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TO �. , <br /> . _ <br /> NALANNI G ' C.OiJNC ,IL <br /> RE- S'URE ' COA'ST RE <br /> is — j <br /> IN=DIA<N R-IV;ER' ST" . .L i1C.Y <br /> _E — MA--R_T'FN — ,"PA'LM -, B`EACH <br /> { <br /> September 30, 2013 <br /> 1,lie Honorable Bob McPartlan <br /> Mayor <br /> City of Sebastian <br /> 1225 Main Street <br /> Sebastian, FL 32958 <br /> Subject: Seven50 <br /> Dear Mayor McPartlan: <br /> As requested, please find some Seven50 talking points in response to Commissioner Solari's <br /> main areas of concern: <br /> • The idea for the Seven50 effort was not generated by the locals, but that we were enticed by <br /> HUD to do it. <br /> Fact: In 1985, the State's growth management laws required all regional planning councils <br /> to create long-range strategic regional plans for their regions. Since then, TCRPC has <br /> completed two — the original in 1987 and then one in 1995. The regional planning <br /> councils talked locally about working together on a seven-county long-range strategic <br /> plan during 2006-2008. The idea for the plan was called Southeast Florida 2060, but <br /> there was no way to fiord it so the idea was shelved. Four years later, HUD offered a <br /> way to pay for the effort through their competitive Sustainable Community Initiative <br /> grant program. <br /> Treasure Coast and South Florida Regional Planning Councils represent 127 different <br /> local governments. Their boards are made up of two-thirds elected officials from <br /> around the region. These "councils of local government" decided to join together in <br /> an effort to apply for the grant and do a joint regional plan. Nearly every local <br /> government and several civic-minded groups in the two regions (Southeast Florida <br /> Partnership) had signed on individually, agreeing that it was appropriate to apply for <br /> the grant. Fact is, without such overwhelming local support, including Indian River <br /> County and its Metropolitan Planning Organization, HUD would not have awarded <br /> the grant. This was truly a locally ponsored effort. <br /> • It is not consistent with Indian River County's"core values." <br /> Fact: Please refer him to the Scven50 core values. The ones the citizens of Indian River <br /> County are opposed to need to be identified. This opinion is also overly presumptuous <br /> and not based on a reading of the Seven50 report. <br /> "Regionalism One Neighborhood At A Time"• Est.1976 <br /> 421 SW Camden Avenue - Stuart, Florida 34994 <br /> Phone (772) 221-4060 - Fax (772) 221-4067 - g�Lw.tcrVc.t rJ, 42 <br />