1. Comprehensive Economic Development
Strategy for South Florida, 2012-2017
South Florida Regional Planning Council
Seven 50 CEDS
June 4, 2013
SouthFlorida
Regional Plan
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Overview
 Statewide Initiatives
 Strategic Planning Efforts Alignment
 CEDS Process
 CEDS and SRPP
 Implementation of the CEDS
 Seven50 CEDS

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Six-Pillars of Florida’s Future Economy™
 A framework serves as an organizing force for
strategic planning at local, regional and state
levels
 Talent Supply & Education
 Innovation & Economic Development
 Infrastructure & Growth Leadership
 Business Climate & Competitiveness
 Civic & Governance Systems
 Quality of Life & Quality Places
 Six Pillars 20-year Strategic Plan
 The Florida Scorecard

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Florida 5-Year Statewide Strategic Plan

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Planning Efforts Alignment (1)
 Common timing – 11 Regional Planning
Councils are undergoing a concurrent update
of their CEDS by the fall of 2012
 Common framework – all 11 RPC’s CEDS are
using the Florida Chamber Foundation’s Six-
Pillars of Florida’s Future Economy™ as the
organizing foundation
 Alignment with the State of Florida’s Five-
Year Statewide Strategic Plan developed by
the Department of Economic Opportunity
(DEO)

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Planning Efforts Alignment (2)
 Miami-Dade OCOG®
 Broward Six Pillars
 Monroe County
Comprehensive Plan EAR
 Florida Eight
 South Florida and
Treasure Coast’s CEDS
 Seven50
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Planning Efforts Alignment - Summary
2012 2017 2060
State
Region
Local
2030

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What is CEDS?
 A five-year economic development roadmap for
the Region
 Co-funded by the US Economic Development
Administration (EDA) and the South Florida
Regional Planning Council (SFRPC)
 Last update - the 2007-2012 CEDS was approved
by the CEDS Strategy Committee in 2007

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What does CEDS do?
 Analyzes the regional economy
 Establishes regional goals and objectives
 Develops and implements a regional plan of
action
 Identifies investment priorities and funding
sources, and
 Assigns lead organizations responsibilities for
execution of the CEDS

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CEDS Strategy Committee
 Council staff worked with public and
private sector partners to create the CEDS
Committee, which includes private and
public sector representatives, community
leaders, representatives from workforce
development boards, institutions of
higher education and minority and labor
groups, and private individuals.

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Strategy Report and Technical Report
 The whole report (strategy report and
technical report) and the strategy report
summary are available on the Council’s
website:
 www.sfrpc.com/CEDS/SouthFloridaCEDS2012-17.pdf
 www.sfrpc.com/CEDS/SouthFloridaCEDS2012-
17_StrategySummary.pdf

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Strategy Report and Technical Report
 Strategy Report (Summary-handout)
 vision, goals, objectives
 economic development strategies
 action plan and priority projects and
investments
 Strategy Report is based on analyses and
strategic findings in the Technical Report

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CEDS and SRPP
 As a performance-based plan, the CEDS will
serve a critical role in the Region’s efforts to
defend against economic dislocations due to
global trade, competition and other events
resulting in the loss of jobs and private
investment.
 As such, the updated CEDS is compatible with
and supportive of goals of the SRPP and its
supporting policies, specifically, Goals
1,2,3,4,8,14,15,17,18,19,20,21,22.

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CEDS Implementation
 The CEDS was approved by the SFRPC’s
Board at the September Council Meeting.
 The CEDS will be updated at regular
intervals.
 All 11 RPC’s have used the Six Pillars
framework in their respective CEDS
updates.

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Seven50 CEDS
 How can the SFRPC CEDS inform the
Seven-County Regional CEDS process?