TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Timothy Stillings, Development Services Department
THROUGH: Neal de Jesus, Interim City Manager
DATE: June 18, 2019
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ORDINANCE NO. 19-19: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE “ALWAYS DELRAY” COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE 2019-2040 PLANNING HORIZON BY REPEALING AND REPLACING THE ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN ITS ENTIRETY; PROVIDING FOR THE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES, INCLUDING THE “ALWAYS DELRAY” MAP SERIES FOR THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS: HEALTHY COMMUNITY; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; HOUSING; MOBILITY; CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS; ECONOMIC PROSPERITY; STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY; OPEN SPACE, PARKS, AND RECREATION; EDUCATION; NEIGHBORHOODS, DISTRICTS, AND CORRIDORS; AND PUBLIC FACILITIES; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (FIRST READING)
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Recommended Action:
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Review and consider Ordinance No. 19-19 at first reading to transmit the Always Delray Comprehensive Plan to the Department of Economic Opportunity for review.
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Background:
The update to the City of Delray Beach Comprehensive Plan, branded “Always Delray,” began in the fall of 2016. To support the drafting of the plan a Steering Committee was established, appointed by the City Commission. Four community workshops were held at the outset to discuss and receive public input on the plan elements and define issues impacting the city. The community and Steering Committee input, along with the input of Subject Matter Experts, consisting of City Staff, consultants, and community members, was utilized to formulate the data and analysis and to frame the draft elements. The Always Delray Comprehensive Plan is comprised of 13 elements, organized in four themes (Live, Work, Play, Grow). Each element is comprised of a data, inventory and analysis (DIA) document, the Goals, Objectives, a...
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