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ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2020-12 (REPEAL AND REPLACE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT)
AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA'S COUNCIL AMENDING THE WELLINGTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, MORE SPECIFICALLY, TO REPEAL AND REPLACE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY, AS CONTAINED HEREIN; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of Ordinance No. 2020-12, a Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment (CPTA) to repeal and replace the Capital Improvements Element of Wellington's Comprehensive Plan and to adopt the Five-Year Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) for Level of Service schedule.
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EXPLANATION: The Wellington Comprehensive Plan is being updated. The Plan forms the blueprint for Wellington's future for the next 10 to 20 years. The Plan is comprised of 10 "elements" or chapters and each element consists of goals, objectives, and policies to guide development and redevelopment, transportation, infrastructure, parks, and capital improvements.
The Capital Improvements Plan identifies and funds public facilities and services needed in the upcoming fiscal year and within the next five years to address level of service impacts. Together, the Village's Capital Improvements Plan and Capital Budget provide the planning and funding for all capital improvements in Wellington. The Comprehensive Plan, the Capital Improvements Element, and the Capital Improvements Plan address the services and facilities that the Village provides directly, particularly those which are required to be provided concurrently with the impacts of development.
The update to the Capital Improvements Element revised and reorganized the goals, objectives, or policies. After each goal, objective, and policy, there is a reference (italicized red text) identifying whether the current goal, objective, or policy which was revised including the following:
* The annual update of the Five-Year Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) for Level o...
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