Title
Olympia 2045 - Updating the Community Values and Vision Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan Recommendation
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Move to accept the Planning Commission recommendation to approve the proposed changes to the Community Values and Vision Chapter of the Olympia 2045 Comprehensive Plan and forward to a City Council Study Session for discussion.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to accept the Planning Commission recommendation to approve the proposed Community Values and Vision Chapter of the Olympia 2045 Comprehensive Plan and forward to a City Council Study Session for discussion.
Report
Issue:
Whether to accept the Planning Commission recommendation to approve the proposed Community Values and Vision Chapter of the Olympia 2045 Comprehensive Plan and forward to a City Council Study Session for discussion.
Staff Contact:
Joyce Phillips, Planning Manager, Community Planning and Economic Development, 360.570.3722
Casey Schaufler, Associate Planner, Community Planning and Economic Development, 360.753.8254
Presenter(s):
Casey Schaufler, Associate Planner
Background and Analysis:
The City of Olympia is required to update its Comprehensive Plan at least once every 10 years, to meet new Growth Management Act (GMA) requirements, to extend the planning timeline, and to plan for additional population and employment growth. The GMA includes a list of required "elements" or chapters of the Plan but does allow local government to include additional or "optional elements" as well.
Olympia's Plan includes optional elements, such as Public Participation and Partners, Natural Environment, Public Safety, and Community Values and Vision chapters.
Comprehensive Plans are designed to achieve the vision for what a community will be like in the future. Olympia's vision is developed based on the identified community values for certain topics, then the vision for what our community can be based on those shared values. These statements ar...
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