M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, Town Manager, ICMA-CM, CFM
Date: January 16, 2019
Re: Annual Update to the Capital Improvements Element (CIE) of the Growth Management Plan (GMP)
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REQUEST
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL 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.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Town has hired consultant Calvin Giordano to perform the annual update of the Capital Improvements Element in the Growth Management Plan. The attached Growth Management Plan [GMP] amendment is submitted to be consistent with the requirements of Section 163.3177 of the Florida Statues which requires local governments to update the Capital Improvements Schedule of the GMP on an annual basis. The Capital Improvement Schedule has been updated to reflect planned and programmed projects.
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 GMP 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.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the amendment to the Capital Improvements 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.
Attachments:
Ø Attachment “A” - Advertisement Miami Herald (January 6, 2019)