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• ›...( . / City of Elk ......„, _ River MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council Planning Commission FROM: Michele McPherso irector of Planning DATE: February 4, 2002 SUBJECT: Discuss Comprehensive Plan Review Process The purpose of this memo is to outline discussion topics for the joint meeting of February 4, 2002, and to review a possible committee structure for the process. February 4 Meeting Purpose 1111 The purpose of the joint meeting between the Planning Commission and the City Council is to establish the common issues that are the catalyst for the review of the City's Comprehensive Plan, most recently updated in 1995. The Planning Commission has expressed concerns regarding mixed messages the Council may be sending regarding land use requests,and staff would like to clearly understand the issues precipitating the need to review the Comprehensive Plan. Some questions for the Council and the Commission to consider are: • What is going on in the City that you don't like and which you think that the Comprehensive Plan would help change or correct? • What goals in the current plan would you like to change? • What additional issues and/or goals would you like the Comprehensive Plan to include and address? • What concerns do you have regarding the current guidelines within the Comprehensive Plan? • What would the end result of the Comprehensive Plan review be? The Comprehensive Plan can address a number of issues including transportation,parks and open space,pedestrian connections,utility extensions,the level of growth,housing density, housing affordability,redevelopment of downtown, redevelopment of the gravel mining areas, and establishing a future vision of the City. These are all issues that can be discussed • during the joint meeting between the Council and the Planning Commission. The more