Title
Process for Review and Approval of Capital Facilities Element of the Comprehensive Plan
Recommended Action
City Manager Recommendation:
Concur with establishing a process for review of the Capital Facilities Element of the Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan).
Report
Issue:
Establish a process to review and approve Capital Facilities Element (CFE) of the Comp Plan
Staff Contact:
Jane Kirkemo, Administrative Services Director, 360.753.8499
Presenter(s):
Jane Kirkemo, Administrative Services Director
Background and Analysis:
In 2012 staff recommended to Council to pull the CFE from the Comp Plan process and review to be considered at a later date. Community Planning and Development staff took the existing CFE language and applied "plain talk" to the element. In 2014 the Planning Commission approved a rewrite of the CFE (prepared by staff and the Planning Commission's Finance Sub-committee).
The Finance Committee now needs to propose a process for approval by the City Council. Staff is proposing:
· Finance Committee reviews the proposed draft (Planning Commission) at the March Finance committee meeting.
· Staff would hold a public meeting to allow for citizen comment and review (April/May).
· Any comment revisions would be forwarded to Council.
· Council would hold a public hearing (May/June).
· CFE would be included with any other amendments to the Comp Plan (Dec).
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
N/A
Options:
Council needs to hold a public hearing for review and comment on the CFE. However, this could be combined with the public hearing on the CFP in October. And/or the staff public meeting could be eliminated or included as a part of the 2016-2021 CFP process.
Financial Impact:
N/A