Title
Olympia Northeast Neighborhoods Alliance (ONNA) Subarea Plan Review and Discussion of Implementation
Recommended Action
Move to write a recommendation that Council accepts the ONNA Subarea Plan.
Report
Issue:
Whether to review ONNA Subarea Plan and recommend acceptance by Council and whether to discuss plan implementation.
Staff Contact:
Linda Bentley, Senior Planner, Community Planning & Development, 360.570.3746
Presenter(s):
Linda Bentley, Senior Planner, Community Planning & Development
Background and Analysis:
The City of Olympia 2014 Comprehensive Plan allows for and encourages a grassroots process whereby local residents, businesses, and community organizations work together in partnership with the City to help shape how neighborhoods grow and develop. This process, known as subarea planning, gives neighborhoods the chance to collaborate with the city to help shape their future development in alignment with neighborhood priorities while remaining consistent with the city's Comprehensive Plan.
Subarea A (ONNA) Plan
Subarea A, now named ONNA, includes all of the residents and businesses within the subarea boundary. The planning team is composed of representatives from five of the seven recognized neighborhood associations in northeast Olympia - Bigelow Neighborhood Association (BNA), Bigelow Highlands NA (BHNA), East Bay Drive NA (EBDNA), Northeast NA (NENA), and the Upper Eastside NA (UENA). The planning team has been meeting regularly since 2014 to discuss how subarea planning could be an effective tool to shape their community and to develop their subarea plan.
ONNA's draft subarea plan was presented to the Planning Commission in April. Tonight we are presenting the "final draft" plan that has been sent to interested residents for their comments before drafting the final plan, which will be submitted to Council for its acceptance. See the hyperlink to the plan in the Attachments section.
Implementation and Sustainability Discussion
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