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T L Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc. <br />E X C E P T ION A l S O l U T I 0 N 5 <br />0 <br />Lorraine Tappen, AICP, Page 2 <br />Town of Malabar; Issue of conservation versus preservation was debated at each of the public scoping <br />meetings. The EAR resulted in recommendations that prepared the community for services close to home <br />while encouraging greater pedestrian, bicycle, and equestrian facilities in this rural community. <br />Town of Medley; The EAR included recommendations regarding criteria for annexations, managing solid <br />waste facilities, and organizing capital improvements. <br />Town of Surfside; EAR recommendations reflected Surfside's interest in incorporating many of the <br />concepts advanced in the November 2006 Town -wide Charrette. Additionally, consideration was made to <br />assure the Comprehensive Plan addressed improved transportation along Collins and Harding Avenues. <br />EAR -BASED AMENDMENTS <br />St. Lucie County; As a follow up to the EAR, CGA drafted policies based upon public input and vision <br />exercise for comprehensive plan amendments regarding the most significant issues facing St. Lucie County <br />including HB697 greenhouse reduction requirements, rural lands, environmental protection, and economic <br />development. <br />City of Fort Pierce; The work was based upon Visioning Sessions conducted in six distinct areas of the City <br />to determine a set of guiding values where participants expressed an interest in preserving their low - <br />density, traditional small town atmosphere. While addressing requirements of SB360 (2005 Growth <br />Management Legislation), Fort Pierce residents wished to ensure access to the waterfront areas, ample <br />park and open space, as well as managing annexation and transportation concurrency as the City develops. <br />City of Hollywood; The EAR -based amendments addressed the City's most pressing problems and <br />opportunities: escalating traffic congestion, urban infill and redevelopment, and growing demand for a <br />diversity of housing types to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population. <br />City of North Miami; As a follow up for the EAR, the Comprehensive Plan was amended to include <br />community redevelopment initiatives, affordable housing, and transportation concurrency management <br />while addressing requirements of SB360 (2005 Growth Management Legislation.) <br />City of Pahokee; As a follow up to the EAR, the EAR -based amendments incorporated Pahokee's major <br />issues such as affordable housing, upgrading utility lines, economic development and hazard mitigation <br />into their Comprehensive Plan. <br />City of Parkland; The amendment package included addressing major issues in the EAR including traffic <br />patterns and roadway expansion, annexation, utility infrastructure including capacities and ensuring <br />sufficient parks and open space. Public participation included a series of workshops on topics such as <br />education and parks and open space. The amendments included all new requirements for SB 360 (2005 <br />Growth Management Legislation). <br />City of Weston; In 2007, CGA prepared the City's Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) and completed <br />the follow -up EAR -based Comprehensive Plan Amendments in 2009. The EAR -based amendments brought <br />the Comprehensive Plan up -to -date with SB360 (2005) and HB697 (2008) greenhouse gas reduction <br />requirements for Comprehensive Plans. The Weston Comprehensive Plan was the first in the state to <br />incorporate HB697 requirements. <br />Page 3118 <br />