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MEETING MINUTES
DECEMBER 10, 2008
A Local Planning Agency Meeting was held on December 10, 2008, at the City Hall
Annex, 111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Chairperson Bea McNeely called
the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Bea McNeely Chairperson
John Fredrickson
Donald Dunn
Harry Pearson
John Johanson 1st Alternate
MEMBERS ABSENT
Lamar Russell Vice Chairperson
Ron Friedman 2nd Alternate
OTHERS PRESENT
Susan Chapman Board Secretary
Barry Brown City Planner
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Approval of Meeting Minutes: February 27, 2008.
Motion by Harry Pearson, seconded by Donald Dunn to approve the meeting minutes of
February 27, 2008. Vote on the motion carried unanimously.
2. Review and Recommendation to City Council Re: Ordinance NO. 12 -2008.
Adopting the 5 -Year Schedule of Capital Improvements.
Barry Brown, Planning & Zoning Director, advised that the Planning & Zoning Board was
convening as the Local Planning Agency. He explained that the sole purpose of the
meeting was to review and recommend for adoption the 5 -Year Schedule of Capital
Improvements. He noted that Florida Statutes mandates that every year local
governments update their Capital Improvements Element, including the 5 -Year Schedule
of Capital Improvements. He advised that next year the Board would be updating the
Capital Improvements Element, as part of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR)
based amendment process. However, at this time, the City needed to update the 5 -Year
Schedule of Capital Improvements so that the City could continue to amend the
Comprehensive Plan. He stated that this agenda item was merely an administrative
exercise and no policy direction was being proposed with this update. He explained that
the Comprehensive Plan establishes minimum level of service standards for certain
public facilities and services; the adopted levels of service must be maintained into the
future; population projections are prepared and basic public facilities capacity analysis
performed to determine the future capacity of the facilities.
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Mr. Brown advised that an actual 5 -Year Schedule of Capital Improvements was not
included in the agenda packet, but it would be available the following Wednesday. He
noted that he used the public facilities capacity analysis provided in the EAR in the
preparation of the following analysis: The City is directly responsible for the provision of
sanitary sewer, stormwater /drainage, parks and recreation. No facilities for which the
City is responsible will experience a deficit in Level of Service Standards (LOS) during
the 5 -year time frame of the Schedule. The City of Cocoa supplies potable water and
Brevard County provides solid waste disposal. Both have capacity beyond the planning
period. Public Schools are the responsibility of Brevard County Public Schools and their
Capital Improvements Plan has been approved by the State. None of the roadways in
the City are projected to exceed capacity. As per the Public Works Director, Sanitary
Sewer has an adopted LOS of 118 gallons, per person, per day, the capacity is
1,800,000 gallons per day, and therefore, there is no capacity issues projected.
Stormwater and Drainage: All projects are required to meet St. Johns River Water
Management Districts (SJRWMD) standards for on -site water retention and treatment.
Parks and Recreation: Adopted LOS for parks is 2 acres /2000 population. Currently, the
City has 34 acres in parks, and therefore, there is no capacity issues projected for parks.
Population Projections to 2013: The City is projected to only have modest gains in
population over the next 5- Years. Given the economic recession, credit crunch, over
built condo market, and the number of units in foreclosure, residential construction has
come to a halt. The economy is not predicted to start turning around until 2010 and
even then, it will grow slowly and the demand for new housing will likely grow slowly as
well. In addition, our area will be affected by the retirement of the space shuttle and the
lack of space activity before the Constellation program is started. Therefore, the City is
projecting a 1.5% annual growth rate (the same rate as the last two years.)
Discussion was held regarding: roadway improvement projects; the County would
include most of the improvements on N. Atlantic Avenue before the City would take it
over; in the future, the City plans to widen, realign and repave Ridgewood Avenue; the
realignment of A1A and Astronaut Boulevard is not in the Department of Transportations
5 -Year plan; adding turn and decel lanes at Portside Villas, Villages of Seaport, and
Shorewood Condominiums; future water shortages, and Brevard County already obtains
water from Orange County; future water options such as: raising rates, growing only
Bahia grass, treat water from SJRWMD, treat ocean water by taking out the salt to make
it drinkable, and reverse osmosis.
Mr. Brown advised that he would get back to the Board regarding how commercial uses
were factored into the gallons per day analysis for the sanitary sewer LOS. Mr. Brown
also advised that a definition of open space would be added to the EAR.
Mr. Brown reiterated that this agenda item was an administrative exercise required by
the State of Florida. He respectfully requested that the Board make its recommendation
to City Council this evening, because he was trying to schedule the first reading of the
ordinance on the City Council's agenda for December 16th.
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Chairperson McNeely announced that since the Board did not have a copy of the
proposed ordinance, she felt she was being asked to sign a blank check. At 7:50 p.m.
Chairperson McNeely advised that the Board was taking a five minute break so that Mr.
Brown could go to his office and return with a copy of the proposed ordinance that he
was asking the Board to recommend approval of for the Board's review. Mr. Brown
returned with the proposed ordinance. Chairperson McNeely called the meeting back to
order. The Board members reviewed the proposed ordinance. Discussion followed.
Motion by John Fredrickson, seconded by Harry Pearson, to recommend approval of
proposed Ordinance No. 12 -2008, adopting the 5 -Year Schedule of Capital
Improvements. Vote on the motion carried by majority with Bea McNeely voting against.
Chairperson McNeely explained why she voted against the motion. She stated that she
did not think the ordinance included enough information to show the State what the City
was planning to do over the next five years.
The Board members held a discussion regarding ongoing roadway improvements on
A1A and Central Boulevard.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
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Bea McNeely, Chairp rson
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Susan L. apman, Board Secretary