Intergovernmental Coordination Element

A major purpose of the entire growth management process promulgated by the State of Florida is too ensure that development within one community does not have negative ramifications for a neighboring community. It also promotes, where possible, cooperation among neighboring jurisdictions on the provision of public services. The Intergovernmental Coordination element of the Comprehensive Plan sets forth the procedures for ensuring this cooperation. The following goals, objectives and policies ahve been adopted by the City of St. Pete Beach:

Goal 1

Establish a regular means of communication among officials of two or more political or other jurisdictions for the purpose of addressing and resolving issues of mutual interest that arise from the local government's comprehensive plan and plans of others.

Objective 1.1

The city shall, in consideration of other's plans, identify and coordinate the affects of special districts in Pinellas County with the comprehensive plan.

Policy 1.1.1

The city will review the plans and independent special district facility reports of the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), and Tampa Bay Water (TBW) and identify and resolve conflicts with the city's comprehensive plan, including concurrency related items.

Policy 1.1.2

The city will coordinate with the SWFWMD and TBW staffs and governing boards in order to resolve issues in Policy 1.1.1.

Policy 1.1.3

The city will consider amending its comprehensive plan based upon the review of plans and discussions identified in Policy 1.1.2.

Objective 1.2

The city shall identify and describe joint processes for collaborative planning on population projections.

Policy 1.2.1

The city will coordinate with the Pinellas County Planning Department in order to develop countywide population projections that include expected growth shown in the comprehensive plan for the community.

Policy 1.2.2

The city will continue using data from the University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research in its comprehensive plan.

Policy 1.2.3

The city will forward the population projections used in its comprehensive plan to the School Board so they can consider projected growth and development as it relates to the future need for schools in the School Board's 5, 10, and 20-year facility plans.

Policy 1.2. 4

The City will amend its existing interlocal agreement with the School Board to include the joint utilization of consistent and coordinated population projections.

Objective 1.3

The city shall identify and describe joint processes for collaborative planning school siting.

Policy 1.3.1

The city will annually review the School Board's plans for the siting of public schools within its jurisdiction for consistency with the comprehensive plan, both at the staff level and through public hearings for specific site plans. This will include the review of the 5, 10, and 20-year facility plans of the School Board as well as responding as needed to site specific plans to locate new schools or expand existing schools.

Policy 1.3.2

The city will utilize the countywide planning process as a means of notifying the School Board, which has one member on the Pinellas Planning Council, and School Board staff, which has one member on the Planners Advisory Committee, of proposed land use plan amendments.

Policy 1.3.3

The city will utilize the countywide planning process, or other appropriate process, in the review and recommendation of any necessary modifications to the agreed upon school siting processes due to intergovernmental conflicts or to address any needed refinements to reflect current statutory requirements.

Policy 1.3.4

The city will review the School Board's annually updated 5-year School Plant Survey (5-year facility work program), 10, and 20-year facility work programs and coordinate those plans with the comprehensive plan.

Policy 1.3.5

Proposed school locations will be reviewed for opportunities to ntegrate/ collocate schools and other public facilities including, but not limited to, bike and pedestrian paths, emergency shelters, libraries, parks and community
centers.

Policy 1.3.6

The city and the Pinellas County School Board will annually share information and assess future needs to identify areas of mutual concern and financial savings concerning the construction of public facilities.

Policy 1.3.7

The city will enter into an interlocal agreement with the Pinellas County School Board if it is determined that the collocation of public facilities including, but not limited to, bike and pedestrian paths, emergency shelters, libraries, parks and community centers is advantageous and mutually agreeable.

Objective 1.4

The city shall identify and describe joint processes for collaborative planning facilities subject to concurrency.

Policy 1.4.1

City staff will coordinate annually, or more often as needed, with Pinellas County staff for the purpose of determining future unincorporated area needs for water and sewer within each respective unincorporated area served by the city.

Policy 1.4.2

For the purpose of obtaining comments pertaining to development expected in the County's comprehensive plan, the City will notify Pinellas County of plans to adopt construction schedules within its capital improvements element for water and sewer facilities in unincorporated areas within the City's service areas.

Policy 1.4.3

The City will coordinate, through the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), the transportation needs of the City with the needs of the remainder of the county and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).

Policy 1.4.4

The City will forward requests for access to county or state maintained
roadways to each respective agency for comment concerning their respective plans and policies.

Policy 1.4.5

The city will coordinate with service providers that have no regulatory authority over the use of land in the city to develop recommendations that address ways to improve coordination of the city's concurrency management methodologies and systems, and levels of service.

Policy 1.4.6

The city will enter into an interlocal agreement with Pinellas County for joint projects identified in the city's management plan and the County's Management Plan.

Objective 1.5

The city shall identify and describe joint processes for collaborative planning facilities with countywide significance.

Policy 1.5.1

The city will continue to coordinate with the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners staff for the provision of countywide facilities, including but not limited to, solid waste disposal, the St. Petersburg/ Clearwater International Airport, and the Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center.

Policy 1.5.2

The city will continue to coordinate with the MPO staff for the provision of bridges, major transportation facilities, and mass transit.

Policy 1.5.3

The city will forward notice of proposed future land use plan policies related to hurricane shelters and evacuation routes, as well as map amendments resulting in an increase in population within coastal high hazard areas, to the TBRPC and the Pinellas County Emergency Management Department to determine hurricane shelter space availability and the effect of increased evacuating populations on evacuation clearance times and routes.

Objective 1.6

The city shall identify and describe joint processes for collaborative planning for problematic land uses.

Policy 1.6.1

The city will conduct a review of its locational standards to determine whether conflicts exist between its regulations and neighboring jurisdiction regulations, what can be done to resolve any conflicts found, and any improvement in the effectiveness or efficiency to be gained through a countywide approach to standards that would be more uniform in their application.

Policy 1.6.2

The city will coordinate with the PPC, or the appropriate ad hoc committees, in the development, review, and recommendation of efficient countywide guidelines to coordinate the location of problematic land uses.

Objective 1.7

The city shall work to bring intergovernmental disputes to closure in a timely manner through the use of voluntary dispute resolution processes.

Policy 1.7.1

The city will pursue the resolution of conflicts that may arise from the coordination of these intergovernmental coordination goals, objectives, and policies using the appropriate voluntary dispute resolution processes.

Policy 1.7.2

The city will utilize the existing countywide planning process, as appropriate, to resolve local government future land use plan disputes, as well as other planning related intergovernmental disputes.

Policy 1.7.3

The city will utilize the TBRPC's role as a mediator and conciliator as outlined in Rule 29H-13, FAC, to reconcile differences on planning and growth management issues as outlined in the Rule.