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During the 2011 session, the legislature made various changes to state growth management rules, and some of the changes relate to Capital Improvements Element requirements. Among the changes brought about by enactment of House Bill 7207 (Chapter 2011-139, Laws of Florida), one eliminated the financial feasibility requirement of the Capital Improvements Program (CIP), while another added a requirement that the Capital Improvements Program list those projects that are necessary to maintain locally established level of service standards, identify projects as fully funded or unfunded, and give projects a level of priority for funding. With those amendments, the state legislature preserved the ability of local governments to amend their Capital Improvements Program through a more direct and accelerated process than most other comprehensive plan amendments. According to state law, amendments to the Capital Improvements Program schedule and its supporting data and analysis may be accomplished by following local government ordinance adoption/amendment procedures. Those procedures require only one adoption hearing, while other types of comprehensive plan amendments must be processed through the state's "Expedited Amendment" process, which involves multiple public hearings and several months of review. Consistent with state requirements, County staff has prepared the annual update of the County's existing Capital Improvements Element. A copy of the draft updated CIE is attached. Even though state statute no longer requires that local Capital Improvements Programs be financially feasible, the County's Capital Improvements Program is financially feasible. Because this CIE amendment is a complete update of the 5 year Capital Improvements Program and its supporting data and analysis, all related tables, charts, graphs and associated text were updated. Updates are shown with stfike *h,.o and underlines and are limited to the text and tables of the CIE. Adding strike through and underlines to the charts, graphs, and entire appendices would have made the length of the document excessive and the resulting document confusing. Consequently, those items have been updated without strike-throughs and underlining. ANALYSIS In revising the 5 Year Capital Improvements Program and supporting data and analysis, staff used much the same methodology as it employed in preparing the original version. That involved coordinating with the budget and finance departments to obtain data on past revenues and expenditures as well as forecasted future revenue and expenditure amounts. Also, each county department was contacted to determine the status of its capital improvements program. For each department, information on completed projects, proposed projects, costs, revenues, prioritization, and other factors was collected. Projects were then reviewed by the budget department and revised as necessary to ensure financial feasibility. Based upon those data, planning staff revised the various tables and the text of the 5 Year Capital Improvements Program and supporting data and analysis. The result of those changes is an accurate, financially feasible, and up-to-date capital improvements program. 2 :/