The Florida Senate

CS/HB 869: Pinellas Planning Council, Pinellas County

LOCAL BILL by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee ; Frishe ; Hooper

Pinellas Planning Council, Pinellas County; Codifies, amends, reenacts, & repeals district's special acts; reorganizes council; provides intent that countywide plan be broadly defined & policy-based; provides that primary focus of council be land use & transportation planning; provides that membership of council be same as that of county MPO; provides for election of officers, council meetings, quorum requirements, & member expenses; provides for council powers & duties, including revising required components of countywide plan, consistent with stated legislative intent; provides for countywide staff & committees; provides for budget & annual independent audit; recognizes countywide planning authority of board of county commissioners as provided by county charter; provides for repeal of existing countywide plan, adoption of new countywide plan, future amendment of plan, & standards & procedures for such actions; provides timetable for consistency review after adoption of new countywide plan; provides for public hearing & notice requirements; requires authority to adopt specific notice standards in countywide rules; provides for compliance with pt. II, ch. 163, F.S., relating to growth policy.