Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 11-22-05 ‎(regular)‎ — reading text

consensus on City Vision and programs developed to implement that Vision 4-Increase vofunteerism for citizen boards and committees Process- Reinvigorating the Great Neighborhoods Partnership (GNp}program witt include: Page 3 of5  o o 1- Making revisions to the boundaries of neighborhoods as currently defined in the Future land Use Bement of the Comprehensive Plan. Amending the map will be considered a narrative amendment to Directions. A-Municipal Planning Board ( LPA) recommends to City Council that 4e \\ initiate the process of amending the Future Land 8ement accordingly in March 2006. B-City Coonerl approves suggested plan for Great Neighborhoods Program for 2006, and gives direction, 2- Amending the Plans for Neighborhood action A-Staff win begin the process of holding new meetings within the newly designated Neighborhood areas starting with Seal Parkway, East Miracle Strip and Seabreeze in the FallMlinter of 2005-2006. b- Continue with Neighborhood Meetings in Winter/Spring 2006 for Elliott' s Point, Ferry Park, and Northwest. p...."'. c- Balance of the Neighborhoods, Gamiers Beach, South Bayou, Oakland. W.E. Combs (formerly Combs New Heights) and Kenwood, without boundary changes will be scheduled in fate 2006. d- The product of the new Neighborhood Plans are proposed to be: New Neighborhood Map Redevelopment of Neighborhood Plan to include a history of each neighborhood to be generated by the members of the neighborhood A plan to activate both Neighborhood Watch and Citizen Emergency Response Team (CERT)Programs Revisiting of neighborhood concerns and issues Revisit Capital Improvement Program for each neighborhood Strengthen communication between the neighborhoods and Neighborhood Improvement Coordinator Better participation by the residents on Boards and Committees The Engineering Division completed revising, 18"x 18" cofer maps and has begun the process of revising the black and white individual neighborhood area maps which are also included in the FLUE of Directions. CDS Staff has also begun the process of Page 4 of5  o o changing AS400 LMX land management info to reflect changes in neighborhood boundaries. The next step in the process is getting approvaf to proceed with the task of making revisions to the boundaries of neighborhoods as currently defined in the Future Land Use Element of the Comp~ ensive Plan. Amending the map wilt be considered a narrative amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. Staff proposes that the Municipal Planning Board acting as the Local Planning Agency (lPA) recommend to City Council that the City initiate the process of amending the Future Land Element accordingly in the next round of major amendments to Directions anticipated to begin in March 2006. The LPA' s recommendation will be forwarded to City Council for approval. Once Council approves the suggested Great Neighborhoods Program for 2006, and gives direction, staff will begin the process of holding new meetings within the newly designated Neighborhood areas. The Municipal Planning Board should recommend that City Councit give direction to staff to begin the process of amending the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive to reflect Eleven ( 11) Neighborhoods in the City as shown on the map entitted "City of Fort Walton Beach Neighborhoods". RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Municipal Planning Board should recommend that City Council give direction to staff to begin the process of amending the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive to reflect:Beven (11) Neighborhoods in the City as shown on the map entitled "City of Fort Walton Beach Neighborhoods". Enclosure: City of Fort Walton Beach Neighborhoods-Map, Existing from Directions City of Fort Walton Beach Neighborhoods- Map- 8- 23- 05 Page 50f5  o o iF' T-' r'l~ rCity of Fort Walton Beach Af~.." ~ i, ': f ~ I Neighborhoods ...... ! ~ u J ! fL I'.. It ~ II NEIGHBORHOOD LEGEND ~ '--- .. So~ '- 1t: ~ I l'~' .., . STRIP . IPti ST J.aRACLE IiiiJ ~ IIiir . fl~. EAST IotIRAa.E STRIP .. ~. J{ I;: 1;:;, EGLIN PARKWAY = U F II li ..& ' "',' If '~ .' ff I i~: III!II NORTHWEST · . . 01 ~{ lfi~; ~ f~ II' { r J,:. , '-" f' 1:: 1 ..~\ Y 1;1 sEABREE2E ~~... ~ - I. ~ ~ . { 1;'" - : t:- I!!! I!!!!. I! l!: J~ L :~ · ~,~ -.: F- , .....~::<. = ~~ J - J) ~ IJR;~ UW "'" G~---~ J-: 1!~~~ \. ~ I: ' I IF " IJ~