Final Reports - Florida Public Officials Design Institute at ABACOA

Final Report April 2008 Session
Acrobat Document: Final Report pdf 6.6 mb	April 23rd and 24th marked the eleventh session of the Florida Public Officials Design Institute at Abacoa with the following public officials participating: Town of Lake Park: Vice Mayor Desca DuBois City of Lauderdale Lakes: Deputy Vice Mayor Eric Haynes City of Margate: Commissioner David McLean City of Miami: Commissioner Marc Sarnoff

Final Report November 2007 Session
November 8th and 9th marked the tenth session of the Florida Public Officials Design Institute at Abacoa with the following public officials participating: City of Bradenton: Councilman Patrick Roff City of Hallandale Beach: Commissioner Keith London Village of Pinecrest: Vice Mayor Gail Serota City of Vero Beach: Councilmember Ken Daige	Acrobat Document: Final Report pdf 6.45 mb

Final Report June 2007 Session
Acrobat Document: Final Report pdf 6.9 mb	June 21st and 22nd marked the ninth session of the Florida Public Officials Design Institute at Abacoa with the following public officials participating: Village of Palm Springs: Vice-Mayor Bev Smith City of Miami Beach: Vice-Mayor Michael Góngora City of Riviera Beach: Councilman Shelby Lowe City of West Palm Beach: Deputy Redevelopment Manger Brenda Kelley

Final Report November 2006 Session
November 2nd and 3rd marked the eighth session of the Florida Public Officials Design Institute at Abacoa with the following public officials participating: City of Fort Pierce: Commissioner Rufus J. Alexander Indian River County: Vice-Chairman Gary C. Wheeler Town of Jupiter: Councilor Todd Wodraska Town of Sewall's Point: Vice-Mayor Pamela M. Busha	Acrobat Document: Final Report PDF 7 MB

Final Report January 2006 Session
Acrobat Document: Final Report pdf 7.63 mb	January 26th and 27th marked the seventh session of the Florida Public Officials Design Institute at Abacoa with the following public officials participating: City of Boca Raton: Council Member Susan Haynie City of Deerfield Beach: Commissioner Sylvia Poitier City of Homestead: Councilwoman Lynda Bell and Vice-Mayor Steve Losner City of Miami Gardens: Mayor Shirley Gibson

Final Report April 2005 Session

April 14th & 15th marked the sixth session of the Florida Public Officials Design Institute at Abacoa with the following public officials participating:

Lauderdale-By-The-Sea:
Commissioner Chuck Clark
Oakland Park: Commissioner
Layne Dallett Walls
Stuart: Mayor Mike Mortell
Fellsmere:
Councilman Joel Tyson

Final Report, 4.3 mb
Appendices A-F, 4.2 mb

Final Report December 2004 Session

Acrobat Document: Final Report pdf 4.5 mb

December 9th & 10th, 2004 marked the fifth session of the Design Institute with the following public officials participating:

City of Delray Beach:
Mayor Jeff Perlman
City of Fort Lauderdale:
Commiossioner Cindi Hutchinson
City of Doral:
Councilman Robert Van Name

These officials, known for their leadership within their communities, identified projects sites and asked the Design Institute for guidance in facing their challenges.


Final Report May 2004 Session
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.	Acrobat Document: Final Report pdf 3.6 mb

Final Report November 2003 Session
Acrobat Document: Final Report pdf 2.6 mb	The third session of the Design Institute took place on November 6th & 7th, 2003. This report summarizes the findings from the 10-hour problem-solving session that provided recommendations for the diverse issues brought to the Design Institute by the public officials. These issues included the redevelopment and development of an intermodal transit facility site and a 30 acre adjacent site with potential for transit oriented development and workforce housing, a city's 42 square miles of development and annexation issues and another city's desire for long-term vision in the creation of a master plan and relocation of their city hall.

Final Report April 2003 Session

The second session of the Florida Public Officials Design Institute at Abacoa was held on April 24th & 25th 2003. Robert Gibbs, a nationally recognized landscape architect and retail specialist, gave the speech that opened the Institute the evening of the 24th. The presentation provided a pragmatic approach to solving problems facing South Florida public officials and planners who hope to breathe life into aging retail centers or encourage redevelopment of town centers.

Acrobat Document: Final Report pdf 2.4 mb

Summary of 2002 Session

Acrobat Document: Final Report pdf 400 kb

October 17th & 18, 2002 marked the inaugural session of the Florida Public Officials Design Institute at Abacoa. The Mayor of Charleston South Carolina, Joe Riley, opened the Institute the evening of the 17th with a powerful talk to a packed audience and inspired everyone present. Mayor Riley addressed the importance of visionary leadership in shaping communities.

The elected officials who participated in this program are dedicated to improving the design of their communities; they understand the importance of design in the public realm and desire to strengthen their leadership skills in shaping their communities and the region.