HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Council Agenda 110217 - WorkshopCITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
COUNCIL WORKSHOP AGENDA
November 2, 2017
6:00 P.M.
I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
II. ROLL CALL
III. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS:
TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL:
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT – MOBILITY IN THE GARDENS (A WORK
IN PROGRESS)
IV. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: (Please submit request form to the City Clerk
prior to this Item)
V. COUNCIL DISCUSSION
VI. ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes,
persons with disabilities needing special accommodations in order to participate in this
proceeding are entitled to the provision of certain assistance at no cost. Please call the City
Clerk’s Office at 561-799-4122 no later than five (5) days prior to the hearing if this assistance
is required. For hearing impaired assistance, please call the Florida Relay Service Numbers:
800-955-8771 (TDD) or 800-955-8770 (VOICE).
Mayor Marino
Vice Mayor Marciano
Councilmember Woods
Councilmember Lane
Councilmember Litt
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CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
COUNCIL WORKSHOP AGENDA
November 2, 2017
6:00 P.M.
Mayor Marino
Vice Mayor Marciano
Councilmember Woods
Councilmember Lane
Councilmember Litt
I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
II. ROLL CALL
III. ANNOUNCEMENTS/ PRESENTATIONS:
TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL:
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT -MOBILITY IN THE GARDENS (A WORK
IN PROGRESS)
IV. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: (Please submit request form to the City Clerk
prior to this Item)
V. COUNCIL DISCUSSION
VI. ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes,
persons with disabilities needing special accommodations in order to participate in this
proceeding are entitled to the provision of certain assistance at no cost Please call the City
Clerk's Office at 561-799-4122 no later than five (5) days prior to the hearing if this assistance
is required. For hearing impaired assistance, please call the Florida Relay Service Numbers:
800-955-8771 (TDD) or 800-955-8770 (VOICE).
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
COUNCIL WORKSHOP AGENDA
November 2, 2017
6:00 P.M.
Mayor Marino
Vice Mayor Marciano
Councilmember Woods
Councilmember Lane
Councilmember Litt
I. /PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
II. v'ROLL CALL
III. t/" ANNOUNCEMENTS/ PRESENTATIONS:
TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL:
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT-MOBILITY IN THE GARDENS (A WORK
IN PROGRESS)
IV. v"coMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: (Please submit request form to the City Clerk
prior to this Item)
V. v"COUNCIL DISCUSSION
VI. ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes,
persons with disabilities needing special accommodations in order to participate in this
proceeding are entitled to the provision of certain assistance at no cost Please call the City
Clerk's Office at 561-799-4122 no later than five (5) days prior to the hearing if this assistance
is required. For hearing impaired assistance, please call the Florida Relay Service Numbers:
800-955-8771 (TDD) or 800-955-8770 (VOICE).
PLEASE PRINT
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Transit Oriented Development
Mobility in the Gardens-A Work in Progress
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Members of the public may address the City Council during the "Comments by the Public" portion of the agenda.
This request to address to the City Council must be delivered to City Clerk staff member prior to the
commencement of the meeting. The tim(? limit for each speaker is limited up to three (3) minutes depending on
the amount of comment cards submitted. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become
public record.
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10 Reasons to Avoid Regional Plans
By John Anthony
Planning is not a one-size-fits-all exercise. Yet, that is
exactly what regional plans attempt, while gradually silencing local officials and the public.
Here are 10 reasons to avoid implementing regional plans and councils. Cleaner Greener NY (1), also called the
Capital Region Sustainability Plan (2), is a model of why community members and local public officials must work
together and say "NO" to regionalization and regional planning.
See how many apply to your region's proposal. / /
1. Planners gain miniscule community participation when fonning the regions, the plans
or the councils,
There over 1 million residents in the proposed Capital Region Sustainability Plan (CRSP). Despite claims of
"stakeholder engagemenr (CRSP p26), less than 300 participated in planners' workshops. In CRSP surveys, only 96
people, or less than .0001 percent of residents participated . (CRSP Appendix 16, p11)
2. Plans are prepackaged and do not represent unique community needs.
In spite of claims to the contrary, most plans encompass the same government sponsored top-down "livability" control
features. CRSP includes the same "livable communities" (p99), fewer vehicle miles traveled (p128), and increased
compact living (p105) as most regional plans. Cleaner Greener NY (CGNY) further promises the government and
non-governmental organization pushed (NGO) standbys of virtually every plan: confiscation of open spaces (p75),
forced environmental justice (p58), hi-speed rails (p63), and dilution of privately controlled farmland interests through
conservation easements (p90).
3. Plans do not protect individual property rights.
Few regional plans mention the potential individual property rights infringements, tax increases or loss of potential
wealth accumulation inherent in most proposals. None offers any method for protection against such losses. The
CRSP contains no enforceable landowner protections.
4. Plans fail to protect communities against onerous regulations passed by regional
councils.
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Once installed, regional councils or consortiums, have immense power to pass regulations with minimal or no local
input. The CRSP offers a seat for council representatives . However, having a community representative sitting on a
larger multi-county consortium is not the same as making planning decisions with local citizens and local public
officials working together in your hometown. (CRSP p8)
5. Plans rely on questionable "experts" for critical advice.
The CRSP relies on the Apollo Alliance for assurances there will be green jobs, which are fundamental to the plan's
success. Yet, Apollo advised on the 'stimulus program' assuring there would be shovel ready and green jobs if
passed . A year later, we learned Apollo exaggerated the job potential. (CGNY p40, p44)
6. Plans release questionable or incomplete statistics, which create false impressions.
In the case of Cleaner, Greener NY, the plan optimistically depends on green jobs, stating the US had a 9.1%
increase in these between 1998 and 2007. The authors omitted that NY actually lost 1.9% of their green jobs during
that same period . They also failed to notify community members that Congressional hearings cast serious doubt on
the permanency, quality or even existence of the green jobs claimed. (CGNY p37)
7. Promotes community solutions without explaining the potential negative effects.
The CRSP promotes conservation easements to protect farmland from development without addressing the loss of
dominant estate status, potential for plan changes, the downsides of 'best practices' and a host of ways in which
landowners can lose their property and its value while still technically being the owner . (CGNY p90, p100)
8. Councils open the door for government grants, which often contain restrictive policies
to reduce vehicle use while forcing low-income housing and social justice.
The CRSP states that future grant monies will be necessary, but not their source nor stipulations that will be attached.
(CRSP p8)
9. Regional councils confiscate much of local officials' power, leaving the community
with less representation.
In the CRSP , 25 local leaders have already diminished their oversight by agreeing to allow Albany to take the lead In
all grant processing. To protect constituents, public officials must carefully study all grants and report the implications
to their constituents before approval. Grants are the doorway to regulatory control of community members' lifestyles ,
activities and residential opportunities. (CRSP p8) In NY, communities are already beginning to pay the price for
regionalization before the plan is even approved.
10. Once formed, regional councils are virtually Irreversible.
Once officials agree to form a region and council, if community members discover they dislike its regulations, how
can they disband the entity and roll back the dictates? There is no provision in the CRSP for its break up or regulatory
rollback.
[1] http://d2srrmjar534jf.cloudfront.net/6/d4/3/1266/andrew_cuomo_cleaner_greener_ny.pdf
(2) http://sustainablecapitalregion.org/
For more information: SustainableFreedomLab.org and AC4PR.org
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South Florida Transit Oriented Development (SFTOD) Grant Program
Request for Applications, Revision 1
Revised February 15, 2017
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), South Florida Regional Planning
Council (SFRPC) and Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC) are implementing the
South Florida Regional Transit Oriented DevelopmenJ (SFTOD) Pilot Program. (Together the
planning councils will be referred to as the RPCs.)
Funding was awarded for SFTOD through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)'s Transit-
Oriented Development Planning Pilot Program, with grant-funded activities anticipated to occur
between April 2017 and June 2018. All planning and related services awarded through this
grant program will be provided by the TCRPC.
The goal of the FTA TOD Planning Pilot Program is to leverage significant FTA transit
investments by funding planning activities along future transit corridors. The result will be
transit projects that better meet the competitive criteria for federal transit funding. Activities
funded will support economic development, ridership, multimodal connectivity and
accessibility, increased transit access for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and mixed us,e
development near transit stations.
Importantly, the FTA TOD Pilot Planning Program does not fund activities that would be eligible
under a Full Funding Grant Agreement or Small Starts Grant Agreement.
SFTOD will fund planning activities around potential station areas that have been identified on
that portion of the planned Tri-Rail Coastal Link (TRCL) corridor loca·ted on the FEC rail corridor.
The TRCL corridor runs along ~he Florida East Coast (FEC) rail corridor from Jupiter to downtown
Miami (see Tri-Rail System Map on page 2).
The SFTOD activities will build on the regional SevenSO planning work previously funded by
HUD al')d the Southeast Florida Regional Partnership, which was finalized in 2014. Southeast
Florida adopted a "Region in Motion" vision for the future, which accommodates strong future
growth along a network of high quality places connected by premium transit. The TRCL line is
viewed as the backbone of this network.
Additionally, the work will build on the 2013 TRCL Station Area Market and Economic Analysis
and Station Area Opportunities documents. These documents provide a detailed snapshot of
capacity of the potential TRCL stations for new jobs, housing, and commercial development.
Local communities may have additional applicable plans and reports to reference during the
planning process.
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PROGRAM GOAL
The goal of all station area planning work is to create TRCL station areas with a sustainable mix -of land uses. improved access and mobility for all users, expanded economic development
opportunities, and a regulatory framework ready to implement TOD.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS:
Local Governments (e.g., cities, towns, villages, counties), Community Redevelopment
·Agencies, or groups of two or more eligible .. applicants (e.g., a local government and a
community redevelopment agency) with potential TRCL stations as identified on the TRCL
Corridor Map.
This map illustrates the planned Tri-Rail System.
Eligible applicants for the SFTOD Grant Program must be
located along the FEC rail corridor and identified for a
future potential station as indicated on this map.
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ELIGIBLE TRCL STATION AREA PROJECTS:
• Station Area Master Plans: Master plans are used to guide and manage
development and redevelopment within a station area or along a tran?it corridor,
integrating the transit facilities and mobility improvements into municipal or county
land use plans. Developed through a public planning process, these plans would
include an evaluation of existing, planned, and potential development activity
surrounding a potential TRCL station; market feasibility and economic analysis;
multi-modal transportation improvements (e.g., transit, roadway, bicycle,
pedestrian, other); land use pattern~ infill development and redevelopment; urban
design; streetscape and beautification improvements; public open spaces; and
recommended implementation mechanisms. These plans are realistic, based on
current and future market conditions, community preferences, and feedback from
the development sector. If your community has an existing station area master plan,
but it is more than five years old and does not reflect current market conditions, the
SHOD grant can be an appropriate funding mechanism to help your community
update the plan, focusing on updating the market assessment, development
program, and implementation strategies.
-~ Local Land Development Regulations & Zoning Codes: Clearly-defined land control
regulations provide predictability and minimize uncertainty for residents and
:developers. They can also reduce the need for variances and special use approvals
while establishing community standards for design, form, scale, and character.
Additionally, transit-supportive standards can minimize administrative confusion by -· outlining all regulations, requirements, and guidelines in a manner that can be
globally understood. Potential outcomes could include a streamlined development
review process and mechanisms to make investing in the community more attractive
e to potential developers and other investors with clearly defined land control
regulations. Parking standards can also be produced through regulatory work. For
communities that have existing station area master plans for potential TRCL stations,
the SFTOD grant can provide funding assistance for the development and adoption
of one of the following TOD-supportive regulatory documents:
• Station Area TOD Land Development Regulations/Zoning Codes
• Station Area TOD Overlay Zoning Regulations
• Station Area Comprehensive Plan Amendments: As required by state statutes,
comprehensive plans establish a long-term vision for a community and provide a
policy framework intended to help the community achieve that vision and
community goals. Well-defined comprehensive plans also provide predictability for
residents, property owners, and developers while minimizing uncertainty.
Comprehensive plans allow communities to evaluate and anticipate development
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impacts by addressing land use, transportation, housing, economic development,
infrastructure, stormwater, environmental conditions, and historic preservation .
Other considerations within comprehensive plan amendments could include
stormwater management, sea level rise, green infrastructure, reduced carbon
footprints, and design guidelines to improve health, and walkability. For
communities that have existing station area master plans for potential TRCL stations,
the SFTOD grant can provide funding assistance for development and adoption of
TOD-supportive Comprehensive Plan amendments.
AVA ILABLE FUNDING 1 flt? · 131tir
A total of $860,000 is available through the SFTOD program to fund eligible station area
planning activities. A maximum of $205,000 may be awarded to an individual recipient for a
station area planning activity. All planning and related services awarded through this grant
program will be provided by the TCRPC.
MATCH ING REQUIREMENTS
A local cash match of not less than 20% of the total grant funds requested shall be provided
from a non-Federal source. Additionally, applicants should indicate if the funds requested will
help leverage other funding to provide a larger economic and development impact. These can
include, but are not limited to, investments or financial commitments made by private,
municipal, state, federal, or non-governmental organizations.
OPTIONAL INFORMATION SESS I ONS
To help inform potential applicants about the SFTOD grant program, three optional information sessions
have been scheduled, one each in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties . Each information
session will include the same information, and potential applicants may attend any or all sessions .
Attendance at an information session is optional for applicants.
OPTIONAL INFORMATION SESSIONS
·~~ DATE/TIME •· ;\':,,,·. ~ -LOCATION . .... ,.r -· ·:;_
West Palm Beach City Hall
February 21, 2017 Flagler Gallery (1st Floor)
Tuesday, 2 PM 401 Clematis Street
West Palm Beach , FL 33401
South Florida Regional Planning Council
February 23, 2017 SFRPC Conference Room
Thursday, 10 AM 3440 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 140
Hollywood, FL 33021
Public Utilities Building
Fe bruary 23, 2017 2"d Floor Conference Room
Thursday, 2 PM 17050 NE 19th Avenue
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
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APPLICATION DEADLINE
All application materials must be transmitted by Friday, March 10, 2017 at 5 PM to:
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
421 SW Flagler Avenue
Stuart, FL 34994
APPLICATION PROCESS TIMELINE
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February 6, 2017 Request for Applications Released
Week of February 22, 2017 Optional Information Sessions for Interested Applicants:
West Palm Beach City Hall
February 21, 2017 Flagler Gallery (1'1 Floor)
2PM 401 Clematis Street
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
South Florida Regional Planning Council
February 23, 2017 SFRPC Conference Room
Venture Corporate Center 10AM 3440 Hollywood Blvd, #140
Hollywood, FL 33021
February 23, 2017 North Miami Beach City Hall
2nd Floor Conference Room 2PM 17050 NE 191h Avenue
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
March 10, 2017 Applications due via email to: admin@>tcq~c .org 5PM
Week of March 13, 2017 Application review; applicants contacted for additional information if needed
Week of March 20, 2017 Project Selection Committee Review/Ranking of Applications
All Applicants Notified
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March 31, 2017 Selected Applicants Provide Documentation of Matching Funding
5PM Commitment
April 21, 2017 TCRPC Board Review of Recommended Projects Funding Allocations
Successful Applicants Notified
May 2017 -June 2018 Project Implementation
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APPLICA TION REQUIREMENTS
A completed application shall include the following:
D Letter of Support from Local Government authorizing application submittal and indicating
cash match commitment
D Completed SFTOD Application Form
D Project Location Map
D Project Description Narrative addressing Scoring Criteria (maximum of five (5) pages)
All application materials shall be transmitted electronically in a PDF format to admin@tcrpc.org.
SFTOD SCOR ING CRITERIA
CRIT ER IA
Location:
Within a half mile of a potential TRCL Station
Eligible Applicants:
Local Governments, Community Redevelopment Agencies, or groups of two or more eligible applicants,
with potential TRCL stations.
Eligible Projects:
The goal of the planning assistance is to create station areas with a sustainable mix of land uses,
improved access and mobility for all users, expanded economic development opportunities, and a
regulatory framework ready to implement TOD. Work that leads to TOD implementation will be
prioritized. Based on local needs, planning work to create likely future TOD opportunities may include
but not be limited to the following:
• Station Area Master Plans
• Station Area TOD Land Development Regulations or Zoning Codes
• Station Area TOD Overlay Zoning Regulations
• Station Area Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Project Description Narrative (maximum 5 pages):
The applicant should describe how the proposed project meets one or more of the SFTOD project goals
as described below:
Sustainable Land Use Mix: More competitive applications will include justification of need or
documentation of the community's experience planning for or implementing mixed-use land
use, zoning, districts, or development
Improved Access and Mobility for All Users: Applications should include justification of need
or documentation of the transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and vehicular planning and improvements
within station area and immediate vicinity
Expanded Economic Development Opportunities: Applications should include descriptions of
existing economic conditions in station area, development trends, and land ownership
patterns, and pending development pr ojects within the station area
Leverages Other Funding:
A local match of non-Federal funds will enhance rating for this category by demonstrating the
applicant's vested interest in the success of the project. A cash match of not less than 20% shall be
required.
Development Readiness:
MAXIMUM
PO INTS AWARDED
20 points
20 points
20 points
20 points
The applicant should provide a realistic project schedule or timeline that includes, but is not limited to, 10 points
the amount of time needed to implement the proposed planning work.
Demonstrated Local Support:
The applicant will provide a letter or resolution authorizing the designated officer of the applicable unit 10 points
of government to apply for the grant.
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SFTOD APPLICATION FORM
Name of Project:
Jurisdiction & County:
Closest Planned TCRL Station:
Name of Applicant(s):
Mailing Address:
Email Address:
Phone Number:
D Station Area Master Plan
Type of Project (check one): D Station Area TOD Land Development Regulations or Zoning Code
D Station Area TOD Overlay Zoning Regulations
D Station Area Comprehensive Plan Amendments
D Location Map
D Project Description Narrative (maximum of five pages) that
explains how project addresses the following three criteria:
0 Sustainable Land Use Mix
Required Attachments 0 Improved Access and Mobility for All Users
0 Expanded Economic Development Opportunities
D Statement on Agency Letterhead (1) authorizing application
to be submitted, and (2) committing to a funding match of
not less than 20% from a non-federal source
D Project Implementation Schedule (maximum of one page)
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