Title
Action Plan -- Briefing and Discussion
Recommended Action
None; receive briefing on the Action Plan.
Report
Issue:
Staff has completed work on a Draft Action Plan for carrying out the goals and policies in the Comprehensive Plan. The purpose of this agenda item is for the Olympia Planning Commission (OPC) to receive a briefing, discuss, and provide staff with input on the draft.
Staff Contact:
Stacey Ray, Senior Planner, Community Planning and Development, 360.753.8046
Presenter(s):
Stacey Ray, Senior Planner
Background and Analysis:
In 2014, Olympia adopted a new Comprehensive Plan (Plan) with updated goals and policies that reflect our community's vision. Early in the Imagine Olympia process, the City Council identified a vital next step: ensure the goals and policies become reality and have real "on the ground" impact by creating an Implementation Strategy or Action Plan.
In November 2013, the Council Land Use and Environment Committee (LUEC) provided staff with direction to begin work on an Action Plan. An interdepartmental staff team was formed to take what was learned during the Comprehensive Plan update process, Imagine Olympia, and develop a draft Action Plan.
The Draft Action Plan is organized into five key Action Areas - Community Services, Downtown, Economy, Environment and Neighborhoods. Each Action Area includes:
* A summary of the vision and goals from the Comprehensive Plan (Attachment A),
* A draft list of actions, or things we want to do to carry out the Plan; and
* A draft list of indicators to help us track our progress in achieving our goals.
Action Items
Action Items (actions) are those things we want to do to carry out our Comprehensive Plan vision and achieve our goals. Actions in the Draft Action Plan have been collected by staff from the newly updated Comprehensive Plan and the extensive and thoughtful community input received during Imagine Olympia. Other important sources inc...
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