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At this time, the county is initiating a comprehensive plan text amendment which involves several elements of the plan. The affected elements are: ► the Coastal Management Element; ► the Economic Development Element; ► the Future Land Use Element; and ► the Recreation and Open Space Element. Based on a review of the comprehensive plan, staff has identified text errors in policy 5.1 of the Coastal Management Element and in policy 7.3 of the Recreation and Open Space Element. Part of the purpose of this amendment request is to correct those errors. At the November 24, 1998 Economic Development Council (EDC) meeting, a decision was made by the EDC to review the policies of the Economic Development Element to determine if those existing policies are producing the intended results. An EDC workshop was scheduled for January 12, 1999 to perform that review. At the January 12 workshop, the EDC discussed each of the Economic Development Element policies, and assessed whether completion of the actions called for in each policy would produce the results needed to meet the objectives of the Economic Development Element. Based on the workshop, the EDC directed staff to revise three policies and delete one policy. In addition, the IDC decided that another workshop would be held on February 16, 1999, to complete its review of the Economic Development Element's policies. Based on discussions at that January 12 workshop, Planning staff and the Chamber of Commerce staff met to review each policy of the Economic Development Element. In reviewing the policies, staff assessed the type of action that was called for in each policy and determined if that action could be defined and if that action could be completed. Consequently, staff recommended that nineteen policies be revised and another nineteen policies be deleted. On February 16, 1999, the EDC reviewed and approved the proposed changes to the Economic Development Element policies and voted 9-0 to recommend that staff proceed with a county initiated comprehensive plan text amendment to incorporate the proposed changes. Since the transmittal public hearing on May 18, 1999, eleven Economic Development Element policies have been modified to indicate that any economic development group designated by the Board of County Commissioners may undertake the activities described in those eleven policies. Policies 1.4. 1.5, 1.8, 4.13, 4.14, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.6, and 7.7 were the eleven policies modified. Based on a review of the Future Land Use Element, staff has identified four policies that should be revised. Polices 1.34 and 1.35 are being revised to rename the "mixed use" land use designation. Policy 1.35 is also being revised to clarify which traditional neighborhood design standards should be applied to mixed use projects. Policy 14.3 is being revised to correct an error in the text. Finally, policy 6.1 is being revised to indicate that public services and/or facilities may be expanded to serve traditional neighborhood design projects that are partially outside the urban service area and mixed use districts that are consistent with the policies of the Future Land Use Element. OCTOBER 26, 1999 -27- BOOK