Title
Planning Commission 2016 Work Plan -- Recommendation
Staff Recommended Action
Following refinement of proposal, move to recommend to City Council that the Council approve the Commission's proposed 2016 work plan.
Report
Issue:
Annual work plans for the Planning Commission and other Council advisory committees are approved by the City Council in March of each year. This agenda item is an opportunity for the Commission to prepare a recommended work plan for April 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017.
Staff Contact:
Todd Stamm, Principal Planner, Community Planning and Development Department, 360.753.8597.
Presenter:
Todd Stamm, Principal Planner
Background and Analysis:
At the request of City Council, each city advisory committee forwards a recommended Work Plan to the Council early in the calendar year. The General Government Committee of Council meets with advisory committee chairs to discuss the proposed work plans and forwards a recommendation to the full Council for approval. Advisory committee annual work plans are effective April 1 through March 31.
The ultimately approved work plan establishes a set of tasks for the Planning Commission during the twelve-month period. The Chair, and sometimes other officers, then coordinates with the Commission's staff liaison to establish a general calendar and agendas for each meeting. Note that during the course of a year it is common for the Council to add new items to the work plan.
Schedule for Recommendation of 2016 Work Plan:
* October 19 & December 7: Commission's preliminary discussions of 2016 Work Plan -- including work items proposals
* January 25: Commission's deliberation to select work items - may lead to a recommended work plan or tentative priorities
* February 1: Refinement and additional deliberation as needed to make a final recommendation
* February 24: General Government review of and recommendation to Council regarding Commission's proposed work plan
* Marc...
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