Title
Final Deliberations Process, Continued
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Issue:
On November 19, 2012, the Comprehensive Plan Update Sub-Committee (CPU) recommended to the full Planning Commission (Commission) a process for the Commission's Final Deliberations. The Commission adopted the recommendation with minor revisions and directed CPU to continue refining the proposal as needed.
Committee Recommendation:
N/A
Director's Recommendation:
Determine any needed refinements to the process for the Commission's Final Deliberations.
Staff Contact:
Stacey Ray, Associate Planner, (360) 753-8046
Presenter(s):
Commissioner Rob Richards, Chair, CPU Sub-Committee
Background and Analysis:
Having started the Comprehensive Plan Update process in 2009, members of the Olympia Planning Commission (OPC) are now preparing to enter the final stage of their role in the Comprehensive Plan Update: determining final recommendations for the City Council.
The Final Deliberations are noted in the Charter as the time when the public record closes, Commissioners consider the public input from throughout the process, and conduct final votes on the recommendations of Council. If a proposed extension is approved by City Council on November 5, the Commission will have ten meetings between now and March 2013 dedicated to Final Deliberations.
The Comprehensive Plan Update Sub-Committee (CPU) is identified in the Charter as the appropriate body to provide leadership to OPC on the deliberation process, including the Final Deliberations. At their October 17 meeting, members of the CPU Sub-Committee determined a recommendation (Attachment 1). That recommendation was shared with the Commission on November 19, 2012.
The Commission made the following revisions to the Final Deliberations process:
1. Revise the process for ranking the topics to be covered under priority #3 to an "instant run-off" voting procedure. Commissioner Bardin will bring a more detailed explanation and example of this process to the...
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