M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael Casals, Town Manager
Date: January 21, 2015
Re: Annual Update of the Capital Improvement Element (Second Reading)
REQUEST
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT WITHIN THE TOWN'S GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Town administration is requesting the adoption of the annual update to the capital improvements element of the Town's Growth Management Plan, as required by Sec. 163.3177 (3) (A) of the Florida Statutes.
Section 163.3177 (3) (A) of the Florida Statues requires local governments to update the Capital Improvements Schedule of the Growth Management Plan (GMP) on an annual basis. The attached Amendment has been updated to reflect planned and programmed project revisions for the five-year period beginning 2013-14 through 2017-18. The Amendment updates project lists from the 2013 schedule in strikethrough and underline formatting to reflect current funding levels, sources, and construction timetables.
The primary purpose of the CIE update is to stay abreast of the facility needs of the community and to ensure that the deficiencies as well as the improvements identified in the other elements of the Plan are programmed and corrected accordingly over time. The Town's Growth Management Plan was determined by the State to be fully in compliance on October 28, 2008. Staff recommends adoption of the annual Amendment to the Capital Improvement Element of the Town of Cutler Bay Growth Management Plan in compliance with State requirements to update the capital improvement schedule on an annual basis.
The proposed annual update to the capital improvements element is consistent with the Town of Cutler Bay adopted Growth Management Plan.
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