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from the other plan elements. Unlike the other elements, the CIE must be amended every year. This <br /> is required both by plan policy and by state regulations. <br /> During the 2011 session,the legislature made various changes to state growth management rules,and <br /> some of the changes relate to Capital Improvements Element requirements. Among the changes <br /> brought about by enactment of House Bill 7207(Chapter 2011-139,Laws of Florida),one eliminated <br /> the financial feasibility requirement of the Capital Improvements Program (CIP), while another <br /> added a requirement that the Capital Improvements Program list those projects that are necessary to <br /> maintain locally established level of service standards,identify projects as fully funded or unfunded, <br /> and give projects a level of priority for funding. <br /> With those amendments, the state legislature preserved the ability of local governments to amend <br /> their Capital Improvements Program through a more direct and accelerated process than most other <br /> comprehensive plan amendments. According to state law,amendments to the Capital Improvements <br /> Program schedule and its supporting data and analysis may be accomplished by following local <br /> government ordinance adopt 1 on/am endment procedures. Those procedures require only one <br /> adoption hearing, while other types of comprehensive plan amendments must be processed through <br /> the state's "Expedited Amendment" process, which involves multiple public hearings and several <br /> months of review. <br /> Consistent with state requirements, County staff has prepared the annual update of the County's <br /> existing Capital Improvements Element. A copy of the draft updated CIE is attached. Even though <br /> state statute no longer requires that local Capital Improvements Programs be financially feasible,the <br /> County's Capital Improvements Program is financially feasible. <br /> Because this CIE amendment is a complete update of the 5 year Capital Improvements Program and <br /> its supporting data and analysis, all related tables, charts, graphs and associated text were updated. <br /> Updates are shown with strikes and underlines and are limited to the text and tables of the <br /> CIE. Adding strike through and underlines to the charts, graphs, and entire appendices would have <br /> made the length of the document excessive and the resulting document confusing. <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> In revising the 5 Year Capital Improvements Program and supporting data and analysis, staff used <br /> much the same methodology as it employed in preparing the original version. That involved <br /> coordinating with the budget and finance departments to obtain data on past revenues and <br /> expenditures as well as forecasted future revenue and expenditure amounts. Also, each county <br /> department was contacted to determine the status of its capital improvements program. For each <br /> department, information on completed projects, proposed projects, costs, revenues, prioritization, <br /> and other factors was collected. Projects were then reviewed by the budget department and revised <br /> as necessary to ensure financial feasibility. Based upon those data,planning staff revised the various <br /> tables and the text of the 5 Year Capital Improvements Program and supporting data and analysis. <br /> The result of those changes is an accurate and up-to-date capital improvements program, with <br /> revisions having been made in the CIE generally to demonstrate financial feasibility and internal <br /> 2 <br /> `Mm <br /> 101 <br />