VISIONING UPDATE
December 17, 2009
"Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare"
At its meeting on December 15, 2009, the Commission created a "Visioning Committee" and made appointments as listed below.
| Commissioner |
Appointment |
Appointment |
| Mayor: |
Tim Smith |
Stan Eichelbaum |
| Roberts: |
Gloria Katz |
Alan Gabriel |
| Rodstrom: |
Charlie Ladd |
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| DuBose: |
Randall Vitale |
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| Rogers: |
Wiley Thompson |
Peg Buchan |
| Consensus: |
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Congratulations to the appointees, many of whom have been receiving these Updates.
Three appointments remain to be made, including the consensus appointment, so don't give up if you're interested.
Also, the Ordinance was passed on first reading, but apparently there was no discussion about how the Chairperson will be determined.
Since there are enough members for a quorum, Committee has been authorized to begin meeting without waiting for the remaining appointments, and the City Clerk is apparently calling members about setting up a meeting.
I will provide more information as it becomes available.
From my personal perspective, it looks to be an outstanding group of knowledgeable people who should be able to work well together and expand the visioning process into the community. Congratulations to the Mayor and Commissioners.
Rob
December 14, 2009
"Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare"
Tomorrow is the day the Commission will make their appointments to the "Visioning Committee" and approve the Resolution to create it.
Attached for your information are the Commission Agenda Report (Item CR-12) and the proposed Resolution.
I hope that someone at the meeting will suggest that the proposed task of producing "a vision plan for the next century" (Section 2 b) might be a bit ambitious. Perhaps a "first decade" plan, with shorter-term interim goals, would be more realistic.
Also, the Resolution does not mention how the Chairperson will be determined. As I've mentioned before, I think it's important for the Commission to work together and make their consensus appointment the Chairperson. If you agree and will be at the meeting, I hope you will make this point.
From what I've heard, the Commissioners are considering their choices carefully, and I've heard some excellent people mentioned.
Again, best wishes to those who have applied to serve on the Committee.
I will continue to provide Updates as the process continues.
Rob
December 10, 2009
"Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare"
As indicated an earlier Update, the Commission decided at its December 1 meeting to make appointments of the Visioning Task Force members at their meeting on December 15, i. e. next Tuesday.
The Mayor and Commissioners will appoint two persons each (one of whom must be a resident of their district) and will make a consensus appointment.
Previously, the Commission discussion was that the consensus appointment would be the chairperson. At the 12/1 meeting, there was discussion that the consensus appointment should just be a regular member, and the Task Force would chose its own chair.
Personally, I think that the Chairperson should be the consensus appointment, a community leader not tied to one District or Commussioner.
The Task Force will have a significant task ahead of it, and not much time. If the Commission appoints the Chairperson, the Task Force can "hit the ground running", without elections, possible hurt feelings, and/or an elected chairperson who is not acceptable to all segments of the City.
The final structure of the Task Force will also be discussed and determined next Tuesday, so if you agree with the above, there is still time to contact the Commissioners.
Best wishes to all of who apply.
Rob
PS: For your information, the official notice is below.
From: City of Fort Lauderdale
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 4:52 PM
Subject: City News: Initial Visioning Task Force
City Commission Seeks Individuals for Initial Visioning Task Force
The City Commission is seeking interested individuals to serve on an initial task force relating to developing the City‚s vision for the next century.
Once established, the task force will develop a format to recommend to the City Commission from which to launch the visioning process community-wide.
For membership details and to apply, contact the City Clerk's Office at 954-828-5288.
October 16,2009
Greetings!
This is a brief Update on the status of creating a renewed Vision for our City, and is being sent to those who participated in the Ad Hoc Visioning Planning Group and others who may be interested in a new visioning process. Please feel free to forward names of anyone else you know who is interested.
This subject has now been under discussion for almost a year, starting with panel discussions at The Fort Lauderdale Forum last Noverber and December. All of the history is listed on "The Visioning Process" section on the Forum's web site: http://www.ftlforum.org.
As noted in the last Update in August (http://www.ftlforum.org/ftl-forum_visioning-update.html), the Commission was going to discuss visioning in October, but apparently the schedule has slipped, and it is not on the agenda on Tuesday, 10/20.
HOWEVER, Vice-Mayor Bruce Roberts said he will bring up visioning in the Commission Reports portion of Tuesday's Consent Agenda, and will ask that it be set for discussion at a future meeting.
The Conference Meeting starts at 3pm, and agenda information can be found at http://info.ci.ftlaud.fl.us/documents/agenda/2009/102009cc_conf.pdf.
I would encourage everyone with an interest in visioning to attend or at least watch the discussion on the City's web site or TV Channel 78.
If the Commission sets the discussion for a November meeting, the results will be the subject of a FTL Forum meeting on 11/18.
As best I can tell, three Commissioners are in favor of a visioning process and two are skeptical, so your input to your representatives will be important.
In the interim, I will learn what I can and pass it on in periodic updates. Likewise, please feel free to forward any new information.
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