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progress of achieving the CEDS Goals and Objectives.
Evaluation Framework
ADDITIONAL METRICS
• Growth in the county’s workforce ages 24 – 44
• Demographics
• Gross Regional Product
• Average Annual Unemployment Rates
• Employment by Industry, Sector, Occupation
• Average Annual Wages by Industry
• Tourism Development Tax Collections
• Trade Imports / Exports
Goal: To Promote Innovation and Competitiveness; Opportunity, Equity, Prosperity; Vitality and Sustainability
• Location Quotients
• Educational Attainment
o High School Graduation Rates
o Third Grade English Language Arts
o Enrollment& Graduation Rates in Trade,
Career, Technical, and Vocational Schools
• Innovation Index
• Number of Septic Tanks
• Median Housing Price
• Median Housing Rental Cost
• Percent of Persons Living in Poverty
• ALICE (Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, but
Employed) Population
• ALICE Children and Children in Poverty
• Single Parent Households with Children
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COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION &
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The CEDS Strategy Committee consists of the region’s top public,
private, and nonprofit CEOs representing economic development
organizations, chambers of commerce, educational institutions,
employers, transit agencies, workforce training professionals, local
businesses, local governments, and resilience officers among others.
These leaders brought their expertise and insights to the critical focus
areas of Economic Diversification, Business Attraction & Workforce
Development, Mobility & Access, and Environment & Resilient
Infrastructure.
Regional stakeholders played an integral role in the CEDS
development and implementation process. September 2021 and
September 2022, the SFRPC convened 18 hybrid / virtual and in-person
meetings to collect input from the CEDS Strategy Committee, regional
stakeholders, and the public; conducted a Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis; discussed regional
climate resilience and performance measures, and brainstormed goals
and strategies to incorporate into the plan. More than 100 individuals
participated in the CEDS development process through the CEDS
Strategy Committee and topic area Work Groups.
Courtesy of Nova Southeastern University
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The Honorable Senator Steve Geller, Chair
CEDS Strategy Committee
SFRPC Chair & County Commissioner, Broward County
Steve L. Abrams, Immediate Past Executive Director
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
Rick Beasley, Executive Director
South Florida Workforce Investment Board
dba CareerSource South Florida
Gretchen Beesing, LCSW, Chair
South Florida Community Development Coalition
CEO, Catalyst Miami
Kareen Boutros, Executive Director
Broward Workshop
The Honorable Joseph Corradino, President
Miami-Dade League of Cities; Mayor, Village of Pinecrest
Isabel Cosio Carballo, Executive Director
South Florida Regional Planning Council
David Dech, Executive Director
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
Nelson Fernandez, Executive Vice President
ANF Group, Inc.
Michael Finney, Immediate Past President & CEO
The Miami-Dade Beacon Council
Lynn Goldman, Community Relations Coordinator
Broward Technical Colleges
Oliver Gross, President
New Urban Development
Jonathan Gueverra, Ph.D., President and CEO
College of the Florida Keys
Gregory A. Haile, J.D., President
Broward College
George Hanbury, Ph.D., President & CEO
Nova Southeastern University
Carol Hylton, President & CEO
CareerSource Broward
Alan B. Levan, Chairman & CEO
BBX Capital, Inc
Ana Carolina Cohelho Maran, Ph.D., District Resiliency Officer
South Florida Water Management District
Pablo G. Ortiz, Ed.D., Vice President & Vice Provost
Biscayne Bay Campus, Florida International University
The South Florida Regional Planning Council would like to thank the CEDS Strategy Committee and
Work Group Members for their input and guidance for the 2022-2027 CEDS update.
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Madeline Pumariega, President
Miami-Dade College
Daniel Reynolds, President
Broward County AFL / CIO
Matthew Rocco, President