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Preparation for Final Deliberations
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Issue:
To prepare for Final Deliberations, the Comprehensive Plan Update Sub-Committee (CPU) recommends that Commissioners each bring to the November 5 regular Commission meeting a list of trends or highlights from the public comments and from Commissioners.
Committee Recommendation:
Please see issued noted in the paragraph above.
Director's Recommendation:
Be prepared on November 5 to determine and prioritize topics for the Final Deliberations.
Staff Contact: Stacey Ray, Associate Planner, (360) 753-8046
Presenter(s): Commissioner, Rob Richards, CPU Sub-Committee Chair
Background and Analysis:
Determining Topics for Discussion
October 17, the CPU Sub-Committee determined a recommended process for how the Commission will complete Final Deliberations. At the November 5 Regular Planning Commission meeting, Commissioner Richards will present CPU's recommendation for the Final Deliberations process to the full Commission for discussion and approval. The recommendation will include a complete list of priorities, tentative meeting schedule, and voting procedures.
However, In order to start with Final Deliberations on November 5, CPU requests that Commissioners each prepare in advance a list of issues that were trends or highlights from the public comments or noted by Commissioners. These are specifically topics on which Commissioners feel the Commission needs to deliberate. For the purpose of the Final Deliberations, "deliberate on" includes Commissioners discussing a topic, sharing proposals and opinions on that issue, and reaching a final determination on a recommendation to be forwarded to Council.
Commissioners may list topics, or it may be more useful to list specific goals and policies in the July Draft. Commissioners' lists should be derived from the following two sources:
1. Public Comment (written or provided as public testimony);
2. Commissioner concerns or interests
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