SUBJECT:
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Comprehensive Plan - Land Use Fiscal Analysis & Implementation
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DEPARTMENT: Planning & Development
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PRESENTER(S): Sarah Nurmela, Director of Planning and Development
Josh Campbell, Senior Strategic Planner
Gabi Rae, Communications and Community Engagement Director
Consultant - Kevin Shepherd, P.E., Verdunity
First Name Last Name, Title
TIME ESTIMATE: 90 minutes
only required for non-consent items
POLICY ISSUES:
At the March 4 Study Session, the Council expressed interest in better understanding the Land Use Fiscal Analysis and Comprehensive Plan implementation. These elements are described in more detail in the attached staff report and presentation.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Informational item only.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND:
The Comprehensive Plan is an overarching guide for development, services, and lived experience in the Town. The document establishes a vision, guiding principles, and policies, with action items to implement the Town’s vision. As a guiding document, the policies are meant to provide guidance for decision makers and staff alike as they review development, prioritize investments, and deliver infrastructure improvements. As part of the Comprehensive Plan process, the Town’s consultant Verdunity completed a Land Use Fiscal Analysis and model. This analysis quantified the fiscal performance of the Town’s current development and service model as a baseline to inform discussions on ways to improve long-term fiscal health. The fiscal model was used to evaluate the land use scenarios and final draft developed during the planning process.
The vision articulated in the Comprehensive Plan is implemented by more detailed plans and implementation strategies like the Transportation and Mobility Plan (TMP), Water Supply Plan, Affordable Housing Strategy, or Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Trails (PROST) Plan-among others. An update to the Town’s Unified Development Code (UDC) is planned as a part of implementation. Additionally, continued outreach to the community is planned-not only as part of the implementing plans like PROST, but as a continued conversation and opportunity to inform residents of the Comprehensive Plan and how it is implemented over time.
COUNCIL PRIORITY(S) ADDRESSED:
ü Attractive Community Amenities
ü Engaged and Diverse Community
ü Prosperous Economy
ü Well-Maintained Transportation Infrastructure
ü Small Town Feel
ü Safe and Healthy Community
ü Effective Governance
ü Environmentally Sustainable
ü Fiscally Responsible
ATTACHMENT(S):
1. Staff Report
2. Presentation
3. Land Use Fiscal Analysis <https://www.erieco.gov/DocumentCenter/View/21314/Land-Use-Fiscal-Analysis>