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CEDS Public Comment Submission

acdigital — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 18:39:42 +0000

The DRAFT 2022 – 2027 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for South Florida (CEDS) is available for public review and comment.

CEDS 2022 – 2027 South Florida DRAFT

YOUR FEEDBACK, SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS ARE REQUESTED

The SFRPC is requesting public review and comment on the 2022-2027 Draft Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for South Florida (CEDS). You can submit comments up until Friday, October 28^th by email to sfadmin@sfrpc.com or through the form below. Please note that this is a staff work product pending final approval and subject to modification. As such, it may not reflect the views of the Council and CEDS Committee at this juncture. Thank you in advance for your time and assistance!

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SFRPC Annual Review of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)

acdigital — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 00:05:18 +0000

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SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL IS CONDUCTING AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (CEDS)

/// FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ///

October 27, 2020

Hollywood, FL – The South Florida Regional Planning Council staff is undertaking an annual review of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) in preparation for a full CEDS update next year. The CEDS for South Florida is a roadmap to diversify and strengthen the regional economy of Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties. The regional CEDS guides federal and state investment priorities and funding sources and delineates lead organizations’ responsibilities for execution of the CEDS, while bringing together public and private sector leaders and additional decision-makers.

This Annual Report will include updated data and incorporate the Opportunity Zone program that was introduced under federal law in 2017. The SFRPC welcomes public review and comment on the report. An Opportunity Zone is an economically distressed community where private investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for capital gain tax incentives. Opportunity Zones were created under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on December 22, 2017, to stimulate economic development and job creation, by incentivizing long- term investments in low-income neighborhoods. The South Florida region contains 98 Qualified Opportunity Zones, with 30 in Broward County, 67 in Miami-Dade County, and 1 in Monroe County.

“The COVID-19 pandemic, and resulting partial and full closure of vast segments of the economy over many months, has elevated once again the importance of community and economic development, economic diversification, and the need to ensure that business owners and individuals have an opportunity to work, pursue their dreams, and support their families. The updated Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for South Florida will reflect the best thinking of economic development, educational and research leaders, workforce training organizations and other key public, private, and nonprofit stakeholders, on what steps should be taken to build greater economic diversity and resiliency into South Florida’s economy. During the update of the five-year plan, we will continue to work with our partners to build on the success of Opportunity Zones with an overall focus on expanding job and skills training, manufacturing, technology, health care, and other essential businesses needed to keep South Florida’s economy working as future challenges arise.”

Isabel Cosio Carballo, Executive Director of the South Florida Regional Planning Council

The update of the CEDS for South Florida will be led by Mark Cassidy, the SFRPC’s Economic Development Coordinator, and Eralda Agolli, the SFRPC’s Economic Disaster Recovery Coordinator, with key public, private, and nonprofit partners.

Public comments are welcome and encouraged for a 30-day period. To do so, please fill out the below form for submission. For more information about the CEDS, please visit www. sfregionalcouncil.org.

“The South Florida Regional Planning Council is seeking any feedback or suggestion to help guide the Council and CEDS Strategy Committee to build economic resilience across the region. These comments can be related to the existing CEDS, Opportunity Zones, economic resilience, or any other comment to guide public investment in the 2022-2027 CEDS update. The 2017-2022 SFRPC CEDS can be found at this link.”

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SFRPC June Agenda – LINK

acdigital — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 22:11:55 +0000

LINK AGENDA

Monday, June 22, 2020

SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL
(954) 924-3653; sfadmin@sfrpc.com

Council Meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m.

VIRTUAL MEETING ONLY

Please join this meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/242794861

You can also dial in using your phone.
United States (Toll Free): 1 (877) 309 – 2073
United States: +1 (646) 749 – 3129

ACCESS CODE: 242-794-861

I. Pledge of Allegiance and Roll Call

II. Approval Council Agenda

III. Guest Presentations
...We are pleased to welcome:
.• John “Jack” Seiler, Chairman of South Florida Business Council, “Five Major Issues as Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic”
.• Francisco “Paco” Vélez, President & CEO of Feeding South Florida, “Feeding South Florida Families During COVID-19”
…..>Guest Biographies

IV. Action Items

…..A. Minutes of Previous Meeting
…..B. Financial Report
…..C. Consent: Comprehensive Plan Amendment Reviews

…..Proposed:
…..• City of Doral 20-01ESR
…..• City of Doral 20-02ESR
…..• City of Hollywood 20-01ESR
………….• Part A (1/2)
………….• Part B (2/2)
…..• Islamorada, Village of Islands 20-01ACSC

…..Adopted:
…..• City of Layton 20-01ACSC

Public Hearing …..
…..D. Regional Issues: Comprehensive Plan Amendment Review-None
…..E. South Florida Virtual Public Meetings Extension Request

Public Comments

V. Discussion Items
…..A. Executive Director’s Report
…..B. Legal Counsel Report
…..C. Councilmembers Report
…..D. Ex-Officio Reports
…..E. Florida Regional Council Association

VI. Program Reports and Activities
…..A. SFRPC Revolving Loan Funds Status Report
…..B. Development of Regional Impact Status Report-None
…..C. Economic Development District
…..D. Council Highlights

VII. Announcements and Attachments
…..A. Attendance Form
…..B. Correspondence and Articles
…..C. Upcoming Meetings
………..1) July 27, 2020, 10:30 a.m., TBD – (Scheduled for SFRPC, Hollywood)
………..2) August – No Meeting (Summer Recess)
………..3) September 21, 2020, 10:30 a.m. TBD – (SFRPC, Hollywood)

VIII. Adjournment

Pursuant to Chapter 286.0105, Florida Statutes, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Council with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this hearing is asked to advise the Agency at least 5 days before the hearing by contacting the South Florida Regional Planning Council at one of the following: (1) One Oakwood Boulevard, Suite 250, Hollywood, Florida 33020; (2) Phone 954-924-3653; (3) Fax 954-924-3654; or (4) sfadmin@sfrpc.com. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1 (800) 955-8771 (TTY/VCO), 1 (800) 955-8770 (Voice), 1 (800) 955-8773 (Spanish).

Agenda packets for upcoming Council meetings will be available at the Council’s website, http://sfregionalcouncil.org/resources/agenda/ ten days prior to the meeting.

If you would like to be added to the e-mail list to receive the link to the agenda, please e-mail the Council at sfadmin@sfrpc.com.

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Economic Recovery Briefings

acdigital — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:35:46 +0000

The Florida Economic Development Council (FEDC) is hosting four Economic Recovery Briefings around the state in an effort to arm economic, workforce and community development professionals with real time knowledge of important resources that can and are being deployed to strengthen affected areas and facilitate long-term economic recovery. The attendees will engage representatives from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), along with key state and federal partners, by providing valuable feedback regarding post-disaster tools and how they are utilized for maximum effectiveness.

Date: November 2, 2017, 1 PM – 4 PM, Beacon Council, 80 SW 8^th Street, Suite 2400, Miami, Florida 33130

Agenda

To Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/southeast-florida-economic-recovery-briefing-tickets-38786908688

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NASA Global Climate Change News: July 2015

acdigital — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 18:06:14 +0000

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ULI Healthy Corridors Project

acdigital — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 18:08:01 +0000

Every American suburb has them. They feature fast-moving traffic, congested intersections, low density, and quite often lower-end real estate development. Pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders cross them at their own risk.

Dotted by strip malls, fast-food outlets, and car dealerships, auto-oriented commercial corridors and suburban arterials are among the unhealthiest places in the built environment. They not only discourage active and sustainable modes of transport like walking, cycling, and mass transit, but many also bifurcate communities, isolating neighborhoods from one another and segregating land uses as well as people.

ULI’s Building Healthy Places Initiative and the ULI Rose Center for Public Leadership are taking a closer look at commercial strips and their potential to activate healthy behaviors in surrounding communities instead of inhibiting them. Through demonstration corridors in four geographically diverse and growing cities—Boise, Denver, Los Angeles, and Nashville—the healthy corridors project aims to spur real changes in infrastructure, policy, and programming along these sites. In addition, the project’s goal is to develop a typology, or model, of a holistically healthy corridor that can be replicated in communities throughout the world.

Jim Murley, Council Executive Directors, participated in the ULI workshop.

ULI Los Angeles, ULI Idaho, ULI Nashville, and ULI Colorado were selected through a competitive application process to participate in the project, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Colorado Health Foundation.

At the 2015 ULI Spring Meeting in Houston, Institute members from these councils met together for the first time during a half-day forum, where they discussed the potential assets and present-day challenges of each demonstration site as well as of commercial corridors generally. Also providing insight were alumni from the ULI Rose Fellowship program, in which commercial corridors have surfaced as a major topic of concern for public and private sector leaders. In addition, a national working group of leaders in the fields of public health, transportation planning, real estate development, and urban design was on hand to offer feedback and will continue to advise the four groups representing the demonstration sites.

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