Title
Olympia 2045: Updating the Goals and Policies for Capital Facilities - Briefing
Recommended Action
Information only. No action requested.
Report
Issue:
Discussion on the draft revisions to the goals and policies for capital facilities in the Comprehensive Plan Update, known as Olympia 2045.
Staff Contact:
Joyce Phillips, Principal Planner, Community Planning & Development, 360.570.3722
Presenter(s):
Joyce Phillips, Principal Planner
Background and Analysis:
The Comprehensive Plan exists in two volumes. Volume 1 of the Plan includes the main chapters of the plan, including Land Use, Transportation, Utilities, Economy, and Parks Arts and Recreation among others. There is a half-page chapter titled "Capital Facilities Plan" that essentially directs the reader to Volume 2, which is the Capital Facilities Plan that is updated each year as part of the capital budgeting process.
Volume 2, or the Capital Facilities Plan (CFP), includes information about proposed capital facilities projects, including estimated costs, how they will be paid for, and when they are likely to occur. Some projects take multiple years of funding before they can be physically constructed. By statute, the CFP focuses on the first six years. The Introduction section of the CFP includes the goals and policies related to capital facilities. These goals and policies have not been updated since the plan went through its previous major update, which was adopted in December of 2014.
A small team of City staff worked to review and propose updates to the goals and policies. These proposed revisions were then shared with the city's staff team working on the Comprehensive Plan update. It was then shared with recognized neighborhoods, interested parties, adjacent jurisdictions and agencies, and the public. A 30 day comment period was provided, with a commitment to consider all comments received by October 24th in revisions proposed prior to the public hearing.
Climate Analysis:
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