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Board of County Commissioners Special Call Meeting Minutes - Final November 12, 2024 <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />2.A. A MOMENT OF SILENT REFLECTION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND MEMBERS OF <br />THE ARMED FORCES <br />2.B. INVOCATION <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br />4. STAFF / CONSULTANT PRESENTATION <br />4.A. 24-0928 Presentation of the Indian River County 2024 Comprehensive Plan Evaluation & <br />Appraisal Report (EAR) <br />Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners review the presentation <br />and study materials, consider any public comment, and provide consensus direction to <br />staff. <br />Attachments: Executive Summary <br />Indian River County EAR Report <br />Appendix A. Summary Matrix Recommendations <br />Appendix B Public Enaagement Summary <br />Chris Balter, Chief of Long Range Planning, provided an overview of the <br />Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Appraisal Review Report (EAR). He pointed out <br />the County's Comprehensive Plan provided a framework for the community's future, <br />and the State required an independent evaluation of it every seven years. Mr Balter <br />then introduced Kelley Klepper from consulting firm Kimley-Horn who provided the <br />results of the evaluation. <br />Mr. Klepper compared the EAR to a doctor's checkup with the goal of ensuring the <br />Comprehensive Plan (CP) adhered to updated statutes, eliminated redundancies, <br />removed Land Development references, incorporated Interlocal Agreements, and <br />adhered to best planning practices. He detailed the efforts to collect community <br />feedback via workshops and surveys which would ensure the CP met the <br />community's needs and concerns. He noted the EAR's recommendations would <br />address terminology, statutory changes, redundancies, and provide status updates on <br />proposed programs. <br />Mr. Klepper's presentation referred to the extensive report produced as he provided <br />summaries of the recommendations for each of the 12 specific elements of the <br />Comprehensive Plan according to the EAR's goals. The categories were: Future Land <br />Use, Public Infrastructure, Transportation, Economic Development, Capital <br />Improvements, Housing, Conservation, Coastal Management, Recreation and Open <br />Indian River County, Florida Page 1 <br />