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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 - Program Outline - OUTLINE FOR DCA WATERFRONTS FLORIDA PROGRAM 51 CckG( .(,?y Four Priority Focus Areas of Program: • Environmental and cultural resource protection • Retention of viable traditional waterfront economies • Hazard mitigation, and • Public access to working waterfronts and coastal resources Who is eligible? • Municipality or County or local nonprofit in participation with local government • Communities required to file a coastal element of CLUP • Must recognize waterfront as special place • Be committed to developing policies that encourage preservation of recreational and commercial working waterfront • Must have timely adopted EAR and EAR based amendment • Must have resources to fund a local WF program manager for at least 3 years • Must be able to support a WF committee representing stakeholders' interests of waterfront Why join? • To receive support to develop and implement a community-designed revitalization plan (vision plan) that promotes coastal resource conservation and economic development by focusing on the four priority areas. How often designated, application and designation process, how many currently named • Every two years through competitive application process • Contact program to receive application for current cycle • 2009-2011 application cycle currently open • Three new each cycle depending on funding • Currently 21 received WFPC designation and 3 more in 2007-2009 cycle • Program staff reviews applications and sent on to Review Committee • Review Committee holds public meeting to review and rank—applicants can make brief presentation • Consider characteristics of community and waterfront area, readiness, and understanding of four priorities • DCA secretary notifies designees and program staff notifies Developing vision plan, elements thereof • Before applying it is recommended that community have a waterfront vision plan incorporating four priorities prepared prior to designation—plan should be recent and may need updating upon designation—has been or will be incorporated into comp plan • Encouraged to take part in Coastal Community Planning and Development training—2 day course • DEP and FCMP CPI grant program makes funding available for developing vision plan focused on the four priorities which allows community to conduct meaningful public participation • Developing waterfront revitalization plan before applying to WFPP will result in stronger application for designation Waterfronts Florida Partnership Committee, purpose, public participation process • Must create a Waterfronts Florida Partnership Committee by the time of application • Members represent broad interests of waterfront—commercial, residential, environmental, cultural, societal, etc. • At least one member representing municipal government • Committee must be maintained to keep the designation • Oversees development and implementation of vision and revitalization plan • Ensure that work done under local partnership continues once you graduate • Active program manager and committee chair crucial roles • Encourage public participation- meetings should be publicly noticed Funding—is it a grant, how much,what used for, origin of funding, required matching 9 9 � • It is not a grant but a planning program considered seed money • Each designated community receives up to$25,000 per year for 2 consecutive years to establish WFP contingent upon funding • Must employ a local program manager • Can be used for activities re: implementing vision goals • Must provide dollar for dollar(100%) match—either cash or in-kind service—may include salaries of employees who directly with partnership, value of documented work time of volunteers or other projects that support implementation of vision—no use of fed funds • Managed by DCA and funded by FDEP, FL Coastal Mgmt Program, NOAA During first two years receive: • assistance in organizing local partnership and volunteers into committee • assistance in creating successful partnership—local govt, citizens, business, civic groups • technical assistance re: visioning, comp planning, LDR, waterfront revitalization, environmental protection, and redevelopment • training for local program managers and committee members • funding to develop and implement community revitalization plan • assistance in locating additional funding • mentoring and networking opportunities with other WF communities After first two years in WF partnership program: • Become graduate communities and remain active part of WF network To remain active in WF: • Graduate communities will be called upon to share experiences and expertise with other communities interested in partnership program Program Manager,when hire, how long, role • Must hire program manager and have resources to fund a local WF program manager for at least 3 years to coordinate and administer local program activities • Must by hired by time of designation • Have understanding of land use planning and governmental processes • Responsible for completing reports on activities and coordinating communication between state program and local partnership • Required to attend training and other meetings)associated with program • Urged to hire full-time manager or sufficiently demonstrate success with part-time Once designated—first two years • During first year establish strong WFP vital to success of partnership, prepare a community-designed vision plan to guide revitalization of tradition working waterfront area, host series of workshops to gather input from stakeholders in community, vision plan to identify goals, objectives and strategies for addressing four priorities and recommend comp plan and LDR changes necessary, and develop plan to implement specific actions, timeframe and responsibilities to achieve goals • During second year, continue to implement vision plan, incorporate into Comp plan, undertake priority projects, Program Manager participates in quarterly meetings, trainings, and other events, continue to develop and adopt policy language to implement vision plan Following Initial Two Years • Considered "Graduate"Waterfront Florida Community • Continue to implement WFP vision plan • To remain active- participate in quarterly state-wide meetings with other waterfront program managers • Serve as program mentors to new communities • Participate in regional WF efforts to protect coastal resources • Continue tracking revitalization indicators and prepare annual reports on revitalization efforts Contact: Shawn Beji Waterfronts Florida Program Coordinator Division of Community Planning DCA 2555 Shumard Oak Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100 Shawna.beji @dca.state.fl.us 1-850-488-8466 phone— 1-877-352-3222 toll free 2