May 2004 Design Session

Public Officials
Commissioner Maria Anderson Coral Gables, Florida	Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson St. Lucie County, Florida

Mayor Clarence Anthony South Bay, Florida

Summary of Results
The Florida Public Officials Design Institute at Abacoa convened on May 13  and 14, 2004 with site visits to the four project sites in the three communities and a keynote address by Jonathan Barnett, author of Redesigning Cities: Principles, Practice and Implementation. This was followed by a day-long facilitated problem-solving session during which ten design experts addressed the diverse issues brought to the Design Institute by the public officials. These issues included Coral Gables ’ moratorium area where intense development is encroaching onto single-family neighborhoods and a second area with three prime city owned parcels with out-dated parking structures. Other issues included St. Lucie County's creation and expansion of a Research and Education Park , specifically exploring appropriate uses for surrounding properties, site layout and integration with existing uses. The fourth issue addressed South Bay's desire to improve its quality of life through economic development, specifically by developing city owned land into an industrial park.

Local Government Summaries:

• City of Coral Gables
• St. Lucie County
• City of South Bay