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the first year would be the Capital Improvement Budget for the next fiscal year. In addition, the CIP would have to be revised annually upon adoption of the Capital Improvement Budget during the regular budgetary process. At a minimum, the CIP would have to cover all capital expenditures relating to the unincorporated area of the barrier island within the County. TRANSPORTATION The transportation section contains a policy to establish a uniform and coordinated land use and transportation policy that will assure that the distribution, location and intensity of future development on the barrier island shall not exceed the efficient use of the principal transportation system or facil- ities on the island as well as the bridges, causeways and related roadway system that links the island to the mainland. In order to effectuate this policy the Growth Management Plan establishes several specific standards to be implemented at the local level. The first standard relates to the level of service that must be maintained on the principal transportation network on the barrier island and its related facilities. The plan proposes that all future development shall not create a traffic demand that exceeds a level of service "C" on an annual average basis and level of service "D" for peak season traffic upon the principal system. The implementation of this standard would require an amendment to the Transportation and Land Use elements of the currently adopted Comprehensive Plan of Indian River County. Currently, the County's Comprehensive Plan establishes a minimum acceptable level of service as level "D". This amendment may require the County to reevaluate quantity and the distribution of densities on both the northern and southern sections of the barrier island. Lastly, the transportation section tries to standardize the manuals utilized in computing level of service analyses for all jurisdictions within the region. This policy would require the County to utilize different manuals than those presently used. However, the standards and methodologies within the manuals do not significantly differ from those within the County's present resources. RECOMMENDATION It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners review the above proposed policies and their possible implementation requirements, and establish the County's position in relation to each of the above policies so that the County's representatives on the Hutchinson Island Planning and Resource Management Committee may effectively represent the County's views during the June 2nd meeting of the Committee at which time the Growth Management Plan and all proposed amendments will be voted upon. cc: Michael Wright, County Administrator Gary Brandenburg, County Attorney 55 oox MAY 18 193�Ac