Title
Approval of the Reconsideration of the Public Safety Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to recommend approval of the revised Public Safety Chapter of the Olympia Comprehensive Plan and forward to the full City Council for consideration.
Report
Issue:
Whether to recommend approval of the Public Safety Chapter of the Olympia Comprehensive Plan and forward to the full City Council for consideration.
Staff Contact:
Casey Schaufler, Associate Planner, Community Planning and Economic Development, 360.753.8254
Presenter(s):
Rich Allen, Chief, Olympia Police Department
Mike Buchanan, Deputy Chief, Olympia Fire Department
Casey Schaufler, Associate Planner, Community Planning and Economic Development
Background and Analysis:
For the last Periodic Update, the City's Comprehensive Plan underwent a major rewrite through a planning process that took place from 2009 through 2014. The Plan was adopted in December 2014. At least once every ten years, cities and counties that are fully planning under the Growth Management Act (GMA), must update its plan through a process known as the Periodic Update. The Periodic Update requires that jurisdictions update the planning horizon to a minimum of 20 years, update the population projection it is planning for, and address all new planning requirements that have been adopted since the previous update.
The Public Safety chapter is the renamed Public Services chapter. The new title reflects certain elements such as housing and land use policies and goals that are moved from the Public Safety chapter to other more relevant chapters. The Public Safety chapter is now exclusively focused on code enforcement, policing, and fire and medical emergency services. The overarching goal of the Public Safety chapter is to ensure that all Olympians feel safe and receive reliable, compassionate care. Success in this c...
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