Title
Land Use and Environment Committee 2025 Work Plan Recommendation
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Discuss and approve the Land Use and Environment Committee 2025 Work Plan recommendation and forward to the City Council for approval.
Report
Issue:
Whether discuss and approve the Land Use and Environment Committee 2025 Work Plan recommendation and forward to the City Council for approval.
Staff Contact:
Tim Smith, Interim Director, Community Planning and Economic Development, 360.570.3915
Presenter(s):
Tim Smith, Interim Director, Community Planning and Economic Development
Background and Analysis:
The Committee annually sets a plan of work items to consider that year. A draft 2025 Land Use and Environment Committee (LUEC) Work Plan is attached. It contains items carried over from LUEC's 2024 work plan, and items included on the draft 2025 work plan for City staff.
Climate Analysis:
This is a high-level summary of all the agenda items on the LUEC 2025 Work Plan. A more detailed analysis will be completed for each of the agenda items when they come before the LUEC.
Many of the agenda items in the proposed 2025 LUEC Work Plan include actions intended to specifically support climate action strategies. Many of the items focus on the transportation and land use sector by seeking and promoting ways for the City to accommodate future growth in denser land use patterns. Such patterns increase opportunities for residents to live closer to jobs and services, promoting non-automobile travel modes such as walking, biking and transit. These patterns also reduce urban sprawl, preserving forest and agriculture outside the current city boundaries.
Equity Analysis:
This is a high-level summary of all the agenda items on the 2025 LUEC Work Program. A more detailed analysis will be completed for each of the agenda items when they come before the LUEC.
Proposed agenda items will generally...
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