Title
Utilities Chapter of the City of Olympia Comprehensive Plan Update
Recommended Action
Discuss and develop draft Utilities Chapter goals and policies for further review and recommendation by the full Utility Advisory Committee (UAC).
Report
Issue:
Whether to accept or revise staff's recommended changes to the Utilities Chapter Waste ReSources goals and policies and value and vision statements for further review and recommendation by the full UAC.
Staff Contact:
Susan Clark, Engineering and Planning Supervisor, Public Works Water Resources and Drinking Water Utility, 360.753.8321
Ron Jones, Senior Planner, Public Works Waste Resources, 360.753.8509
Presenters:
Susan Clark, Engineering and Planning Supervisor
Ron Jones, Senior Planner
Gary Franks, Waste ReSources Director
Jesse Barham, Water Resources Director
Mike Vessey, Drinking Water Director
Lindsay Walker, Public Works Administrative Specialist
Background and Analysis:
Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update - General
Under the Washington State Growth Management Act, Olympia is required to update its Comprehensive Plan every 10 years. Olympia's will look out to year 2045 to show, among other things, how the City will accommodate new population and employment growth. It is also an opportunity to make sure the Comprehensive Plan and the City's Development Regulations meet current state requirements that may have changed since the last major update of the Plan. This update process has been named "Olympia 2045".
Based on population projections developed by the Washington State Department of Commerce and allocated to Olympia through a regional process overseen by the Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC), Olympia and its urban growth area (UGA) is expected to grow by almost 21,000 new residents by 2045. To accommodate this growth,13,500 new housing units are expected. As service providers, all four city-owned utilities must be prepared to serve this expected growth.
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