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E. TRADE AND INDUSTRY <br />"Cycle of Development: Unintended Consequences" <br />Andrew Kennedy and Bruce Barkett <br />Andrew Kennedy said Commissioner O'Bryan had asked for a group to be formed to <br />come up with ideas on how to speed up and/or streamline the permitting process, and that said <br />Group covered the issues of what exists currently, how things are done and what could be <br />changed. They also talked about allowing staff more flexibility in decision-making processes <br />that affect development timeframes, turnaround time, and departmental interaction. He said it <br />really evolved into how we do things, which seemed to be based on forecasting. He said we <br />need to be more flexible to immediate change. <br />Bruce Barkett Esquire, said the Group operated in stages and the first stage was to <br />come up with ways of how to expedite the permitting process, which has been completed and <br />recommendations sent to County staff. The second stage was to make the process more <br />business -realistic, for which they have five specific recommendations: <br />(1) Amend the Section of the Ordinance that requires a developer to post security <br />guaranteeing road and drainage improvements; 25% is much too high and unrealistic. <br />(2) Amend the Ordinance which requires the developer of a subdivision to post security <br />for construction of sidewalks. The Ordinance is completely unnecessary and should be <br />repealed in its entirety. <br />(3) Add two years to all existing site plans, preliminary plats and planned development <br />approvals. <br />10 <br />February 5, 2009 <br />Economic Summit Workshop <br />BK 136PG7310 <br />