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coordinating with the County and South Florida Regional Planning Council pertaining to reliable population projections. The City has successfully implemented a number of tools to stimulate redevelopment (e.g., town center overlay zone, transportation concurrency exemption area, zoning incentives), thereby demonstrating a sustained public commitment. The commercial structures and housing stock on the west side of the City is generally sound, but it is aging. Over the next 10-20 years it is important to make sure that adequate services and facilities, parks, recreational and other amenities as well as quality development exist for future generations. The City will continue to face the challenge of rebuilding existing structures without having a detrimental impact on the overall levels of services and facilities. In 2000 the City retained a consultant to conduct a "Beachfront Redevelopment Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Study"-whose objective was to analyze the redevelopment potential in terms of location, intensity and impact. The study looked at redevelopment under four FAR (2.0- 2.5- 3.0- 3.5) alternatives and concluded that redevelopment at any of the four alternatives would be feasible but it would result in an increase in traffic of 2,000 - 6,100 trips per day, and require upgrading in water, waster water facilities to meet the needs of up to an additional 7,200 people during the peak season. This issue of land Development focuses on the following inter-related topics as identified at the EAR scoping meetings: Designate certain city-owned lands as Recreation and Open Space-The 2000 Plan envisioned to incorporate a healthy mix of parks, recreation and public open space. Since 2000, the City has added six (6) acres of park space totaling 21.92 acres as reported by City officials. In addition, the City is working toward providing more access to the beach and continued walkways adjacent to the Intracoastal Waterway Permit government facilities in all Future Land Use categories- Because the City is substantially developed and very few potential sites exist on its business/commercial core, the City wishes to undertake a general assessment of the location of government facilities within all land use categories. Currently, the Community Facilities (CF) District is intended for federal, state and local government activities and other public facilities that generally serve and benefit the community. CF districts may be applied to all lands except those designated Conservation (eNS) on the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan. Land use conversion or exceptions to community facilities would require an amendment of the City Land Use Plan and zoning requirements. Please note the City is not proposing to amend the Future Land Use Map; however, the City wishes to identify potential areas that are suitable for governmental facilities. In this study, a required task would be to assess the impacts of the proposed areas on the built and natural environments, including the conservation area within the City. Development of a Cultural Center- The community identified the development of a cultural center as main priority that would be developed to increase participation and promote the expansion of cultural and educational programs. City of Sunny Isles Beach - 2005 Evaluation and Appraisal Report Rev. 9/15/2005 Page 8