Regional Planning Councils: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
==RPCs Composition== |
==RPCs Composition== |
||
*Local elected officials (city and county commissioners) |
*Local elected officials (city and county commissioners) |
||
*Officials appointed by the Governor |
*Officials appointed by the Governor. |
||
| ⚫ | |||
nominated by the Florida School Board Association, and |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
Department of Transportation, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the |
|||
appropriate water management district or districts; and a representative nominated by |
|||
Enterprise Florida, Inc. and the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. |
|||
*Ex officio nonvoting members representing metropolitan planning organizations and |
|||
regional water supply authorities may be appointed by the Governor. |
|||
Each county in the region shall be a member and shall have at least one vote. |
Each county in the region shall be a member and shall have at least one vote. |
||
governments in the region are not mandated to be a member or participate. Local governments |
|||
==RPC Organization== |
|||
and the Governor may appoint either locally elected officials or lay citizens provided that at |
|||
There are 11 RPCs in the State of Florida; one for each comprehensive planning district of the state: |
|||
least two thirds of the voting members are locally elected officials. |
|||
*West Florida RPC, Pensacola |
|||
*Apalachee RPC, Tallahassee |
|||
*North Central Florida RPC, Gainesville |
|||
*Northeast Florida Regional Council, Jacksonville |
|||
*Withlacoochee RPC, Ocala |
|||
*East Central Florida RPC, Orlando |
|||
*Central Florida RPC, Bartow |
|||
*Tampa Bay RPC |
|||
*Southwest Florida RPC, Ft. Myers |
|||
*Treasure Coast RPC, Stuart |
|||
*South Florida RPC, Miami |
|||
Revision as of 14:09, 28 December 2005
Regional Planning Councils (RPCs) are designated by Florida law to address problems and plan solutions that are of greater-than-local concern or scope, and are to be recognized by local governments as one of the means to provide input into state policy development. With regard to transportation-related issues, RPCs are empowered to provide technical assistance to local governments on growth management matters; coordinate land development and transportation policies in a manner that fosters region-wide transportation systems; review local government comprehensive plan amendments, evaluation/appraisal reports, and Developments of Regional Impacts for consistency with state and regional plans; and, review the plans of independent transportation authorities and metropolitan planning organizations to identify inconsistencies between those plans and applicable local government plans.
RPC Products
In addition to various studies of the resources of the region, the principal product of each RPC is the Strategic Regional Policy Plan (SRPP). The SRPP identifies key regional resources and facilities, examines current and forecasted conditions and trends (including expected growth patterns), and establishes regional goals and policies that guide a program of actions to address identified problems and needs.
RPCs Composition
- Local elected officials (city and county commissioners)
- Officials appointed by the Governor.
- Ex officio nonvoting members appointed by the governor.
Each county in the region shall be a member and shall have at least one vote.
RPC Organization
There are 11 RPCs in the State of Florida; one for each comprehensive planning district of the state:
- West Florida RPC, Pensacola
- Apalachee RPC, Tallahassee
- North Central Florida RPC, Gainesville
- Northeast Florida Regional Council, Jacksonville
- Withlacoochee RPC, Ocala
- East Central Florida RPC, Orlando
- Central Florida RPC, Bartow
- Tampa Bay RPC
- Southwest Florida RPC, Ft. Myers
- Treasure Coast RPC, Stuart
- South Florida RPC, Miami