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Community Development Services, Planning and Building Department, providing a workshop regarding community based planning options and recommending the Board direct staff to return to the Board with a proposed scope of work, prior to issuance of a Request for Proposals, for one of three community planning options as outlined in the Staff Memo dated December 5, 2017. (Est. Time: 1 Hr.)
FUNDING: $250,000 in Fiscal Year 2017/18, with $125,000 in the Economic Development budget (TOT) and $125,000 in the Planning budget. (General Fund)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Services, Planning and Building Department, Long Range Planning staff, providing a workshop regarding community based planning options and recommending the Board direct staff to return to the Board with a proposed scope of work, prior to issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP), for one of three community planning options outlined in the Staff Memo dated December 5, 2017.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The County’s General Plan supports community-planning efforts. On April 4, 2016, the Board held a special meeting to discuss community planning. Staff presented information to the Board on community planning efforts that have been ongoing since 2009. The April 4 Staff Report provided five preliminary options for how community planning could be initiated (Attachment 5A). The Board directed staff to prepare additional information on two of the options: Option 3, Update County-wide Community Design Guidelines/Standards and create custom design Guidelines/Standards and prototypes for interested communities; and Option 5, Prepare corridor plans in specific communities that focus on enhancements to the transportation network. At that time, the Board did not designate any funding for community planning in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016/17 budget.
On September 19, 2017 (Item 19), the Board designated $250,000 in the FY 2017/18 budget for community planning. The December 5 Staff Memo (...
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