Florida Administrative Code
29 - REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCILS
29C - North Central Florida Regional Planning Council
Chapter 29C-8 - RULES OF PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE PERTAINING TO THE REGIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS (RDRP)
Section 29C-8.010 - Formal Initiation of the Process by Jurisdictions

(1) A formal process is initiated by an initiation letter from the representative of the governing body of a jurisdiction, other than a regional planning council, to the named parties as provided for in subsections 29C-8.003(1) and (2), F.A.C., and to the Council. The initiation letter must be accompanied by a resolution of the governing body authorizing the specific initiation or by a letter which authorizes its designated representative as defined in this rule to initiate requests utilizing the RDRP.

(2) Such an initiation letter shall identify the following: the issues to be discussed; the named parties to be involved in the dispute resolution process; the initiating party's representative and others who will attend; and a brief history of the dispute indicating why it is appropriate for this process.

(3) Named parties shall send a response letter to the Council and all other named parties confirming their willingness to participate in a settlement meeting within thirty days of receipt of the initiation letter. This response letter shall include any additional issues and potential named parties the respondent wishes considered, as well as, a brief history of the dispute and description of the situation from the respondent's point of view.

(4) Upon receipt of an initiation letter, the Council shall assess its interest in the case. If the Council is a named party or sees itself as a potential party, it shall notify the named parties of the nature of its interest and ascertain whether the parties desire an outside facilitator for the initial settlement meeting.

(5) The Council may not initiate the RDRP but recommend that a potential dispute is suitable for this process and transmit its recommendation to potential parties who may, at their discretion, initiate the RDRP.

(6) The Council shall schedule a settlement meeting within thirty days of the date of receipt of the initiation request.

(7) In the event that a dispute affects jurisdictions involving two or more regions, the process adopted by the region of the initiating jurisdiction shall govern, unless the named parties agree otherwise.