Item B1 Chapter 1 Monroe County 2010 Comprehensive Plan
Evaluation and Appraisal Report
CHAPTER 1: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROCESS
Public participation was initiated through a website created for the update of the Plan and
the EAR process (www.keys compplan.com). The site contains a brief overview of the
EAR process, information about public workshops and meetings, and links to other EAR
related documents. The following meetings and public hearings were held in order to
identify the major local issues on which the County will focus its EAR:
• February 12, 2010: A meeting with the County's Division Directors was conducted.
The purpose of the meeting was to introduce staff to the Comprehensive Plan update
process and to obtain preliminary comments regarding potential EAR major issues.
• February 24, 2010: The Planning Commission meeting was held at the Marathon
Government Center. The purpose of the meeting was to provide a briefing regarding
the Plan update process and to survey the commissioners regarding the major issues
upon which the EAR should focus.
• February 24 — 26, 2010: One-on-one interviews were conducted with the Board of
County Commissioners. The purpose of these meetings was to provide a briefing
regarding the Plan update process and to survey the commissioners regarding the
major issues upon which the EAR should focus.
• March 10, 2010: Monroe County Division Directors and other key personnel were
surveyed on the major issues upon which the EAR should focus.
• April 9 — 11, 2010: A series of public workshops were conducted in the lower, middle
and upper keys to survey the participants regarding the major issues of importance
upon which the EAR should focus.
• April 21, 2010: A public workshop was held on Sugarloaf Key. The purpose of the
meeting was to survey the participants regarding the major issues of importance for
the EAR.
• May 13, 2010: At the Scoping Meeting, agencies, adjacent cities and municipalities
met with County staff for the purpose of ensuring that all important EAR issues are
identified; agency/municipality concerns are addressed; and to assist the County in
developing strategies to address issues that are within their jurisdiction or expertise.
• July 14, 2010: A public workshop was conducted for the purpose of confirming the
final draft list of major issues.
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• September 15, 2010: At this hearing, the Board of County Commissioners approved
the Compilation Report of issues upon which the EAR should focus, with the addition
of expanding the evaluation of coordination process for land uses regarding Special
Topic 4, "Compatibility with Military Installations" to include "other military
activities" and under Major Issue I, "County-wide Visioning and Planning" to add
evaluation of maximum net density provisions; and approved the transmittal of a
Letter of Understanding and the Compilation Report to the DCA requesting
concurrence.
• May 25, 2011: A public hearing was held with the Planning Commission to present
Chapter 3 of the Draft EAR, which is known as the Element-by-Element Report.
• June 20, 2011: A public hearing was held with the Board of County Commissioners
to present Chapter 3 of the Draft EAR.
• November 2, 2011: A Planning Commission briefing and presentation of the first
portion of the Draft EAR was held.
• November 16, 2011: A Board of County Commissioners briefing and presentation of
the first portion of the Draft EAR was held.
• February 6, 2012: A Planning Commission briefing and presentation of the second
portion of the Draft EAR was held.
• March 19, 2012: A Board of County Commissioners briefing and presentation of the
second portion of the Draft EAR was held.
• May 16, 2012: The Draft EAR is scheduled for adoption.
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