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From:

Jeb Bush <jeb@jeb.org>

To:

'Paul Bradshaw'

Date:

8/12/2000 2:28:10 AM

Subject:

RE: GM Commission

iwillsuggestsomeofthesethingstoMelandSteve.

Jeb

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From:

PaulBradshaw[mailto:bradshaw

Sent:

Thursday,August10,20003:40PM

To:

JebBush

Subject:

GMCommission

I thought the first meeting went well, although most of the participants had that kind of first-datetentativeness. Mel Martinez challenged the group to be bold, and Steve Seibert gave a verygood speech at lunch calling for dramatic reform. It's interesting to see the dynamic caused bysome of the commissioners who have never been inside players on this issue. They either saynothing or express pretty novel ideas. You'll note that none of today's newspaper clipsderide the commission for a lack of appreciation of classic "public interest" issues. That's because a majority of the vocal commissioners (most notably Charles Lee) very clearlysupport the Growth Management Act. Yesterday's meeting was primarily devoted to 1) introductions, 2) administrative matters, and 3)building group familiarity and cohesion. No clear concensus emerged on where the commissionshould be headed. I suggested that Seibert's speech would be a good jumping-off point since itcalled for three significant changes, including simplifying the GM process and increasingplanning at the local level. I think that at the next meeting the group needs a crash course on the existing GM process. Itis clear that a third to a half of the members have no clear concept of the current law or how itis implemented. At the meeting following that they need to articulate their goals for the group'swork, and then we need to meet those goals in subsequent meetings. Bottom line: room full of bright, earnest people struggling to get it right. That's OK. This isgoing to be a struggle, but success is possible. Mel Martinez did a good job. He seems to have a good sense of when to tighten down in ameeting and when to let people run. I think the message he needs to get is that during the thirdmeeting (which I think is a 2-day event), he needs to define a

limited

number of goals for thegroup and start to move toward them. I would suggest: 1. Boosting intergovermental coordination at the local level. (Listed in Seibert's speech.)2. Eliminate the DRI process when this is achieved. (Make it soon.)3. Limit the state to reviewing comp plan amendments that implicate compelling state interests.4. Empowering citizens at the local level to enforce the law in a way that protects local andregional interests. Thanks for the opportunity to work on this. It is cool.

From:

Jeb Bush <jeb@jeb.org>

To:

'Paul Bradshaw'

Date:

8/18/2000 11:33:16 AM

Subject:

RE: GM Commission

thanks.Ihaveallthreeofmykidshomeandiaminhogheaven.


From:


Sent:

Friday,August18,20007:34AM

To:

JebBush

Subject:

GMCommission

It'smyunderstandingthatyouwillbeaddressingtheGMCommissionbeforethey'renextmeeting. SallyandIwillbevacationingthen,soIcan'tattend. Hereareafewthingsyoumightwanttothinkaboutmentioning,though,becausetheyhaven'tgottenmuchplayyet:

1. FordecadesFloridahastakenanegativeapproachtogrowthmanagement. Governmenthasfocusedtheattentionofthousandsoftalentedplannersonhowtheycanbestprohibitpeoplefromlivinginruralareas. Accordingly,theseverytalentedpeoplehavecreatedahugebureaucracywithbyzantineregulationstoaccomplishthis. Butwhatiftheyhadchanneledtheirenergyandingenuitytomakeurbanareasmoreattractivesothatpeoplewouldsimplychoosetolivethere? Weneedtore-orienttheprocessinamorepositiveway.

2. Partoftheefforttomakeurbanareasmoreattractiveshouldbetocontinuetobuildagreeninfrastructureinthoseareas. FloridaForevershouldbeperpetuated(itwas,afterall,yourcreation),andevenmoreofitsfundsshouldbedirectedtowardurbanareas.

Ihopeallisgoingwell.

From:

Jimenez,Frank<JimeneF

To:

'jeb@jeb.org'

CC:

'bradshaw

Date:

11/2/20004:12:51AM

Subject:

RE:LostCause

It'sonmylistfortomorrow. Wewereontheone-yardlinewithagreatsettlementthateveryone(DCA,DEP,LostTree,theCityandtheTown)couldlivewithandthatwouldhaveprovidedforcleanerwaterthanpresentlyexists,buttheAGblewitupatthelastminute. Normallyclientscontrollitigation,butheretheAGdidnotconsulthisclient(theBoardof Trustees). I'msurprisedtohearthatLostTreesuedDCA(andwouldaskPaultodouble-checkthat),sinceLostTree'slawyerwroteCariRoththisweekandsaidhewouldsueonlyifDCAdidnotenteritsorderbyFridayat2:00.


From:

JebBush[mailto:jeb@jeb.org]

Sent:

Wednesday,November01,20008:12PM

To:

Jimenez,Frank(EOG)(E-mail)

Subject:

FW:LostCause

Iwouldliketospendsomequalitytimewithyouonthis.

Jeb[JebBush]


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Sent:

Tuesday,October31,20007:43PM

To:

JebBush

Subject:

LostCause

TodayLostTreeVillagesuspendeditssettlementdiscussionswiththestateandfiledalawsuitagainstDCAtoforcetheagencytoenterafinalorderthatithasbeenholdingforaboutayear. Iamwritingsimplyforthepurposeofinformingyouofthestatusofthematter;thereisnoactionforyoutotake. Thesettlementnegotiationsaredead. Ifiguredyoumighthereaboutitandhavesomequestions,soIthoughtI'dbringyouuptospeed. ForalmostadecadetherehavebeentwopendinglegalactionsrelatingtoLostTree'sattempttodevelopthespoilislandsitowns. IthaslitigatedagainstDCAonissuesrelatedtothedensitiesallowedontheislandsandthelandusepoliciesthatallowbridgingtotheislands. IthaslitigatedagainstDEPandtheTrusteesonissuesrelatedtoLostTree'sownershipofsubmergedlandsaroundtheislands. Aboutayearago,anALJenteredarecommendedorderintheDCAcasefindingthatlow-densityresidentialdevelopmentwasappropriatefortheislandsandthatthepoliciesbanningbridgesamountedtoatakingofproperty. ThisistherecommendedorderDCAhasbeensittingon.InJune,LostTreewonitssuitagainsttheTrusteesandwasdeclaredtheownerofthesubmergedlands. ThiscasehasbeenappealedbytheAG. SinceJune,wehavebeeninsettlementdiscussionswithDCAandDEP,seekingaglobalsettlementoftheissues. Asaprerequisitetonegotiating,LostTreeaskedthatitbeallowedtopuruseitswatermanagementdistrictpermitsduringthesettlementtalks,therebysavingaboutsixmonthsofdowntimeifweweretosettleanditcouldonlypursueitspermitsaftersettlement. LostTreereadilyagreedthatthewatermanagementdistrictpermitscouldbecomeeffectiveonlyifthesettlementoccurredatthestatelevel. Unfortunately,anautomaticstayofthetrialcourtorderwentintoeffectwhentheStateappealedthetrialcourtdecision. Asaresult,thewatermanagementdistrictwasreluctanttoconsiderthepermitbecauseofthestay. LostTreemovedtopartiallyvacatethestayforthenarrowpurposeofallowingpermittingtoproceed. AlthoughthiswasagreedtobyDEPstaff,theAG'sattorneyrefusedtofollowDEP'sdirection,andshefiledanobjectiontothemotion,effectivelykillingLostTree'sabilitytopursuepermittinguntiltheappealisresolvedinaboutayear. Understandably,Ithink,LostTreehashadenough. DEPcan'tseemtocontroltheattorneysontheState'sside,andLostTreeistiredof thepatternthathasemerged:enterintogood-faithsettlementdiscussionsandgethosedaftereverybodyleavestheroom. So,todayitsuedDCA,andthismatterwillberesolvedthroughlitigation. IsuspectthatLostTreewillwin,andtheStatewillendupwithfarlessthanitwouldhavegainedthroughsettlement. It'sunfortunate,sincewehadworkedoutallthebroadfeaturesandmostofthedetailsofasettlementthatshouldhavebeenacceptable.