FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FORT
MYERS, Fla. (May 20, 2002) – Lee County’s Smart Growth Advisory Committee
will meet for the second time Thursday, May 30.
The
meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the first floor conference room of the Lee County
Community Development/Public Works Building in downtown Fort Myers, 1500 Monroe
Street.
The goal of Smart Growth is
to achieve a good balance between community livability, economic viability, and
environmental sensitivity.
The members of the Smart
Growth Advisory Committee are: Carol Hudler, Dennis Gilkey, Brian Griffin,
William F. Hammond, Lee Ford, Arnold Rosenthal, Ellen Lindblad, Ed Houck, Steve
Maxwell, John Witt, Tim Kenny, Kate English, Jack Eichenberg, Robert Fowler,
Marty Harrity, Jane Kuckel, Bob Janes and Don Stilwell.
The agenda for Thursday’s meeting is:
DRAFT
AGENDA FOR MAY MEETING
SMART
GROWTH COMMITTEE
1. Call To Order, Introductions, Review of Agenda
2. Administrative Matters:
A. Minutes
of April 25, 2002
Minutes
are commonly a description of the time and place of the meeting, members in
attendance, and a statement of actions taken at the meeting. The Committee will
develop through time a sense of what is really wanted to be included in the
minutes. All meetings are electronically recorded. As the Committee
administrative support structure matures, it will be possible to post aural
recordings of the meetings on the Internet.
Action
Needed:
Accept and Approve the minutes as amended by discussion of the members.
B. Selection of Co-Chairs*
The
duties (abbreviated) of the Co-Chairmen are:
1. To
ensure the agenda of the meeting is directed to its conclusion.
2. Moderate
discussion and debate
3. Represent
the Committee at meetings or events where such representation is warranted.
4. Appoint
such subcommittees as are deemed necessary by the Committee.
*
This is a slightly amended item. Since the draft agenda was sent, it was
suggested that the Co-Chair system was developed as a community balance issue.
Action
Needed:
Elect, select, or designate Co-Chairmen.
C. Sunshine Law
The
County Attorney’s office will provide information on Florida’s sunshine law
and any appropriate County lobbying ordinances, and will answer questions on
this and related topics.
Action
Needed:
None.
The
Committee may wish additional actions or support as discussion ensues.
3. Informational Briefings/Education:
A.
Hitchhikers Guide to the Lee Plan
Paul
O’Connor (assisted by Wayne Daltry) will provide a brief overview of the local
planning process, the Lee Plan, and how it exists in the network of other local
plans, regional plans, and substate/state agency plans.
Information Item leading to discussion (B below)
A
brief intermission
B.
Conclusions drawn by the Smart Growth Task Force regarding the "Land
Use." Mr. O’Connor will be
asked to respond to the problem statements developed by the Task Force.
Discussion
Item
4. Developing Consensus Items:
A.
A Mission Statement
(previous
work in the blue notebook distributed at the meeting)
B.
A Vision Statement
(previous
work in the blue notebook distributed at the meeting)
C. The
next six months Work Plan Schedule
5. Action and Recommendation Section (None)
6. Other Events
7. Next Meeting Time
8.
Adjournment