Title
Comprehensive Plan Update Parks, Arts and Recreation Chapter - Public Hearing
Recommended Action
Conduct a public hearing and move to approve a recommendation of the updated Parks, Arts and Recreation Chapter of Comprehensive Plan.
Report
Issue:
Whether to recommend approval of an updated Parks, Arts and Recreation Chapter of Comprehensive Plan.
Staff Contact:
Sylvana Niehuser, Director of Parks Planning and Maintenance, Parks, Arts & Recreation, 360.753.80668
Presenter(s):
Sylvana Niehuser, Director of Parks Planning and Maintenance
Background and Analysis:
The Comprehensive Plan describes the community's long-term vision and goals, looking out twenty years into the future. Olympia first adopted a Comprehensive Plan over fifty years ago.
The Comprehensive Plan covers the area of the Olympia City Limits and the urban growth area. It covers issues like housing, land use, transportation, parks and open spaces, utilities and public services, and the economy. It also reflects community values, such as public participation, addressing climate change, and tree preservation.
The Comprehensive Plan is the adopted vision for how and where growth will occur and how our community will be served with utilities, infrastructure, and public services.
Updates to the Parks, Arts and Recreation Chapter are a result of:
* 2022 Parks, Arts and Recreation Plan (Adopted Master Plan)
* Growth Management Act requirements
* Public comments (emails, surveys, public meetings)
* OPC & PRAC comments
* Staff comments
* City of Lacey and Puget Sound Energy (PSE) comments
Climate Analysis:
The 2025 Comprehensive Plan addresses Climate Change in each chapter as well as a chapter dedicated to the City's overall goals and policies for climate resilience and mitigation.
Equity Analysis:
The 2025 Comprehensive Plan addresses Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in each chapter. The proposed Parks, Arts and Recreation chapter has goals and policies regarding equity issues that were ado...
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