Item L6 Chapter 1 Public Involvement Monroe County 2010 Comprehensive Plan
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CHAPTER 1: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROCESS
Public participation was initiated through a website created for the update of the
Plan and the EAR process (http: www.keyscompplan.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.
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• July 14, 2010: A public workshop was conducted for the purpose of confirming
the final draft list of major issues.
• 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 is scheduled.
• November 16, 2011: A Board of County Commissioners briefing and
presentation of the first portion of the Draft EAR is scheduled.
• Early 2012: A Planning Commission briefing and presentation of the second
portion of the Draft EAR is scheduled.
• Early 2012: A Board of County Commissioners briefing and presentation of the
second portion of the Draft EAR is schedule.
• Early 2012: The Draft EAR is scheduled for adoption.
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