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An Ordinance Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Amending The City's Adopted Comprehensive Plan By Amending The Potable Water Sub-Element Of The Utilities Element And Updating The Water Supply Plan In Accordance With Section 163.3177(6)(C), Florida Statutes; As More Specifically Set Forth In Exhibits "A" And "B"; And Providing For An Effective Date. (15-L-01)
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Ordinance.
Explanation:
As per Section 163.3177(6)(c)3, Florida Statutes, Local governments are required to update their Water Supply Work Plans and Comprehensive Plans within 18-months after the District's Governing Board approves the Regional Water Supply Plan for that area.
The Regional Water Supply Plan for southeast Florida is also known as the Lower East Coast (LEC) Water Supply Plan, which was approved on September 12, 2013.
In May 2008, the City of Hollywood, amended its adopted Comprehensive Plan to add a new Water Supply Plan to the Potable Water Sub-Element and related amendments to modify objectives and/or policies in the Land Use Element, Conservation Element, Utilities Element, Intergovernmental Coordination Element and Capital Improvements Element for water supply planning.
The adopted Water Supply Plan characterizes water utilities serving the City's Jurisdiction and presents development of traditional and alternative water supplies, bulk sale agreements, and conservation and reuse programs that are necessary to serve existing and new development for a 20-year planning period while complying with regulatory requirements.
Brown and Caldwell, on behalf of the Department of Public Utilities, completed the updates to the Water Supply Plan, which included characterization of the City of Hollywood's service area, updating of population projections, development of water demand forecasts, evaluating adequacy of water supply sources, assessing of existing conservation and reuse efforts, documenting of capital improvements and water supply projects, and identification of Comprehensive Plan Goals, Objectives, and Policies.
The findings of the updated Water Supply Plan demonstrate that the City of Hollywood, with regards to permitted raw water allocation, existing treatment capacity and current and projected potable water production, is well positioned and has plentiful water supply to meet its development goals during and beyond the planning horizon of the year 2030.
The updated Water Supply Plan documents that the City of Hollywood is aggressively and pro-actively improving its existing and aged water distribution infrastructure but no capacity-related or water supply-related capital improvement projects are necessary within the planning horizon.
The updated Water Supply Plan reveals that the City of Hollywood continues to successfully implement water conservation efforts, which have assisted the City to reduce its per capita consumption from 122 gpcd to 114 gpcd.
Pursuant to state law, the City of Hollywood Planning and Development Board, acting in its capacity as the Local Planning Agency, held a duly noticed public hearing on January 15, 2015 to review the proposed comprehensive plan amendments and have forwarded a recommendation of approval to the City Commission.
The Administration recommends that the City Commission authorize the appropriate City Officials to adopt Ordinance No. O-2015-XX amending the adopted Comprehensive Plan to modify the Water Sub-Element and to include an updated Water Supply Plan.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Dr. Wazir Ishmael, City Manager
Steve Joseph, P.E., Public Utilities Director