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Agenda
Comprehensive Plan Update – Technical Committee
Tuesday, February 24, 9-12 am
City Hall, 250 Madison Street, Conference Room 3 (third floor)
Port Townsend, WA
Meeting Preparation:
Please review materials prior to the meeting
GOALS:
- Identify key data sets that describe our community
- Examine whether the assumptions underpinning the Plan remain valid.
- Identify data sets that demonstrate where our plan has succeeded or fallen short
- Identify changed circumstances (or lack of change) that indicate the need to amend the Plan
AGENDA
2:00 p.m. Welcome and Introductions
2:05 Meeting Purpose
The GMA Mandated Update – what is it and why are we doing it?
Mandatory and Optional Amendments
2:10 Review of 1996 Comprehensive Plan
Community Direction Statement, Key Concepts, Assumptions
2:30 Overview of Potential Data Sets
Planning Commission Guest Speakers Series
Our Community: Then, Now, and in the Future (2036)
Trends
2:50Optional Amendments - Themes
Economic Development
Planning for Transition and Community Resilience
Revisiting the Mixed Use Center Designations
Policies and Capital Improvements that Support Young Families and Youth
For More information, please see the City of Port Townsend’s website at:
http://www.cityofpt.us/
3:10 Q&A:
1.Have the most relevant, reliable and current data sets been identified?
2.Is the preliminary assessment of trends accurate?
3.What additional data are needed for an accurate snapshot of our community?
4.
In light of current information, do the assumptions underpinning the Plan remain valid?
5.To what extent have the Key Concepts and Objectives of the 1996 Plan been
achieved?
6.A lot has changed in our town and the world since 1996: Are there new issues that the
Plan Update must address?
7.
Does a change (or lack of change) in circumstances reveal that Plan amendments are
necessary?
4:10 Public Comment
4:20 Next Steps
4:30 Adjourn
For More information, please see the City of Port Townsend’s website at:
http://www.cityofpt.us/