Richard A. Buckeye, AICP

Senior Planner

Lauren Pruss, AICP

Assistant Director of Community and Economic Development

Peter Schwarz, AICP

Director of Community and Economic Development

Issue Statement: The State Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) requires the City to annually review the Capital Improvements Element (CIE) of the City's Comprehensive Plan. This update is required by State Statute and is exclusively to update the Capital Improvement Element with the Capital Improvement 5-year plan that was part of the 2022 fiscal year budget.
 
Recommended Action:  Staff recommends that the City Commission approve an Ordinance to adopt the proposed FY 2022 annual update to the Capital Improvements Element of the City’s Comprehensive Plan.

Background:  Section 163.3177 of the Florida Statutes requires that local government comprehensive plans provide the policy foundation for local planning and land-use decisions on capital improvements, conservation, intergovernmental coordination, recreation, open space, future land use, housing, transportation, and public facilities.  

These requirements include regular reviews and updates, such as the most recently reviewed Evaluation and Appraisal Report Process presented to the City Commission in November.  

Another such review is the annual review and updating of the Capital Improvement Element (CIE) within the Comprehensive Plan.  The Comprehensive Plan format and content is organized into "Plan Elements" specified by the State of Florida.   Florida Statute requires local governments to review the CIE annually to bring the CIE in line with the annual updating of the City's 5-year Capital Improvement Plan adopted as part of the Fiscal Year Budget.   

This item amends the CIE of the Comprehensive Plan to be consistent with the City's Capital Improvement Program approved by the City Commission as part of the FY 2022 Budget.  

The purpose of the Capital Improvement Element (CIE) is to document those Citywide Capital Improvements that are necessary to maintain the adopted level of service for sanitary sewers, potable water, drainage, parks, and transportation. The update to the schedule can be accomplished by Ordinance and will not be considered an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.
 
Currently, Chapter 163.3177 of the Florida State Statute requires the CIE be reviewed by local governments annually; however, there is no specific deadline as to when this is to be done. The Ordinance also provides for the modifications to be in line with the  5-year capital improvements schedule for fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

This schedule is attached as Table 11 of Exhibit “A”. Additionally, transportation projects from the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) adopted five-year transportation improvement program that are located within the City of Oakland Park are listed in Table 2 of Exhibit “A”.
 
This update is required by State Statute and is exclusively to update the Capital Improvement Element with the Capital Improvement 5-year plan that was part of the 2022 fiscal year budget.

Staff recommends that the City Commission approve an Ordinance to adopt the proposed FY 2022 annual update to the Capital Improvements Element of the City’s Comprehensive Plan.