SUBJECT:
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Update on Comprehensive Plan
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DEPARTMENT: Planning & Development
Department
PRESENTER(S): Sarah Nurmela, Planning and Development Director
Kelly Driscoll, Planning Manager
Josh Campbell, Senior Strategic Planner
Keiley Gaston, Senior Strategic Planner
First Name Last Name, Title
TIME ESTIMATE: 90 minutes
only required for non-consent items
FISCAL SUMMARY:
N/A
POLICY ISSUES:
This is an opportunity for staff to update the Council on the Comprehensive Plan project.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Informational item only
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The Comprehensive Plan update process began in December 2022. The project is now in the final phase before adoption hearings. The plan team will provide the Council with an overview of the plan process, goals and polices, future land use map, and next steps. Consultant, Verdunity, will present findings from the fiscal analysis.
Phase three of engagement included public input on the three Land Use Scenarios presented to the Council and Planning Commission in a joint workshop on March 5. Voting for scenarios occurred online and in-person at seven events over four and a half weeks. The plan team utilized the feedback and results of voting to draft the fourth and final land use scenario, otherwise known as the Future Land Use Map.
Public review of the draft document and Future Land Use Map opened on the project webpage on Aug. 14 and will close on Sept. 8. During this time, staff will hold two Open House events where residents can ask questions and provide feedback. Staff will incorporate the online and in-person feedback, and the final document will come to the Council in October for consideration of adoption.
Over the course of the project, the plan team engaged with the public at more than 30 events and multiple online surveys, resulting in more than 2,500 touch points. Additionally, 29 advisory meetings with the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), Plan Advisory Committee (PAC), Planning Commission, and Council occurred during the project. Consultants Verdunity and EPS engaged to provide Fiscal and Economic Market Analyses (see attachments).
The draft plan reflects residents’ vision for Erie’s future, while the technical inputs ground it in data and market realities, resulting in an implementable, fiscally sustainable plan.
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 Presentation
2. Land Use Fiscal Analysis Presentation (Verdunity)
3. Land Use Fiscal Analysis Report (Verdunity)
4. Economic Market Analysis (EPS)