Title
7:30 p.m. - Overview of Public Input on the Draft Action Plan
Recommended Action
City Manager Recommendation:
Provide guidance for next steps.
Report
Issue:
The initial public involvement process to seek community input on a Draft Action Plan is complete. Staff will present an overview of the feedback received for Council review and discussion.
Staff Contact:
Stacey Ray, Senior Planner, Community Planning and Development, 360.753.8046
Presenter(s):
Stacey Ray, Senior Planner
Background and Analysis:
Olympia has a new Comprehensive Plan with a clear vision for our community's future, including a goal that "The City, individual citizens, other agencies and organizations all have a role in helping accomplish the vision and goals of the Comprehensive Plan."
The first policy listed to achieve this goal is to "develop a strategy to implement the Comprehensive Plan goals and policies." The Action Plan is that strategy. It will lay out specifically what we, as a community, will do to accomplish our Comprehensive Plan vision and how we will track and share our progress.
Public Involvement and Communication Strategy
In November 2014, the Land Use and Environment Committee (LUEC) reviewed and provided staff with direction on a Public Involvement and Communication Strategy (Attachment 1). The strategy was developed to achieve:
* Authentic collaboration with community partners and community members;
* Broad-ranging community member involvement; and
* The use of successful tools and techniques from other communities.
The initial public involvement process is now complete. A wide variety of different tools and methods were used to encourage community member and partner organization involvement in the Action Plan. Attachment 2 highlights how the strategy included methods spanning the International Association for Public Participation's Spectrum.
Over 575 community members participated in the Action Plan publ...
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