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ST. LUCIE COUNTY
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SMART GROWTH ADVISORY AD HOC COMMITTEE
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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2300 Virginia Avenue
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Growth Management
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Conference Room One
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October 23, 2009, 10:00 A.M.
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A compact disc recording of this meeting, in its entirety, has been placed in the file along with these minutes as
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part of the record. In the event of a conflict between the written summary minutes and the compact disc, the
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compact disc shall prevail.
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CALL TO ORDER
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Vice-Chair Chapman called the meeting to order at 10:12 A.M.
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ROLL CALL
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Mary Chapman ..................................Vice-Chair
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Sam Comer .......................................Committee Member
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Noreen S. Dreyer ..............................Committee Member
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Patricia A. Ferrick ..............................Committee Member
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David Kelly ........................................Committee Member
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Rick Reikenis .....................................Committee Member
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Marty Sanders ...................................Committee Member (arrived 10:55 AM)
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Larry Storms ......................................Committee Member
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MEMBER ABSENT:
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Ramon Trias ......................................Chairman
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Michael Houston ................................Committee Member
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STAFF PRESENT
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Kara Wood ........................................Planning Manager
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OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE
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H.M. Ridgely
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Marty Laven
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John Ferrick
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1. Discussion Items (Agenda item #3 was initiated before approval of minutes.)
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Vice-Chair Chapman asked staff to provide an update on where the Committee left off
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before the summer hiatus.
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Ms. Wood summarized the discussion from the May 26, 2009 informal BOCC meeting
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where the Smart Growth Committee Draft Recommendations memo, dated May 12, 2009,
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was presented. The BOCC had few comments on the individual policy recommendations,
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but focused discussion on how to prioritize implementation of those recommendations. Ms.
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Wood suggested that the Committee focus its next few meetings on prioritizing
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implementation strategies in the recommendations memo so the Committee could complete
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its work.
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Ms. Wood also mentioned that new Advisory Board procedures had been adopted by the
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BOCC on August 25, 2009 and that those would be emailed to the Committee members.
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The procedures required that a Committee can no longer meet unless a quorum is expected
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to be present.
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Ms. Dreyer requested an update on the status and schedule of the Western Lands study
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and EAR.
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Ms. Wood said both projects were under way, and the schedule for the EAR-based
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amendments would not be held up until the results of the Western Lands study were
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complete. Maps being used by consultants for the Western Lands analysis would soon be
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posted online for the public to view, and a schedule for public meetings related to the study
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would be available as soon as it was finalized.
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A discussion of further revisions to the Draft Recommendations memorandum included:
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The Committee should verify that other committees are addressing important issues
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regarding sustainability, such as renewable energy. Recommending LEED or FGBC
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standards may overlap work of other committees.
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#1, 4 & 5 of Phase 2 could be done more quickly, while design standards for PUDs
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may take longer. Transportation and right-of-way should be accomplished in a
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shorter time frame as these are important issues. Neighborhoods & Districts
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Comprehensive Plan Element may take longer and be less critical. Perhaps research
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and analysis could be started and lead to a later adoption of the amendments.
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Implementation suggestions should be broken down more specifically based on what
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would make the most impact and what could be done more quickly, and this should
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be explained in the memo.
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The Committee agreed that the implementation suggestions should be incorporated into
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some type of time line or bar graph to show suggested phasing and priorities.
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2. Review and approve minutes of May 8, 2009 meeting.
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3. Review and approve summary of June 26, 2009 meeting.
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Ms. Chapman called for discussion of the minutes from the May 8 and summary of the
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June 26 meetings.
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Mr. Reikenis moved approval of both documents; Ms. Dreyer seconded.
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The minutes and summary were approved unanimously.
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4. Upcoming Meetings
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Ms. Wood noted the next regularly scheduled meeting would fall on Friday, November 13,
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2009 if the Committee held the same meeting pattern. The Committee agreed to keep the
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same meeting times of the 2 and 4 Fridays at 10:00am. A schedule of the final few
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meetings would be reviewed on November 13.
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The meeting adjourned at 11:20 AM
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