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e-NEWS and NOTES: A Biweekly Bulletin
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HAPPY VALENTINES DAY -- FEBRUARY 14,
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STATE AND FEDERAL HIGHLIGHTS
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GRANTS, FUNDING, & RFPS
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REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS
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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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FAPA MEETINGS AND OTHER EVENTS
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Three finalists for the
position of Secretary of the Florida Department of
Transportation will be transmitted by the Florida
Transportation Commission to Governor Bush on
Monday, February 17, 2003. A press release from
the Governor’s Office announcing the three
candidates is anticipated. You may watch for that
press release at
www.myflorida.com/b_eog/owa/b_eog_www.html.main_page.
On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, Governor
Jeb Bush kicked off the beginning of a three-week
Internet voting period to choose the design for
the back of the Florida quarter. The voting period
will end March 5, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. You may cast
your vote for one of five designs by visiting the
state’s www.myflorida.com website. The design that
captures the most votes will be submitted to the
United States Mint for circulation.
On
January 30, 2003, the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) unveiled a new website to
help state and local agencies manage traffic
congestion. The site provides access to a variety
of best practices, tools, and information on
traffic congestion as well as technical guidance
to localities in the development of strategies and
solutions to traffic problems in their areas. It
also provides links to specific state programs
designed to manage congestion as well as articles,
research, and other pertinent information. The
address for the new website is
www.fhwa.dot.gov/congestion/
President
Bush's budget request for the federal fiscal year
that begins October 1, 2003 (FY 2004) was unveiled
February 3. The plan calls for a 6 percent
increase in highway spending and no increase in
federal transit spending. Working from TEA-21's
guaranteed spending level of $27.6 billion for FY
2003, the final year of the six-year TEA-21 law,
the Administration is requesting a 6 percent
increase in highway spending for FY'04, budgeting
$29.2 billion for the core highway programs - the
National Highway System, Interstate Maintenance,
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality improvement,
the Surface Transportation Program, Bridge and
Minimum Guarantee - and other spending programs
subject to state obligation limitations. In
contrast, the budget calls for no increase in
transit spending for FY 2004; it simply extends
TEA-21's final year (FY 2003) level of $7.23
billion into the new fiscal year. Source: Surface
Transportation Policy Project
Also of
interest is the formation of Local Officials for
Transportation, a coalition of national
associations representing elected and appointed
officials, which have joined forces for the first
time to press for a transportation agenda intended
to stimulate the economy, increase safety and
combat congestion in local communities. This
coalition is urging Congress to follow key
recommendations when it reauthorizes the TEA-21.
Building on the foundation of TEA-21, the
coalition’s goals include increasing funding for
the federal highway and transit programs;
protecting the strong gains of TEA-21, including
firewalls; increasing the role of local officials
in planning transportation projects and funding
decisions by suballocating resources to the
regional level; creating new approaches to
combating congestion in metropolitan areas; and
increasing safety on rural roads. Furthermore, the
new coalition supports reforms that will allow
local officials to make more decisions on how
federal funds will be spent and to promote a
better project delivery system that gets highway
and transit projects approved and built more
quickly. For more information on the coalition,
visit www.nado.org/legaffair/lot.pdf. Source:
National Association of Development
Organizations
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"Is Home Rule The Answer?
Clarifying The Influence of Dillon's Rule on
Growth Management," a report by Jesse Richardson,
Meghan Zimmerman Gough and Robert Puentes,
published January 2003, may be read on the
Brookings Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy
web site at
www.brookings.edu/es/urban/publications/dillonsrule.htm
“Protecting
Florida's Springs: Land Use Planning Strategies
and Best Management Practices,” is now available
on-line through the Department of Community
Affairs website at
www.dca.state.fl.us/fdcp/DCP/publications/springsmanual.pdf.
Copies were mailed to planning departments and
commissioners in cities and counties that have
springs, and a limited number of hard copies are
available and may be obtained by calling Michael
Conrad at (850) 922-1820, or e-mail
michael.conrad@dca.state.fl.us.
The
January 2003 DeVoe L. Moore Center Policy Brief,
by Tim Chapin and Charles Connerly, addresses
attitudes toward growth management in Florida by
comparing citizen support in 1985 and 2001. The
Professors found that citizen attitudes toward
growth management changed over time, that support
for growth management may differ across subgroups
of the population, and that these differences may
increase over time. They further concluded that
taken together, the findings indicated that
citizen attitudes should be monitored so that
policy makers can track and properly respond to
those policy shifts. To read the policy brief in
full, go to www.fsu.edu/~durp/publications/.
CONCERN, Inc. and the Environmental
Simulation Center have created a guide called
"Placemaking: Tools for Community Action." This
guide provides a starter kit for community
members, city officials, and planners to identify
currently available planning tools, and to assess
their applicability and appropriateness to
specific projects or issues, alone or in
combination. You may view the guide at the
following URL:
www.placematters.com/Placemaking/Placemaking_v1.pdf.
“It was a given that the cities the Citrus
Springs Elementary School second-graders were
planning would have a Burger King or McDonald's.
But as they learned during the two or so weeks
they worked on the project, there is a lot more to
planning a city than providing a fast-food
restaurant.” Please go to
www.sptimes.com/2003/02/13/Citrus/A_different_kind_of_b.shtml
to view the St. Pete Times article submitted to
the Chapter by Gail Easley, who participated in
this worthwhile exercise.
Editorial: “Need
for planning—Florida’s Regional Planning Councils
are valuable tool to prepare for growth.” To read
more, go to
www.tcpalm.com/tcp/the_news_editorials/article/0,1651,TCP_1033_1744020,00.html.
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CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS for
the September 3-6, 2003 FAPA Conference at the
Breakers is now posted on the FAPA website at
www.floridaplanning.org. Presentation topics
include: water/environment; new
towns/redevelopment; practical and professional
skill development; and hot issues, such as
addressing the true cost of development, disaster
and security planning, growth management, and
schools. All proposals and questions should be
directed to Garrison@palmbeach.k12.fl.us.
DEADLINE: March 15, 2003.
AICP
Candidates—don’t forget to register for the Sun
Coast Section’s AICP Exam Prep Seminar, April
11-12, 2003 in historic Ybor City. For more
information, go to
www.floridaplanning.org/whats_new.htm or contact
Wiatt Bowers at (813) 282-7275, ext.
380.
Earn 13 hours of AICP Continuing
Professional Development Credit, (CPDC), based on
one credit per each hour of session attendance
and/or participation at the following event: THE
PUBLIC ART OF CITY BUILDING: Designing Sustainable
Future Symposium in honor of David A. Crane, FAIA,
AICP, ACSA Distinguished Professor (2003); Friday,
February 28 - Saturday, March 1, 2003; University
of South Florida in Tampa. For further information
go to www.arch.usf.edu/10_Events/events%20page.htm
or contact: Professors T. Trent Green or Stephen
Schreiber at (813) 974-4031 or e-mail
green@arch.usf.edu or
schreiber@arch.usf.edu.
Earn up to 18 hours
of AICP Continuing Professional Development
Credit, (CPDC), based upon one credit per each
hour of session attendance and/or participation at
the following event: 33rd Annual University of
Wisconsin’s Effective Zoning Administration
Techniques; February 24-26, 2003; Adams Mark
Hotel; 1500 Sand Lake Road in Orlando. For more
information, contact Benjamin Jordan or Ann Hicks
at (800) 462-0876 or email
custserv@epd.engr.wisc.edu.
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The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is soliciting
proposals for funding to implement innovative
habitat restoration projects on the national and
regional level that will benefit living marine
resources. Projects will be expected to have
strong on-the-ground habitat restoration
components that provide educational and social
benefits for people and their communities in
addition to long-term ecological habitat
improvements for NOAA trust resources.
Applications are due March 3, 2003. For more
information on this and NOAA’s Community Based
Restoration Program and other grant opportunities,
go to
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/community/index.html.
The
Hillsborough County Aviation Authority seeks
Letters of Interest from architectural firms,
engineering firms, or individuals for the
following project at Tampa International Airport:
Airport Support Facilities and Related Work, HCAA
Project No. 430. Services include architectural
design and all engineering related to civil,
utilities, roadways, structural, mechanical/HVAC,
plumbing, fire protection, electrical, electronic
information technology system and fiber optics,
related surveys, testing and geotechnical
engineering; assistance during advertising, bid
and award phase; and basic
architectural/engineering services during design.
Qualified consultants must give written
notification in the form of a Letter of Interest
to William J. Connors, Jr., Senior Director of
Planning and Development, Hillsborough County
Aviation Authority, Post Office Box 22287, Tampa,
Florida 33622. Questions regarding project
description, details, and required data
submissions should be directed to William J.
Connors at (813) 870-8704. Letters of Interest
must be received at or before 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday, February 20, 2003. For further
information, go to the February 7, 2003 issue of
the Florida Administrative Weekly, at:
faw.dos.state.fl.us/fawframes.html.
The
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
seeks a Request for Proposals for a Statement of
Estimated Regulatory Costs for Implementation of
the Environmental Resource Permitting Program
within Northwest Florida (Solicitation No.
2003016C). Responses to the solicitation are due
March 6, 2003. A non-mandatory teleconference
meeting is scheduled for Friday, February 21, 2003
at 2:30 p.m. Organizations interested in
participating in the meeting via telephone must
call the Department’s Procurement Section at (850)
245-2361 to make a reservation no later than
February 19, 2003. Copies of the solicitation may
be obtained from the Internet at the following web
address:
fcn.state.fl.us/owa_vbs/owa/vbs_www.ad.view_ad?advertisement_key_num=32290.
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In Governor James
McGreevey’s state of the state address, the New
Jersey Governor unveiled a plan to encourage and
subsidize urban development and enact strict
environmental standards for new rural growth. In
his speech, he blamed suburban development for New
Jersey’s failing schools, rising property taxes,
diminished water supplies, and eroding open space.
According to the Governor, smart growth is
critical to the quality of life for people in New
Jersey. Fighting sprawl and encouraging
development and redevelopment in urban and older
suburban centers was listed among the Governor’s
top priorities. The Governor sited three key
positions related to the plan:
*Stop
subsidizing sprawl – (the example provided was to
end the construction of new roads and highways
where development “made no sense”).
*Promote
and accelerate new growth and redevelopment in
already developed urban and suburban communities
by improving the quality of life and
infrastructure in these areas.
*Develop
smarter regulations that have clear and
predictable standards that make it easier to
develop in areas where growth should be promoted
and harder where drinking water supplies and
threatened natural resources must be protected.
In conjunction with the Governor’s address,
his Administration launched a new map, known as
the “Big Map,” which identifies areas where the
state would like to discourage sprawl, including
the already-protected Pinelands. Growth areas are
focused mainly in the New York metro region. To
view the map or for additional information on
Governor McGreevey’s anti-sprawl initiative, visit
www.state.nj.us/dep/antisprawl/map.html.
U.S.
DOT ANNOUNCES 2003 SUMMER TRANSPORTATION
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 28,
2003. The U.S. DOT's internship program offers
students a 10-week agenda, beginning June 2, 2003,
and includes transportation research, work
experience, and field trips, which introduce
interns to the complex field of transportation.
For further information, to
www.fhwa.dot.gov/education/stipdg.htm.
JOBMARTS Posted since January 31, 2003:
City Planner (City of Lake Wales)
Urban
Planner (Iler Planning Group)
Planning
Technician (City of Coral Springs)
Planners
(WilsonMiller, Inc.)
Planner III (Charlotte
County)
Principal Planner (City of
Hollywood)
Community/Transportation Planners
(Renaissance Planning Group)
Principal Planner
(North Central Florida RPC)
VISIT
www.floridaplanning.org/jobs2.asp for salaries,
descriptions, minimum requirements, and
application deadlines.
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FAPA CHAPTER AND SECTION
AFFAIRS:
February 19-20, 2003: FAPA
Legislative Workshop in Tallahassee. Go to
www.floridaplanning.org/whats_new.htm#legis for
registration information and to view the
preliminary agenda.
March 14, 2003: FAPA
Committee Meetings and Executive Committee
Meetings in Orlando.
March 29-April 2,
2003: APA National Conference in Denver, Colorado.
Go to www.planning.org/2003conference/ for
registration and program information.
April
11-12, 2003: Sun Coast Section’s annual AICP Exam
Prep Seminar, Hilton Garden Inn, Ybor City; $150
registration; sponsored by Mark Bentley, Esq.,
AICP of Gray, Harris & Robinson, P.A. and
PBS&J. For registration information, contact
Wiatt Bowers at (813) 282-7275, ext. 380, or go to
www.floridaplanning.org/whats_new.htm#prep
May 8-10, 2003: FAPA Committee Meetings
(first day, if needed) and FAPA Executive
Committee Retreat in conjunction with the American
Bar Association State and Local Government Law
2003 Spring Section Meeting in St. Petersburg.
Details to follow.
June 20, 2003: FAPA
Executive Committee meeting to adopt budget,
strategic plan, and legislative platform. Details
to follow.
September 3, 2003: Executive
Committee Meeting (Palm Beach) in conjunction with
the FAPA Annual Conference. Details to
follow.
September 3-6, 2003: FAPA Annual
Conference at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach.
Information coming soon!
OTHER SCHEDULED
EVENTS:
February 24-26, 2003: 33rd Annual
University of Wisconsin’s Effective Zoning
Administration Techniques; Adams Mark Hotel; 1500
Sand Lake Road, Orlando; for more information,
contact Benjamin Jordan or Ann Hicks at(800)
462-0876 or email custserv@epd.engr.wisc.edu.
(Earn up to 18 hours of AICP Continuing
Professional Development Credit).
February
26-27, 2003: Planning and Zoning Institute;
sponsored by the University of Illinois,
Department of Urban and Regional Planning,
Champaign-Urbana campus; for further information
contact Pattsi Petrie at p-petrie@uiuc.edu or
visit www.urban.uiuc.edu/ce for updated
programming information.
February 28-March
1, 2003: The Public Art of City Building:
Designing Sustainable Future Symposium; University
of South Florida, Tampa; for further information
go to www.arch.usf.edu/10_Events/events%20page.htm
or contact: Professors T. Trent Green or Stephen
Schreiber at (813)974-4031 or e-mail
green@arch.usf.edu or schreiber@arch.usf.edu.
(Earn up to 13 hours of AICP Continuing
Professional Development Credit).
March 4,
2003: The Federal Brownfields Partnership
Workshop—New Opportunities to Work with Federal
and State Agencies; Harborview Center, 300
Cleveland Street, Clearwater, Florida; $25
registration fee; register at www.nalgep.org;
direct questions to (202) 638-6254.
May
6-7, 2003 and June 3-4, 2003: Building Consensus
Solutions to Florida’s Public Problems; sponsored
by the Florida Conflict Resolution Consortium and
cosponsored by FAPA. Details to follow.
May 18-21, 2003: Transportation Research
Board Statewide Transportation Planning Conference
in the Florida Keys. Contact: Kimberly Fisher at
kfisher@nas.edu or go to
www4.nationalacademies.org/trb/calendar.nsf for
further information.
May 29-30, 2003: 2003
Growth Management Workshop; FSU Center for
Professional Development, Tallahassee; sponsored
by the Florida Department of Community Affairs and
cosponsored by the Florida Regional Councils
Association and FAPA. Continuing Professional
Development Credits will be available. More
details TBA.
June 9-13, 2003: Governor’s
Hurricane Conference, Tampa Convention Center. For
Conference Information please call: (727)
944-2724, (800) 544-5678 or visit the conference
website at: www.flghc.org.
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