSO UPDATED IN THE PLAN IS BECAUSE BROWARD COUNTY, AS A RESULT OF THEIR GROWTH, IS ALSO UPDATING THEIR PLAN.
AND SO THAT WE ARE CONSISTENT WITH BROWARD COUNTY'S POLICIES.
AS WE ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO DO, BECAUSE WE ARE A CHARTER CITY, UH, WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR POLICIES ARE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THEY CALL THEIR BROWARD NEXT PLAN, WHICH IS THEIR VERSION OF THEIR FUTURE LAND USE DOCUMENT.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY IS ALSO COMPETITIVE WHEN IT COMES TO GRANT FUNDING, A LOT OF GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE CITY PURSUES WITH THE MPO FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR DIFFERENT, UH, FEDERAL FUNDING PROGRAMS. UM, HAVING THESE POLICIES ALREADY IN PLACE, THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE TO THESE AGENCIES THAT TAMARACK IS WELL POSITIONED TO RECEIVE THAT FUNDING.
NOT ONLY THAT, HAVING AN UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ALSO ESTABLISHES THE LONG-TERM GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY, UH, AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON WHERE TO DIRECT THAT DEVELOPMENT, THE REDEVELOPMENT, AND ALSO HOW TO PRESERVE, UH, THE INVESTMENT IN OUR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PLAN UPDATE? THE 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS UNDERSCORED BY THE GOALS OUTLINED IN THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN, UH, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT DONE IN THE 2008 VERSION AND WAS NOT DONE WHEN WE UPDATED THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT IN 2019.
WE REALLY WANTED TO FOCUS ON WHAT MAKES RACK HOME, WHAT MAKES TAMARACK SAFE, WHY DO PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE HERE? AND SO AGAIN, THIS PLANNING HORIZON, WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS, UH, THOSE ISSUES THROUGH GOALS AND POLICIES LOOKING FORWARD OVER THE NEXT 15 OR 20 YEARS.
AND SO WITH THAT, I WILL SAY, UH, THIS DOCUMENT WAS DRAFTED TO BE MORE THAN JUST THE POLICY DOCUMENT.
UH, IT WAS DRAFTED TO BE A COLLABORATIVE VISION FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT BRINGS ME TO WHAT WE LEARNED.
SO AS YOU, UH, LEARNED FROM THE CORINO TEAM, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THIS PARTICULAR, UH, DOCUMENT WAS SUPPORTED BY THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO WE HAD A ROBUST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ELEMENT.
AS SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE ATTENDED THE WORKSHOPS, WE DID A FUND FINANCE ACTIVITY WHERE WE GAVE EACH MEMBER WHO ATTENDED A HUNDRED DOLLARS AND WE ASKED THEM, WHERE WOULD YOU WANT TO INVEST IF YOU WERE TO PLACE THIS MONEY INTO SPECIFIC CATEGORIES OF THE CITY? AND SO WHAT WE LEARNED IS THAT, UH, THE MAJORITY OF OUR RESIDENTS WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN IMPROVEMENT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THEY WANT TO SEE THE REVITALIZATION OF OUR PLAZAS.
THEY WANT MORE PLACES TO DINE, MORE PLACES TO SHOP, AND THEY DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO HAVE TO GET IN THEIR CAR TO DO THAT AS WELL.
AND SO HAVING A WALKABLE, CONNECTED NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, WITH SMART TECHNOLOGY THAT IS CLEAN, THAT IS SAFE, THOSE ARE A NUMBER OF RECURRING THEMES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION AND HOW WE PLAN TO HOPEFULLY FACILITATE THOSE GOALS AND POLICIES THROUGH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
WE ALSO CONDUCTED A ONLINE SURVEY, AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE VERA VOICE, UH, STICKER THERE ON THE SLIDE.
AND ONLINE, WE ALSO HAD A OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM OUR RESIDENTS WHAT DO THEY VALUE THE MOST? THEY VALUE THEIR HOMES.
UH, THEY VALUE HAVING PARKS AND OPEN SPACES, HAVING TRAILS, HAVING BIKE PATHS, UH, AND OTHER RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
AND SO THIS WAS A GREAT LEARNING EXERCISE FOR STAFF AND ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO REALLY UNDERSTAND, UM, HOW WE WANT TO ENGAGE THIS PROCESS MOVING FORWARD.
SO THE RESIDENTS DESIRE WALKABLE,
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CONNECTED NEIGHBORHOODS, WE UNDERSTAND THAT, AND WE KNOW THAT HAVING IMPROVED MOBILITY OPTIONS WITH, UH, THE ANTICIPATED TRAFFIC CONGESTION, WHICH IS JUST IMMINENT, WHENEVER YOU HAVE A CITY THAT IS UNDERGOING GROWTH, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET AHEAD OF THAT.WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAN FOR THAT, AND WE CAN ADDRESS THAT IN REAL TIME BY UNDERSTANDING WHERE IS THE GROWTH GOING TO OCCUR AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE ARE APPROPRIATE AMENITIES IN PLACE TO BE ABLE TO FACILITATE THAT THE BEST THAT WE CAN.
ONE, WE UNDERSTAND THAT OUR RESIDENTS DESIRE, AGAIN, THE MORE RETAIL AND DINING OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, AND ALSO THE DESIRE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, AND ALSO FOR SENIORS TO AGE IN PLACE, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WAS ALSO BROUGHT UP AS WELL.
SO AGAIN, UNDERSTANDING, UH, THAT THESE ARE RECURRING THEMES THAT WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, LEARN, UH, POLICY WISE, HOW TO FACILITATE THESE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. UH, WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND FINE TUNE THE POLICIES IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO HOW DO WE ACHIEVE THIS COLLABORATIVE VISION? WELL, THE CITY IS GOING TO UTILIZE SMART GROWTH STRATEGIES.
WE'RE GONNA DIRECT GROWTH NEAR CONVENIENT TRANSIT HUBS AND EXISTING MAJOR TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS, AS YOU HEARD FROM THE CORAL DINO TEAM AND ALSO FROM THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR.
SO UNIVERSITY DRIVE COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD WHERE THERE'S ANTICIPATED, UH, EXPANSION IN THE FUTURE OF THE BUS, UH, RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM.
THOSE ARE ALL, UH, MAJOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL HELP FACILITATE THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONGESTION, UH, THAT IS ANTICIPATED WITH THIS GROWTH, UH, PROMOTING MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.
SO AGAIN, IN THE FUTURE, I KNOW THAT, UH, WE WILL LOOK AT OUR PERSONALLY PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, THE SHUTTLES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE CITY.
HOW DO WE ADDRESS THAT? HOW DO WE EXPAND THOSE NETWORKS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING A SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT WILL HELP THEM TO TAKE THEIR, UH, MAYBE THEY DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE TO THE LOCAL GROCERY STORE, THEY CAN TAKE THE SHUTTLE TO THE LOCAL GROCERY STORE, WHICH I KNOW THAT SOME OF THEM ARE DOING NOW.
UH, WE'RE GOING TO PRIORITIZE THE PLACEMENT OF ATTAINABLE, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, NEAR THESE PUBLIC TRANSIT AMENITIES AS WELL, BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT IN ORDER TO FACILITATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ALLOW FOR SOME DENSITY.
DENSITY IS ENTICING TO ALLOW DEVELOPERS TO OBTAIN THOSE UNITS.
AND THOSE ADDITIONAL UNITS ARE WHAT WE CAN USE TO INCENTIVIZE THE DEVELOPER TO PROVIDE THOSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS.
UH, WE ARE GOING TO IMPLEMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES THAT, UH, FOSTER BUSINESS DIVERSIFICATION AND JOB CREATION, UH, WHILE ALSO CONTINUING TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF OUR OPEN SPACES AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
UM, AND THEN UNDERSCORING ALL OF THAT, UM, IS ALSO ENSURING THAT TAMARACK REMAINS A SUSTAINABLE BUILDING COMMUNITIES.
SO ENCOURAGING THE USE OF SMART AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE TO ELIMINATE WASTE, UH, TO REDUCE OUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION.
THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT ARE ALSO, UH, WILL BE CONTAINED, WELL, ARE CONTAINED ACTUALLY IN THE CONSERVATION ELEMENT, WHICH BRINGS US TO OUR ENHANCED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STRUCTURE.
SO AS OUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTIVE CHAIRED, UM, THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE OTHER ITERATIONS.
WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PLAN WAS INVITING, IT WAS DYNAMIC, IT WAS CONCISE, IT WAS SUCCINCT, INTERACTIVE, USER FRIENDLY BECAUSE IT WAS A DOCUMENT THAT WAS, UM, A, A DOCUMENT THAT WAS, UM, PUT TOGETHER WITH A COLLABORATIVE VISION IN MIND.
AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE THIS VERSION MORE USER FRIENDLY.
EVEN THE LANGUAGE IN WHICH IT IS WRITTEN, I KNOW SOMETIMES THESE DOCUMENTS COMPLAIN, UH, CONTAIN PLANNING JARGON.
WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE THIS A USER-FRIENDLY DOCUMENT.
AND IT IS, UH, POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE IN THREE SEPARATE SECTIONS.
UH, THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, WHICH GIVES AN OVERVIEW OF THE DOCUMENT AND CONTAINS A, UH, MESSAGE FROM THE DEPARTMENT, UH, OFFICIALS, UH, ALSO VOLUME ONE, WHICH IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH CONTAINS THE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING TODAY.
AND THEN VOLUME TWO, WHICH SUPPORT THOSE
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POLICIES WITH THE DATA, INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS.SO ONE OF THESE SPECIFIC ITEMS, AND I WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS IN THE PLAN, AGAIN, IS THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT.
AND SO SOME OF THOSE SPECIFIC FUTURE LAND USE UPDATES, UH, WILL REFINE THE CITY'S APPROACH TO GROWTH.
AGAIN, WE WANNA ENCOURAGE THE HIGHER DENSITY.
WE WANNA ENCOURAGE MIXED USE, AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DESIGNING TRANSIT ORIENTED CORRIDORS.
UH, WE ARE INTENTIONALLY WITH THESE POLICIES, UH, LOOKING TO PRESERVE THE CHARACTER AND THE STABILITY OF EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOME NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALSO THE ESTATE COMMUNITIES.
UH, STRATEGICALLY FOCUSING ON THE, UH, CREATION OF VIBRANT JOB CENTERS AND SUPPORTING A BROADER MIX OF USE OF HOUSING TYPES.
UH, CONTINUE TO PROMOTE THE VITALITY OF TAMARACKS COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS, AND ALSO ENHANCE THE WALKABILITY AND CONNECTIVITY.
UH, WHILE SAFEGUARDING THESE KEY, UH, RESIDENTIAL AREAS FROM INCOMPATIBLE INTENSIFICATION, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE TO, UH, EXCUSE ME, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE THE USE, UH, OF THE APPROPRIATE ZONING MECHANISMS TO FACILITATE GROWTH IN THE TARGETED AREAS OF REDEVELOPMENT.
SO, UH, ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU IS THE CITY'S FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
AND THE DESIGNATED CATEGORIES ARE HIGHLIGHTED BY A PARTICULAR COLOR.
AND SO SOME OF THOSE, UH, AREAS OF INTENSIFICATION, UH, THAT THE, UH, DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR SHARED WITH YOU, COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD UNIVERSITY, UH, THESE AREAS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED.
AND THESE ARE OUR, FOR THE MOST PART, OUR MAIN COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS.
AND SO ALONG THESE MAJOR CORRIDORS, THIS IS WHERE THE CITY, UH, DETERMINED THROUGH ITS RESEARCH WHERE IT WOULD BE MOST APPROPRIATE TO DESIGNATE SOME OF THOSE TALLER BUILDINGS, SOME OF THAT DENSITY, BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE RETAIL PLAZAS ARE UNDERUTILIZED AND THEY ARE, UH, IN A, IN A STATE WHERE THEY COULD BE REPOSITIONED FOR A BETTER MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ALSO MORE WALKABLE, UH, CITY CENTERS AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE NEAR, UH, LOCAL BUSINESSES.
SO SOME OF THE KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE, UH, CONTAINED IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, IS WHAT WE JUST BRIEFLY DISCUSSED.
SO AGAIN, ENCOURAGING THOSE MIXED USE CORRIDORS.
UM, THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF COMMERCIAL SPACES, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE UNDERUTILIZED.
UH, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO ATTRACT, RETAIN, AND EXPAND NEW INDUSTRIES IN THE CITY OF TAMRAN.
'CAUSE WE KNOW THAT BY, UH, CREATING VIBRANT JOB CENTERS, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SPUR FURTHER ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE CITY.
UH, WE ARE, UH, LOOKING TO INCENTIVIZE AND, UH, DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT.
AND SO WE'VE ALREADY DONE THAT.
THERE ARE, UH, CERTAIN PROGRAMS IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT AND ALSO THAT ARE ALSO UNDERWAY IN THE CITY, UH, LIKE THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT, WHICH IS HELPING BUSINESS OWNERS TO, UH, REVITALIZE THE FACADE STOREFRONTS OF THEIR PLAZAS.
UH, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE SMART INFRASTRUCTURE BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WILL ASSIST US, UH, IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH.
BUT NOT ONLY THAT, ESTABLISHED TAMARACK AS A DESTINATION SO FAR TOO.
UH, OFTEN, UH, WE KNOW EVEN FROM LOOKING AT THAT PICTURE THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC THAT TRAVELS THROUGH TAMARACK, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CAPTURING THOSE POTENTIAL DOLLARS THAT ARE LEAVING OUR CITY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING FOR YOU ON THAT GRAPHIC.
UH, ON NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, YOU SEE 53,000.
AND ON WEST MCNABB YOU SEE 30,000.
THOSE ARE VEHICLE TRIPS PER DAY THROUGH OUR CITY.
AND SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY LEARN HOW WE CAN CAPTURE THAT TRAFFIC AND REALLY RETAIN THOSE DOLLARS IN THE CITY OF TAMARACK.
AND WE HOPE TO DO THAT WITH THESE POLICIES THAT ARE BEING, UH, ADOPTED IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT.
SO, IMPROVING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY THROUGH POLICY.
UH, THIS IS ALSO CONTAINED WITHIN THE HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW IS A HOT TOPIC IN SOUTH FLORIDA, AND REALLY MOST OF THE, UH, SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE.
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AND SO WHAT THESE POLICIES AIM TO DO IS DIVERSIFY THE HOUSING SUPPLY BY UTILIZING THE APPROPRIATE LAND DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMS THAT I JUST PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED, ALLOWING SOME DENSITY ALONG THOSE CORRIDORS, INCENTIVIZING DEVELOPERS TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY ALLOWING THAT ADDITIONAL DENSITY WHERE APPROPRIATE, UM, CONTINUE TO PURSUE THE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS REHABILITATION, UM, AND EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. AND NOT ONLY THAT, EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON LOCAL FUNDING AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST THEM WITH HOME OWNERSHIP.UH, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY, UH, WITH BROWARD COUNTY, UH, SO THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS IN THE CITY AS WELL, AND ENCOURAGE THE USE OF ENERGY EFFICIENT MATERIALS AND HOUSING, BECAUSE THAT WILL LEAD INTO REDUCING THE OVERALL COST TO MAINTAIN THE HOME.
UH, AND THEN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, UH, THROUGH LOCAL AND FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS TO ASSIST OUR SENIOR HOMEOWNERS AGE IN PLACE.
SO AGAIN, ONE OF THE CITY'S PROGRAMS, UM, THAT ALLOWS FOR RETROFITTING, UH, OF THEIR EXISTING RESIDENTS IS ALSO MEANT TO HELP SENIORS AGE IN PLACE SHOULD THEY NEED ADDITIONAL, UM, FEATURES INSTALLED IN THEIR HOME, LIKE A RAMP, UH, MAYBE LOWERING THEIR SINK.
SO THINGS LIKE THAT ARE ALL GOING TO CONTRIBUTE TO HELPING SENIORS BEING ABLE TO AGE IN PLACE IN THEIR HOME.
ANOTHER PART, AND ANOTHER BIG ELEMENT IS GOING TO BE THE CONSERVATION ELEMENT.
SO AGAIN, THE CORINO TEAM TOUCHED ON THIS EARLIER.
WE REALLY WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BUILDING A GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TAMARACK AS WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THE POPULATION INFLUX.
AND AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND WE NEED TO BUILD, UH, YOU KNOW, MORE BUILDINGS AND MORE INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO THAT LEADS INTO OUR STORM WATER, UH, MANAGEMENT, UM, ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING STANDARDS, THE SMART CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES, HAVING THOSE, UH, SENSORS THAT TURN OFF AT A CERTAIN TIME TO CONSERVE WATER, UM, ALTERNATIVE AND MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION.
SO AGAIN, UH, TRYING TO TAKE AS MANY VEHICLE TRIPS AS WE CAN OFF THE ROAD THROUGH OTHER MEASURES.
UH, URBAN HEAT ISLAND LITIGATION, THIS IS REALLY BIG IN FLORIDA.
UM, AS WE ALL KNOW, IT GETS VERY HOT HERE.
AND SO BY PLANNING, UH, NATIVE SHADE TREES, IT INCREASES, UH, REFLECTIVE SERVICES, I'M SORRY, EXCUSE ME, SURFACES AND, UH, ENCOURAGE ROOFTOP GARDENS.
ALL OF THESE THINGS HELP TO COOL OFF, UH, THE ASPHALT AND ALSO THE CONCRETE THAT IS USED FOR SOME OF THE LARGER BUILDINGS, UH, ENCOURAGE THE USE OF SOLAR, WHICH WE ALREADY HAVE DONE.
A COUPLE YEARS AGO, THE CITY ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE, UH, GOLD SOUL SMART DESIGNATION.
UH, WE DO PRIORITIZE, UH, SOLAR PERMITTING IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, AND WE CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE RESILIENT LAND USE AND ZONING, UH, ABOUT ATTRACTING THOSE JOBS AND THOSE INDUSTRIES.
AGAIN, GREEN JOB DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE TRAINING.
WE KNOW AS, UH, NEWER TECHNOLOGIES COME ONLINE, UH, THERE IS GOING TO BE A NEED FOR PEOPLE TO WORK IN THOSE INDUSTRIES, AND WE HOPE TO ATTRACT SOME OF THOSE JOBS TO THE CITY OF TAMARACK.
UM, WE KNOW THAT WE ALSO LIVE IN A HURRICANE PRONE AREA, AND SO WE HAVE TO BE RESILIENT BOTH TO NOT JUST WEATHER, BUT BOTH ECONOMICALLY AS WELL.
AND SO WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE HAD POLICIES IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UH, TO ADDRESS THAT AS WELL.
AND THEN THE CIRCULAR AND ZERO WASTE INITIATIVES.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT BROWARD COUNTY IS ALREADY UNDERTAKING THIS.
UM, THERE IS A DESIRE TO, UH, REDUCE WASTE, IF POSSIBLE, OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT TO ZERO.
SO AGAIN, BEING ABLE TO, UH, RECYCLE, UH, REUSE, READAPT, THOSE ARE ALL TERMS, UH, THAT ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO AS THE CORE DINO TEAM ALLUDED TO, THERE ARE 10 ELEMENTS, UH, THAT ARE, UH, REQUIRED TO BE CONTAINED WITHIN THE PLAN.
AND THE CITY TOOK IT A STEP FURTHER WITH OUR IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION ELEMENT AND THEN THE, UH, URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT.
SO I'M GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BOTH OF THOSE.
THE IMPLEMENTATION AND, UH, ADMINISTRATION ELEMENT, UH, WAS, IS BEING ADOPTED INTO THE, UH, CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BECAUSE IT ESTABLISHES
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CLEAR RESPONSIBILITIES, UH, FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS, ROLES AND BOARDS.AND WHAT THIS DOES, ESSENTIALLY, IT KEEPS US ACCOUNTABLE WITH THE PLAN.
SO WE HAVE ESTABLISHED GOALS, WE HAVE SET, ESTABLISHED, UH, TIMELINES FOR SOME OF THOSE GOALS.
AND SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS ELEMENT DOES IS IT HELPS US TO REMAIN ACCOUNTABLE TO THOSE GOALS, UH, TO MONITOR OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS THOSE GOALS, AND THEN TO ALSO EVALUATE IF MAYBE, UH, IF SOME OF THE GOALS MAY NEED TO BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME DUE TO LEGISLATIVE CHANGES OR MAYBE JUST THE NATURAL EVOLUTION OF THE CITY.
THE URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT, UH, IS MEANT TO STRENGTHEN THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS BY, UH, SHAPING THE PHYSICAL FORM AND CHARACTER AND AESTHETIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY.
SO THIS IS ACTUALLY, UM, A NEW ELEMENT, BUT WE'VE ALREADY ADOPTED, UM, DESIGN STANDARDS IN THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BACK IN 2018.
SO WHEN THE CITY ADOPTED ITS LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BACK IN 2018, UH, WE SPECIFIED THAT CERTAIN FEATURES FROM AN ARCHITECTURAL STANDPOINT HAD TO BE INCLUDED ON THE BUILDING.
AND SO THAT'S, UH, PREVENTING US FROM HAVING THOSE, UM, MID-RISE, HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS THAT JUST HAVE A BLANK FACADE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS SOME CHARACTER THERE, THAT THERE ARE RECESSES IN THE WALL, THAT THERE ARE ELEVATION CHANGES IN THE HEIGHT, UH, THAT THERE ARE ORNAMENTS, UH, ORNAMENTAL FEATURES ON THE BUILDING.
AND SO THOSE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO INCORPORATE INTO THE CODE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, UH, DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE COMING INTO THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPERS THAT ARE PROPOSING THESE PROJECTS, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE, THERE IS A STANDARD OF QUALITY TO MEET IN THE CITY, AND THERE IS A CERTAIN AESTHETIC, UH, THAT THE CITY WANTS TO PURSUE AS IT MOVES FORWARD.
AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO, UH, GO OVER OUR NEXT STEPS FOR ADOPTING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO AS THE CORE TEAM SHARED, UM, UPON YOUR RECOMMENDATION, UH, THIS PLAN WILL MOVE FORWARD TO THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING ON MAY 14TH, 2025.
UH, THAT WILL, UH, UPON AUTHORIZATION BY THE COMMISSION ALLOW STAFF TO TRANSMIT, UH, THE PLAN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BROWARD COUNTY, THE REGIONAL, UH, PLANNING COUNCIL.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF AGENCIES THAT WE HAVE TO FORWARD THIS PLAN TO AND INCLUDING OTHER SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES.
UM, AND THEY HAVE 30 DAYS TO GIVE US COMMENTS.
SO ONCE WE RECEIVE THOSE COMMENTS, WE HAVE TO REVIEW THOSE COMMENTS.
UH, AND NOT ONLY THAT, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SATISFIED.
SO, UM, THIS IS A PROCESS THAT IS STILL VERY MUCH, UH, IN THE MAKING.
UM, AND THE CITY, UH, WILL LOOK TO ADOPT THE PLAN, UH, ONCE THE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND HAVE BEEN SATISFIED, UH, AT A SECOND MEETING, WHICH WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY COMMISSION, UM, HOPEFULLY SOMETIME IN JULY, AND LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT THESE POLICIES IN AUGUST.
SO IN CONCLUSION, UPDATING THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS CONSISTENT WITH ALL OF THE GOALS OUTLINED IN THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN, AS THE CITY WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE FOR IMMINENT POPULATION GROWTH IN THE ASSOCIATED, UH, DEVELOPMENT.
UH, SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING BOARD FORWARD A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL FOR TEMPORARY ORDINANCE 25 89, UH, AUTHORIZING THE TRANSMITTAL OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT, UH, INCLUDING ALL THE SUPPORTING DATA AND ANALYSIS TO THE APPROPRIATE REVIEWING AGENCIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA STATUTES TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT ITS MAY 14TH, 2025 MEETING.
AND I CONCLUDE AT THIS TIME, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
YEAH, WHENEVER THE STAFF SPEAKS, IT HELPS.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY, AS USUAL THE CITY.
WE CAN TAKE A WALK, WAS GREAT.
WELL, LET ME ASK FIRST IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? UM, JUST A COMMENT.
I'M EXCITED FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT CHANGES AND THE, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WITH THE MIXED USE CORRIDORS.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? UH, THAT WAS OUTSTANDING.
THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS PRESENTING.
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LOOKS LIKE, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.IT LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
IT WAS VERY THOROUGH AND HELPFUL.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TEMPORARY ORDER 2 5 9 2 5 8 9 AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC THAT HAS ANY COMMENTS AND OR QUESTIONS? THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR THAT AT 10:28 AM ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVE TO DO.
UH, I MAKE A MOTION, UH, TO MOVE THE ITEM BEFORE THE COMMISSION MEETING AS IS ON MAY 14TH.
I MADE THE MOTION AND WE HAVE SINE AS SECOND MARA ENGLISH.
MOTION TO MAKE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION PASS.
ANY PLANNING BOARD REPORTS? DOES ANYONE WANT TO, UH, REPORT OF ANYTHING? ANY CHANGES? ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE NO PLANNING BOARD REPORT.
UM, NOT ACCORDING TO THIS, WE DON'T, EXCUSE ME JUST ONE SECOND.
I'VE BEEN, UH, INFORMED THAT THERE'S ANOTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA, BUT NOT ACCORDING TO MY PACKET.
IS THERE ANOTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA? NO, THERE ISN'T.
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NOW HAND THE MEETING OVER TO OUR DIRECTOR, OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, MS. CALLAWAY.BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, MS. CALLAWAY, I WANNA COMMEND YOU ON YOUR STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
IT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE FOR US ON THE BOARD.
IT, AS YOU CAN TELL, ONCE THEY SPEAK, THEY SPEAK THOROUGHLY AND COMPREHENSIVELY.
AND I WANNA TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AGAIN JUST TO THANK ANNE.
ANNE SERVED AS A PROJECT MANAGER FOR THIS ENTIRE PROJECT AND WAS THIS THOROUGH FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN SHE, UH, DID ALL THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
IF YOU ATTENDED THOSE MEETING, YOU WOULD RECALL THAT ANNE PARTICIPATED HEAVILY.
SHE WAS TASKED WITH PROJECT MANAGING, UH, THIS ITEM FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
AND SHE HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB.
SO I WANNA TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY THANK HER, UH, FOR THAT.
AND OF COURSE, ALL THE, UH, AND WITH HER, UH,
UH, AS MENTIONED, UH, MADAM CHAIR, WE ARE WELCOMING THREE NEW MEMBERS.
AND OF COURSE, IT'S THAT TIME FOR US TO CONSIDER, UH, REAPPOINTMENT, UH, OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
AND SO AT THE NEXT MEETING, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS, WE'LL HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA.
COLLECT NORMALLY HELPS US BY PREPARING BALLOTS.
AND THEN EACH OF YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK IN THE PAST WE HAVE DONE TWO TO THREE MINUTES JUST TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF.
THAT WAY YOUR FELLOW BOARD MEMBER, UH, IS FAMILIAR WITH YOUR BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE.
AND THEN GIVE EACH OF YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRIVATELY, UH, PUT IN A BALLOT AND THEN CO WILL DO THE TABULATION.
SO THAT WILL BE ON THE NEXT, UH, MEETING, UH, DEPENDING ON WHEN DO WE HAVE A MEETING NEXT MONTH? DO WE HAVE ITEMS THAT ARE IN THE YES, YES, WE MAY.
SO IT WILL BE, UH, YOUR NEXT MEETING WILL, THAT WOULD OCCUR.
JUST TO UPDATE YOU REAL QUICK, AT YOUR LAST MEETING, YOU, UH, CONSIDERED A CHANGE TO THE ZONING CODE.
AS YOU RECALL, WE PLACED A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ON TOP OF THE COMMERCE NON-USE.
THAT ITEM WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY ROB.
UH, THAT WAS, UH, SUBSEQUENTLY BROUGHT TO THE CITY COMMISSION, AND THAT WAS APPROVED AT YOUR LAST MEETING AS WELL.
YOU CONSIDERED A LAND USE AMENDMENT AND A REZONING.
BOTH WERE FOR THE, UH, PROPOSED PROJECT THAT'S ON THE CORNER OF SOUTH GATE AND PINE ISLAND.
UH, THAT WAS TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TOWNHOUSE.
YOU HAVE NOT YET SEEN THAT SIDE PLAN, BUT YOU NEEDED TO CHANGE OR DO THE REZONING AND THE LAND USE AMENDMENT.
BOTH ITEMS WERE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COMMISSION AND WAS APPROVED AS WELL.
UH, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT AT THIS TIME, AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN, I CAN RESPOND.
UH, CAN I HAVE A COPY OF, UM, THE PRESENTATION FROM THE CITY? DO WE HAVE AN EMAIL? IT'S IN THE EMAIL.
WE CAN EMAIL THAT PRESENTATION TO ALL OF YOU, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY.
AND MS. MAXINE, I'D LIKE TO ALSO IN THE PUBLICLY SAY THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS MAKING SURE.
INVITE US TO THIS COMMUNITY MEETING.
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WORKSHOP, YOU KNOW, TO EDUCATE OURSELVES BETTER AND TO THANK YOU SO MUCH.AND I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION BECAUSE I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THIS SURVEY PROCESS.
SO NOW I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THE FINAL COMPREHENSIVE PRODUCT PLAN.
YEAH, IT'S, THAT'S WHY WE'RE THE BEST PLANNING DEPARTMENT,
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU ARE ALL MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION.
SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE NEW, COLETTE WILL BE PREPARING, UH, YOUR APPLICATION.
THAT WAY YOU RECEIVE PUBLICATION.
UH, SO YOU ARE JUST AS ASTUTE AS WE ARE.
YOU'LL BE UPDATED ON ALL THE RECENT PLANNING TRENDS AND ABLE TO PERFORM YOUR ROLE IN AN EFFECTIVE WAY.
AND, UH, COLLECT, JUST REMINDED ME OF THE DISTRICT MEETINGS.
IT'S A MONTH OF MAY, AND WE HAVE DISTRICTS MEETING SCHEDULED FOR ALL FOUR DISTRICT.
THE FIRST ONE WILL BE TONIGHT FOR DISTRICT TWO.
THAT WILL BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER STARTING AT SIX 30.
DEPENDING ON WHAT DISTRICT YOU'RE LOCATED IN, YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR PERSONAL POSTCARD, INVITING YOU TO THE DISTRICT MEETING.
AND ON THAT POSTCARD, OR ALL THE OTHER DATES FOR THE OTHER MEETINGS IN THE EVENT, YOU CANNOT ATTEND THAT MEETING.
YOU CAN ATTEND ONE OF THE DISTRICT MEETING.
BUT WE KICK OFF WITH TONIGHT, DISTRICT TWO AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT SIX 30 AND MONDAY, IT'S DISTRICT ONE.
THAT'S AT THE MAINLANDS ONE AND TWO CLUBHOUSE BEGINNING AT SIX 30.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS NOW 10:34 AM AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.