Title
Briefing and Discussion about Comprehensive Plan / Action Plan Process
Recommended Action
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive briefing from staff; provide guidance on next steps.
Report
Issue:
Staff has begun work on a Draft Action Plan to carry out the goals and policies in the Comprehensive Plan. The purpose of this agenda item is to provide LUEC members with an update and receive guidance on draft plan concepts, including criteria by which to identify draft performance measures.
Staff Contact:
Stacey Ray, Associate Planner, 360.753.8046
Presenter(s):
Stacey Ray, Associate Planner, Community Planning and Development
Background and Analysis:
This year Olympia is adopting a new Comprehensive Plan with updated goals and policies that reflect our community's vision. Early in the Imagine Olympia process, the City Council identified a vital next step: ensure the goals and policies become reality and have real "on the ground" impact by creating an "Action Plan."
In November 2013, LUEC suggested that staff begin work on an Action Plan. Some initial draft concepts were reviewed and approved by the full City Council at their 2013 retreat in January. Staff returned to LUEC in February to introduce the interdepartmental staff team that was formed to develop the Action Plan and receive additional guidance and feedback on a new brand: "Imagine Olympia | Take Action".
In April, LUEC provided staff with guidance on a Public Participation Plan and a refined structure for the Action Plan designed around five key actions areas: Downtown, Neighborhoods, Economy, Environment, and Community. LUEC's direction to staff was to move forward with a comprehensive and collaborative approach to participation including focus groups, community meetings, and the online platform Olyspeaks! Additionally, LUEC approved summaries that characterize each of the five Action Areas and capture the goals and policies from the Comprehensive Pla...
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