JOINT MEETING
SOUTH FLORIDA AND TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCILS
Friday 17, 2023 ~ 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (or conclusion)
Long Key Natural Area and Nature Center
3501 SW 130th Avenue, Davie, FL 33330
(Broward County) Parking Map
This meeting has been Publicly Noticed and is an in-person meeting. Please RSVP to facilitate meeting presentation. Lunch will be provided.
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1. Welcome to Broward County & Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Chairs’ Comments – The Honorable Steve Geller, Chair, SFRPC and Douglas Bournique, Chair, TCRPC
4. Approval of the Meeting Agenda
5. Legislative Update: Ron L. Book, Founder, President & CEO, Ron L Book, P.A.
7. Florida’s Coral Reef – DEP’s Coral Protection and Restoration Program and Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization (Passed as part of the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act)
8. Marine Research Hub: Connecting the Dots of Florida’s Blue Economy
Featured Guest: Katherine O’Fallon, Executive Director, Marine Research Hub
9. Lunch & Learn: Affordable Housing Legislation including an overview of Florida Senate President Passidomo’s Priority Legislation: Senate Bill 102
Featured Guest: Kody Glazer, Esq., Legal & Policy Director, Florida Housing Coalition
10. Connecting Southeast Florida’s Restoration & Flood Control Planning Studies, Projects, and Timelines
Featured Guests:
- Drew Bartlett, SFWMD Executive Director
- Ana Carolina Coelho Marán, P.E., Ph.D., SFWMD Resiliency Officer
- E. Timothy Gysan, P.E., PMP, Army Corps of Engineers Resilience Senior Project Manager (Ecosystem Branch Programs & Project Division, Jacksonville District)
11. Statewide Water Infrastructure: Challenges and Opportunities
Featured Guest: Frank Bernardino, Founding Partner, Anfield Consulting
12. SFRPC / TCRPC Legislative Priorities Conversation
13. Public Comment
14. Council Comment
15. Adjournment
Next Joint Council Conference or Meeting: Friday, October 20, 2023 (TBD)
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 joint hearing is asked to advise the Agency at least 5 days before the hearing by contacting the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council at one of the following: (1) 421 SW Camden Avenue, Stuart, Florida, 34994; (2) Phone 772.221.4060; (3) Fax 772.221.4067; or (4) lgulick@tcrpc.org. Additionally, please feel free to contact the South Florida Regional Planning Council at (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).