5C - Update on Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan (BVCP) 2010 Major Update
CITYOF BOULDER
PLANNING BOARD AGENDA ITEM
MEETING DATE: December 17, 2009
AGENDA TITLE: Update and discussion of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan 2010
Major Update.
PRESENTERS:
David Driskell, Executive Director, Community Planning and Sustainability
Susan -Pichstone, Comprehensive Planning Manager
Julie Johnston, Senior Planner
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The purpose of this item is to provide an update and to continue discussions with the Planning
Board on Phase 1, Kick-Off of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan (BVCP) 2010 Major
Update, including:
• Kick-off events and public outreach
• Public request process
• Process to determine areas of focus
Status of the Process Subcommittee
• hidicators/ Trends Report
• General overview of the entire update process
he -Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan, jointly adopted by the city and county, is the policy .
document that guides future development and preservation of the Boulder Valley, which helps to
make Boulder a unique and special place. Since the 1970s, the BVCP has articulated a clear
vision for the future and set forth policies that represent long-standing community values. The
plan includes the following:
1. Provides a statement of the community's desired long-term future development pattern
and sets land use and development policy, guiding day-to-day development review
decisions. It has been one of the most important tools for managing Boulder's growth.
2. Defines the limits for urban development in the Boulder Valley. Areas 1, Il, and III
designations establish the framework for urban development, annexation, and service
provisions.
3. Defines the desired land use pattern regarding location, type and intensity of
development. The land use designations provide a generalized picture of future land uses
that are different from zoning, which specifically governs the uses and standards for
every parcel of land.
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4. Uses a 15-year timeframe that allows present day decisions to be made in context of
desired longer term goals.
The plan is primarily a guide to physical development, but it also incorporates economic,
environmental and social values. The Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan includes the
following major components:
1. Plan Policies - provide overarching direction for planning, development, and programs in
the Boulder Valley.
2. Amendment Procedures - describes how the Comprehensive Plan and plan maps can be
changed.
3. Land Use Map and Area I, II, and III Map - details the locations of the various land use
designations and outlines the three major areas for urban service provisions.
4. Implementation - details the tools utilized by the city to execute the Plan.
The five-year major update is an opportunity to make adjustments to the plan that reflects
changing circumstances and community desires. Since the plan was first approved in 1977, five
major updates have been completed: 1982, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005. The 2010 Major Update
provides the opportunity to make changes that will guide future land use and development
decisions in the Boulder Valley.
Staff met with Planning Board on October 15, 2009 to begin preliminary discussion of the 2010
Update, which included possible areas of focus and methods for outreach to the community. At
the meeting, staff presented four possible areas of focus, which included;
1. Sustainable Streets and Centers Project: Recent BVCP updates have recognized
community sustainability as a unifying goal to secure Boulder's future economic,
ecological and social health. To further this goal, the policies incorporated into the plan
have acknowledged the relationship between land use and transportation planning and the
importance of urban design. The Sustainable Streets and Centers Project aims to further
this goal through continuing the positive evolution of the city's transportation and land
use planning, with a stronger emphasis on addressing all three aspects of sustainability
and considering urban design at a more detailed level.
2. Impacts of Redevelopment on Services: As redevelopment has become the prominent
form of development in the city and such redevelopment often means more intensity or
density, a review of the urban service policies may need to be considered as part of this
update.
3. Sustainability Indicators: An additional project that is currently on the city's work
program is to develop a measurement system to assess if the city is reaching its
sustainability goals. The outcome of this project should also be considered for
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incorporation in the Comprehensive Plan, and might be linked explicitly to the BVCP's
key goals and policies.
4. Environmental Sustainability: The Climate Action Plan (CAP) is currently an
important focus of the community with impacts on many city policies and programs.
However, the Comprehensive Plan is relatively silent on the CAP. Supporting the CAP
through policies in the Comprehensive Plan should be considered as a focus area of the
major update. In addition, other policies on environmental sustainability may be
considered. For example, growing food locally has become an increasing area of focus
throughout the nation and urban centers are struggling with ways to allow this type of
activity without disrupting the urban environment. Policies to support continued
movement toward lowering our carbon footprint should be considered in this update and
local food system policies considered within the context of long-term climate adaptation
strategies.
Planning Board indicated general support for the Sustainable Streets and Centers Project and
Environmental Sustainability as the two primary areas of focus of the 2010 Major Update, with
the understanding that additional policies within the BVCP may need to be reviewed as
secondary considerations. For example, minor adjustments to the policies regarding social
sustainability, including inclusiveness and diversity, may be needed. In addition, Planning Board
acknowledged the public outreach process of the 2010 Major Update and that the results will
help shape the final areas of focus.
Since that time, staff conducted an internal workshop to brainstorm ideas for the kick-off events,
began work on the indicators/trends report, and met with county staff to continue discussion on
possible areas of focus for the update. The remainder of this memo provides an overview of the
work completed to date, the kick-off events with a tentative schedule, and the general overall
process for the entire 2010 Major Update.
QUES-I'IONS:
1. Do you have any questions and/or comments about the kick-off events and tentative schedule
for Phase 1 of the 2010 Major Update?
2. Do you have any thoughts and/or concerns regarding the types of community outreach
planned to solicit involvement?
3. Do you wish to have a joint meeting with the County's Planning Commission during Phase
1: Kick-Off?
4. Do you have any thoughts on the topics which should be detailed in the indicator/trends
report?
5. Do you have any general thoughts or concerns regarding the overall 2010 Major Update
process?
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PRASE 1 - KICK-OFF PUBLIC PROCESS:
A. tag line has been developed to brand the public process and provide a consistent theme
throughout the 2010 Major Update. All public information distributed on the 2010 Major Update
will include this branding. The tag line is "Sustainable Boulder: Creating our Future."
Staff would like to begin the 2010 Major Update with a public kick-off process that generates
excitement about the future of Boulder. To assist with this goal, on November 12, 2009 staff held
a brainstorming workshop with approximately 20 participants from the city, county and
University of Colorado to generate ideas for both the kick-off events and the methods of
community outreach. From this workshop, the following preliminary community events and
outreach are planned:
Events:
1. "The Challenge of Sustain ability"
This will be an evening of "big picture" future trends that are shaping social, economic, and
environmental sustainability. The intent is to frame some of the larger planning and
sustainability issues facing the nation and world today while providing some insight into how
these issues might affect planning efforts in Boulder. Three speakers will be invited that have
expertise in the three areas of sustainability; environmental, social and economic. For
example, the social sustainability speaker may talk about future trends related to
immigration, an aging population, continued diversity of the population, etc from a broad
perspective. The speaker would then spend a few minutes on how these "big picture" trends
have impacts for the City of Boulder. The panel participants will each give a separate
presentation, which would last around 20 minutes each. A moderator would then ask pointed
questions on how the different sustainability topics relate. In addition, the moderator will
solicit questions from the audience to the panel members.
To facilitate input from attendees, three separate booths will be developed that focus on the
three areas of sustainability. These booths will 'offer information from the trends/indicators
report and will provide an opportunity for participants to offer comments. Staff members
will be at the booths to try and solicit input from participants. Staff is also considering ways
in which we can also highlight the connections between the three areas of sustainability and
encourage creative thinking about how they can all be advanced simultaneously.
This event will be sponsored by the city, county, and the University of Colorado. We are in
the process of contacting the Boulder Valley School District for possible sponsorship. This
evening will take place at an event space at the University.
2. "Creating a Sustainable City"
This series of two kick-off events is intended to educate the public on the growth and
development of Boulder over time, and how a focus on sustainability might influence the
city's growth and development in the future. The two events begin with a citywide
perspective and then focus on the subcommunities.
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Day One: Envisioning Sustainahility
The first evening would begin with an overview of what we heard during the "big picture"
sustainability night. Then a presentation would be given by Charlie Zucker on how our
current physical form has developed and what might be influencing future change. This
would help ground the meeting in an understanding of how Boulder has developed over tirne.
Then, a panel of three local experts would present the role that the physical form of a city
plays in making a community more sustainable. The three areas of discussion would be on
the role of density, preservation, and design and scale. Each expert will be asked to prepare a
presentation on one of these topics and then a moderator would ask prepared questions on
how they interrelate. Questions from the audience would also be taken.
The evening would conclude with an interactive computer tool developed by the Denver
Regional Council of Governments that allows participants to explore questions related to
growth and development which result in outcomes that relate to sustainability indicators. For
example, issues like housing choices, transportation options, cost of living, etc. are explored.
The tool allows for instant voting, resulting in an immediate visualization of the future
created by the participants. The results of this exercise will be explored at the next phase of
this event.
Prior to leaving, participants will be given an overview of the next workshop and a
homework assignment. Staff will ask participants to bring pictures of their favorite places in
Boulder, as well as those outside Boulder to be shared at the next phase of this event.
Day Two: Making Sustainable. Places
Within the next week, phase 2 of this workshop will occur. The meeting would begin with an
overview of the first night's events, which would include information on the current form of
the city, trends from the trends/indicators report and the results of the computer interactive
tool. Then, three small group interactive activities are planned, as follows:
• Activity One: Participants will discuss their favorite places in Boulder and mark them
on the city map. They will identify common elements and/or themes and discuss what
snakes them great places.
• Activity Two: Participants will discuss the results of the interactive computer tool and
the trade-offs that were required to generate that possible future. The intent of this
activity is to provide an opportunity for participants to have a meaningful discussion
on what the trade-offs mean to the future development of Boulder.
• Activity Three: Based on the information presented to the participants on the city's
current form, the trends/indicators report and the interactive computer tool,
participants will discuss future growth in relation to the city's nine subcommunities.
Each small group would begin by prioritizing the nine subcommunities to determine
which ones they would like to spend the majority of their efforts- This will provide
input to staff on which areas of town participants feel have the most potential for
change. Then, by placing graphic images (provided from staff and from the pictures
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brought by participants) on the subconUTIL[nity map, participants will begin to
visualize a desired future character and scale for specific areas. Staff will develop a
set of "prompt" questions for each subcommunity to help spur discussion.
This would be both an organized community workshop and an opportunity for
individual organizations, neighborhood groups, etc. to participate on their own
through a "Meeting in a Box" scenario. The activities would be made available
immediately following the workshop to groups who wish to participate individually.
3. Community Sponsored Events: Staff will be encouraging outside organizations to host
related events as part of the 2010 Major Update kick-off process. These events would be
sponsored by the outside organization but branded and advertised as part of the kick-off
process. For example, staff has been talking with the local chapter of the Urban Land
institute to discuss their interest in hosting a speaker or event related to "Sustainable
Boulder: Creating our Future."
4. Reporting Out: At the conclusion of the kick-off events, the city will hold an evening
workshop that reports back to the community the information collected. This workshop will
allow participants to understand the various issues raised by the citizens of Boulder and
determine priorities which should be considered by Planning Board and City Council.
Other Input Opportunities:
1. Webpage Input: Staff will develop a list of specific topics related to the 2010 Major Update
to be placed on the BVCP website where input can be gathered. The list could either be
related to specific policies found in the BVCP or it could be directed to possible areas of
focus, or both. Each topic would provide some information to the viewer and then a link to
where comments can be given. A specific date would be indicated on the wcbpage for when
input can be provided. In addition, the list of topics could change over time as the 2010
Update becomes more focused.
2. Other City Events: Staff is working with other departments to discuss possible opportunities
to advertise the 2010 Major Update and/or ways to generate input at existing city events. For
example, we are working with the Youth Opportunities Advisory Board and the Human
Relations Commission to place a booth at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
Human Rights Fair at the University Memorial Center on January 19, 2010.
Communication:
1. Four to five public service announcements regarding the 2010 Major Update are being
planned to encourage community participation. The videos would consist of the following:
• High School Students - expressing their vision for Boulder when they arc in their
early 30's and how the 2010 Update is important to achieve that vision. Staff is
working with the Youth Opportunities Advisory Board to develop the text and solicit
volunteers to be in the video.
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• Seniors - expressing the importance of involvement to ensure future needed services.
Staff is working with the Senior Advisory Committee to create this video.
• Diverse Citizenry - encouraging all people to get involved with the Major Update.
Staff is working with the Human Relations Commission to develop text and solicit
volunteers.
• Mayor (and possibly a County Commissioner) - expressing how important and easy it
is to provide input on the Comprehensive Plan Update.
• Local Celebrity - expressing the importance of getting involved.
The intent is to play the videos on the city's websites (including Facebook), Channel 8 and
YouTube.
2. Brochure: Develop a brochure that lists the different ways to get involved or to provide input
on the 2010 Major Update. The brochure would be sent to community organizations within
the city and distributed through existing opportunities for community outreach. For example,
the Two Techs and a Truck program run by the Local Environmental Action Division, the
Planning and Development Services Center, and at city libraries and recreation centers. It
might also be distributed electronically or hard-copy through the school district.
3. Daily Camera Insert: Develop an insert similar to the brochure that announces the kick-off
events of the 2010 Major Update and indicates the different ways to provide input.
4. City website, Facebook, Tweeter
5. City Newsletter
6. Channel 8 static page with info on the 2010 Major Update
The kick-off events are intended to take place from approximately the end of January to
conclude by the end of February. The "Challenge of Sustainability" event will take place first,
providing citizens with an opportunity to discuss larger planning issues. The "Creating a
Sustainable City" workshops would follow over the next two to three weeks. Any additional
events sponsored by other organizations would occur prior to the final reporting out workshop
sponsored by the city.
PUBLIC REQUEST PROCESS:
An additional important component of the update is the opportunity for landowners and the
general public to submit request for changes to the BVCP. During the five year review, the
public may request changes to the policies, land use map, Area I, II, III map, or to any section of
the document. Phase 1: Kick-Off will also include this step of the major update. The public
request submittal dates are tentatively planned from January 18 through February 19, 2010.
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Pages 55 through 61 of the BVCP outline the Amendment Procedures for changes to the Plan.
The procedures for the five year review are provided on page 60. For the public requests, the
following procedures are to be followed:
"The process will include an opportunity for land owners and the general public to submit
requests for changes to the plan. All submittals for proposed changes will be reviewed at
initial public hearings. Staff will provide recommendations and the approval bodies will
provide direction on which proposals should go forward and which proposals should receive
no further consideration."
This language indicates that all approval bodies, both city and county will be required to provide
direction on which proposals warrant further consideration. However, there is not direction on
how the screening of these public requests should take place. Staff has developed a
recominended series of steps which are outlined below. The purpose of this process is to utilize
staff resources efficiently and eliminate from further study those request that do not merit
consideration at this time. The city's Comprehensive Planning Division will prepare a
recommendation in consultation with the county Land Use Department on each proposed
change. Attachment A outlines a tentative schedule for this process.
Staff proposes the following:
1. Public requests are collected by the city.
2. Staff reviews requests and makes a recommendation on which merit further review.
3. Staff's recommendations are presented to Planning Board at a public hearing.
4. Planning Board develops a list of those requests that merit further review. (If a request
that merits further review is located in Area III, Plarirng Board may recommend a study
be conducted to determine if there are unmet community needs which cannot be
addressed within the existing service area boundary.)
5. Planning Board's recommendations are forwarded to City Council.
6. City Council holds a public hearing on the requests. City Council may add or delete
items from the list compiled by Planning Board. (If a request that merits further review is
located in Area III, City Counci 1 may forward a recommendation to the County to
conduct a study to determine if there are unmet community needs which earn-lot be
addressed within the existing service area boundary.)
7. City Council's approved list (and possibly a request for a study of unmet need) is
forwarded to the County for review.
8. The County Planning Commission or Board of County Commissioners may not make
changes to items located within the city limits (Area I). They may, however, add or
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delete items from consideration in Area 11 or III. (If the county deletes a request from
Area III that was included in City Council's approved list, the need for a study to
determine unmet community need is no longer required.)
As part of the public request process, the city and county will need to make some decisions
regarding both the expansion or contraction of Area III-Rural Preservation Area and any changes
from Area Ill-Plamling Reserve to Area IT.
For an expansion or contraction of the Area III-Rural Preservation Area, the following steps
must be taken:
1. Public hearing to discuss whether a study should be authorized is required. This can be
held by either the city or the county. Staff would recommend this discussion occur at the
public hearing required to determine which public requests warrant continued review.
2. If authorized by either the city or the county, staff will prepare a study regarding whether
an expansion or contraction of Area III-Rural Preservation should occur. The study must
demonstrate compliance with the criteria applicable to the proposed change, which
includes changing circumstances, demonstrated community needs, or new information on
land uses sustainability.
3. The study is presented at a public hearing to the approval bodies at the city and county
for review. Based on the direction received from the approval bodies, the recommended
expansions or contractions of the Area III-Rural Preservation would be adopted as part of
the 2010 Major Update.
For changes from Area III-Planning Reserve to Area II, the following steps must be taken:
1. The city and county must determine that sufficient merit exists to consider a service area
expansion plan. Sufficient merit is based on the demonstration that a desired community
need cannot be met within the existing service area. No formal public hearing is outlined
in the BVCP for this determination; however staff suggests the decision could occur at
the public hearing required to establish which public request warrant continued review.
Also, the language in the BVCP that outlines this process (page 60) indicates the city and
county must jointly agree to an Area 11 expansion.
2. If the city and county find that sufficient merit exists, then the city and county may
authorize a joint service area expansion plan. The plan is to be developed in consultation
with the Area III property owners and the public and should include the types of
development needed to determine long term community needs; compliance with
community goals and policies; conceptual land use and infrastructure plans; requirements
for development impact mitigation; and development phasing.
3. The study is presented at a public hearing to the approval bodies at the city and county
for review. Based on the direction received from the approval bodies, the recommended
expansions of Area II would be adopted as part of the 2010 Major Update
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Planning Board indicated on October 15 that the expansion of Area It may not be a top priority
for this BVCP Update and that the existing service boundary provides opportunities for new
development and redevelopment. However, there was agreement that the applications submitted
as part of the public process should help inform this decision.
PROCESS TO DETERMINE AREAS OF FOCUS:
The information received during the kick-off events is intended to inform the areas of focus for
the 2010 Major Update. At the conclusion of the kick-off events, staff recommends the
following process to reach a conclusion on the direction the major update should take:
1. Information Download - Staff will consolidate the information generated by the public
events and develop recommendations on areas of focus for the update.
2. Hold a City Council / County Commission Meeting - The intent of this meeting is to
provide an opportunity for the policy makers to discuss possible areas of focus for the
update. The results from the kick-off events will be presented in general terms to frame
the discussion. This meeting will also provide an opportunity for discussion on whether
an Area IT expansion should be considered because of a possible unmet community need.
3. Hold a Planning Board/ Planning Commission Meeting- Planning Board may want to
consider a joint meeting with the county as well. This is not currently planned in the
tentative scheduled outlined in Attachment A, but could be added if desired.
4. Planning Board Public Hearing - This meeting will include the public hearing on the
public requests as outlined under the Public Request Process noted above. In addition, the
information generated by the public events will be presented to the Planning Board to
allow them to prepare for the joint study session planned with City Council. Planning
Board will generate a preferred list of focus areas.
5. Joint Study Session - Planning Board and City Council will meet to discuss areas of
focus for the 2010 Major Update.
6. City Council Public hearing - City Council will hold a public hearing on the public
requests to generate an approved list that will be forwarded to the county for review. In
addition, Council will provide direction on the areas of focus for the 2010 Major Update.
7. The areas of focus are forwarded to the county.
Phase 1: Kick-Off ends with direction from City Council and approval from the County on the
areas of focus.
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PROCESS SUBCOMMITTEE:
At the October 15 meeting, staff indicated the desire to create a process subcommittee to help
guide the public process for Phase I of the 2010 Major Update. At that time, Andrew
Shoemaker volunteered and was unanimously supported as the representative from the Planning
Board. Staff has made the same request to City Council. However, with the recent election,
council determined any nominations to committees would be postponed until January. Staff will
be meeting with Council on January 5 to request a member be nominated to the committee.
The county has nominated Michelle Krezek to represent the Board of County Commissioners
and John Gerstle to represent the Planning Commission. Once a representative from council has
been designated, the process subcommittee will convene.
The meeting in January will allow the process subcommittee to provide input on the joint
city/county meeting that is tentatively planned for March, the joint study session in April, and the
best ways to garner input from the community during the kick-off process.
INDICATOR/TRENDS REPORT:
An important component of the 2010 Major Update will be the development of an indicators and
trends report. This report provides information on demographic, economic, transportation,
housing and environmental indicators for the city, as well as projections for population and -
employment. The Community Foundation of Boulder County develops a biennial Trends report
that details important indicators to quality of life for all of Boulder County. The difference
between the two reports is the one being developed by staff will focus specifically on trends and
indicators for the City of Boulder.
For this major update, the report will also detail some of the "big picture" planning issues that
face our community today. The importance of the report is to provide background information
that will inform the 2010 Major Update: In keeping with the sustainabilAy theme, the report will
be presented through the three areas of sustainability. The following is a sampling of some of the
indicators and trends staff is currently researching:
Social Indicators:
• Current population estimate and projections at build-out
• Housing - types and number of affordable units
• Housing costs - - renters and homeowners
• Age and whether our population is aging
Economic Indicators:
• Industry clusters
• Size of businesses by number of employees
• Venture capital investments in the city
• Employment projections (sidebar on aging population and employment projections)
• Unemployment
• Fiscal health of city (tax revenues) and infonnation from Blue Ribbon Commission
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Environmental Indicators:
• Transportation:
o Vehicle miles traveled - comparison with "peer cities"
o Miles of trails
o Miles of bikeways
• Pervious and impervious areas
• Local food systems
Global/National Trends:
(These trends will be used as sidebars in the report associated with specific indicators.)
• Peak oil
• Agricultural deficits and local food systems
• Climate change - global trends, causes, future projections, national trends
• Urban form and physical health
• National economy
OVERVIEW OF UPDATE PROCESS:
A general overview of the entire update process is provided in Attachment B_ The 2010 Major
Update will occur over a period of approximately 17 months in five different phases, as follows:
Phase 1 - Kick-Off: The intent of this phase is to generate excitement in the community for the
2010 Major Update; provide events and workshops that offer insights into the planning issues
facing the city while garnering input on areas of concern; accept public requests on BVQP
changes; and solidify the direction of the major update. This phase ends when direction is given
from City Council and supported by the County Commissioners.
Phase 2 - Research and Analysis: This phase of the project is for staff to complete the research
and analysis needed to present recommendations on possible policy chang, s to Planning Board.
and-City Council. Depending on the areas of focus for the update, fl-ii s phase w1111 ikely include
some public outreach to solicit input. The public requests that merited further review are
researched in this phase and a study of unmet needs would be completed if directed by the
approval bodies in Phase 1 to consider a service area expansion for Area 11.
Phase 3 - Public Review: After staff completes the research and analysis, preliminary
recommendations on policy and land use changes for the update will be generated. This phase
will allow staff to solicit input from the public on these preliminary recommendations.
Phase 4 - Recommendations and Direction: Based on the results of the community outreach, staff
will make their final recommendations to Planning Board and City Council on the changes to the
BVCP. Where appropriate, these recommendations will be informed by input from county staff.
Planning Board will forward their recommendations to City Council who will provide direction
to staff. Based on this input, the final recommended changes to the BVCP will move forward to
adoption.
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Phase 5 - Adoption: Depending on the types of changes that are recommended, the city, county
or both may require approval. The types of changes that could occur and the process to receive
approval are detailed on page 55 of the BVCP.
NEXT STEPS:
Staff is in the process of developing the kick-off events planned for late January early February.
A process subcommittee meeting will be scheduled for mid to late January as soon as a council
member is nominated. Meetings with county staff have been scheduled to coordinate the project
process and timeline and the kick-off events. At the conclusion of the kick-off events, a meeting
will be planned (March) to download the information garnered during the community outreach to
the Planning Board. A joint study session is tentatively planned for April to provide an
opportunity for Planning Board and Council to discuss the possible areas of focus for the update.
Staff will then schedule a Planning Board meeting to determine their recommendations on the
areas of focus and public requests.
Approved By:
qav Driskell
Executive Director of Community Planning and Sustainability
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A: Phase 1: Kick-Off timeline
Attachment B: Major Update Process Chart
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Sustainable Boulder: Creating our Future
2010 Major Update
Phase 1: Kick-Off Process Chart
Areas of ',Focus
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2010 Major Update to the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan
Overall Process Chart
What are the key What research needs to be What does the public What changes are What specific
areas of focus for the conducted? What issues think? recommended? changes should be
update? need to be considered? approved?
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events/workshops focus to include recommendations
changes Four body public
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meeting ■ Council / Planning policy changes
policy areas, etc. possible land use
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of focus Board check-in City l County
• County check-in check-in
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changes Staff analyzes public Input from public Staff hearing and action
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determine requests I changes
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determines whether • Input from public to initiate a Expansion plan is
to study unmet on possible service area prepared
needs for a service unmet need expansion
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