State Road 7/U.S. 441 Collaborative To Hold Public Meeting.

Business Editors/City Desks

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2004

The State Road 7/US 441 Collaborative will hold its public meeting this Thursday, April 22nd from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Davie Town Hall Complex, Community Room in the Town of Davie. The Town Hall Complex is located at 6591 Orange Drive in Davie. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Formalized in 2001, the State Road 7/US 441 Collaborative ("Collaborative") is comprised of 14 local governments that abut the 25.6 mile State Road 7 corridor in Broward County. Partners include the South Florida Regional Planning Council, the Florida Department of Transportation, the Broward County Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the Broward County Planning Council. The Steering Committee is comprised of elected officials from these 14 communities.

The Collaborative has been very active in its development of the State Road 7 Strategic Master Plan. This strategic plan will address many issues that have been identified as challenges to redevelopment along the corridor and provide a common planning framework for the 14 governments that share jurisdiction of the corridor. Designated a "Premium Transit Corridor" by Broward County, approximately twenty percent of the county's population lives within one mile of the State Road 7 corridor. The corridor's central location, its role as a connector to Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties, premium transit service, increased regional population growth, and a dwindling supply of undeveloped land in Broward County, are just a few of the qualities that have made the State Road 7 corridor a prime redevelopment corridor.

Within the last two months, the Collaborative has completed its third major design charrette in a corridor community, and hosted an Urban Land Institute Advisory Panel commissioned to conduct a market assessment and development review for the State Road 7 Corridor in Broward County.

At Thursday's Steering Committee meeting, participants will learn more about the status of the State Road 7 Master Plan, the Urban Land Institute Market Assessment, and the development of a mixed-use land overlay for the Corridor. Additionally, Steering Committee subcommittees will report on the impacts of proposed redevelopment and population growth on the area's public schools, and plans for creating a special land use category "Transit Oriented Corridor" category for State Road 7. A meeting agenda is included herewith for your review.

For additional information about the State Road 7/US 441 Collaborative, please contact David Dahlstrom, Senior Planner and Project Manager, of Council staff at 954/985-4416; email: [e-mail].

                 THE STATE ROAD 7/US 441 COLLABORATIVE

                            April 22, 2004
                            2:00-4:00 P.M.

                Davie Town Hall Complex, Community Room
                             Town of Davie
                       6591 Orange Drive, Davie

Objectives:
--  To hear about status of State Road 7 Master Plan
--  To hear about status of Urban Land Institute Market Assessment
--  To hear about status of Mixed Use Land Use Categories
--  To hear about opportunities for underground utility provision
--  To hear about corridor activities from Collaborative Members

1:45  Registration

2:00  1. Welcome

2:10  2. Project Manager's Report

         a. Announcements
            New Collaborative Members
            Harvard/JFK School of Government Grant
            Annual Report
            ULI Sponsorship

            A. Steering Committee Schedule
               Overview of the Steering Committee Schedule and SR 7
               Workplan
            B. Letter of Interest
               Update on the status of Letter of Interest for model
               code
            C. Charrette Schedule
               Update on existing charrette schedule and assignments
            D. Interlocal Agreements
               Update on Interlocal Agreements
               David Dahlstrom, Senior Planner, South Florida
               Regional Planning Council

2:45  3. Sub-Committee Updates

         a. Future Land Use
            Update on proposed Transit-Oriented Corridor Future Land
            Use Map Category
            Peter Ross, Assistant Director, Broward County Office
            of Urban Planning and Redevelopment
         b. Future Land Use Resolution(1)
            Draft resolution supporting Transit Oriented Corridor
            Category
         c. Schools
            Overview of School Impact Assessment Study
         d. Market Study
            Overview of Urban Institute (ULI) Market Assessment
         e. Right of Way
            Overview of Right of Way Needs Assessment

3:15  4. Opportunities For The Collaborative

         a. MacArthur Grant/SR 7 Community Network(1)
            Javier Betancourt, Regional Planner, SFRPC
         b. State Road 7 Rapid Bus Initiative
            Lloyd Robinson, FDOT
         c. Broward MPO SR7 Transit Improvement Program
            David Dahlstrom, Christina Miskis, SFRPC
         d. Florida Power and Light Underground Utilities Program
            TBA

3:40  5. Collaborative Members Report/Public Comment

         a. City of Miramar Capital Facilities Improvements
            Hung Guo, City of Miramar
         b. City of Lauderdale Lakes "Great Lakes" Bond Approval & RFP
            Gary Rogers, Lauderdale Lakes CRA
            City of Lauderhill Charrette
            Heather Cunniff, City of Lauderhill
         c. Public Comment

4:00  Adjourn

(1) Action Item