Recreation Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2025 03 17

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LCityof Louisville RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD COMMUNICATION ITEM COLORADO • SINCE 1878 SUBJECT: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE DATE: MARCH 17, 2025 PRESENTED BY: JEFF HIRT, AICP, PLANNING MANAGER ROB ZUCCARO, AICP, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR PURPOSE The purpose of this agenda item is to update the RAB on the status of the Comprehensive Plan ("Plan") and request targeted feedback on the Plan's goals and strategies. BACKGROUND The City is updating its Comprehensive Plan. The Plan is adopted by City Council and required by state law. The Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) Section 17.64.050 also requires a Plan update at least every ten years. The last LOUISV Plan update was in 2013. The Plan update is an opportunity for the community to refresh the City's overall vision, values, and policies on a range of topics including but not limited to land use, development, and infrastructure. The time horizon the Louisville Comprehensive Plan will address is about 20 years. The Plan is not the City's official zoning map and is not regulatory, but it does articulate official City policy that guides a range of decisions. The Community Development Department is managing the Plan update in close coordination with City Council, Planning Commission and numerous other City boards, commissions, and departments with a consultant team led by Design Workshop with subconsultants Fehr and Peers (transportation), Economic and Planning Systems (economics analysis), and Spirit Environmental (sustainability, resilience, etc.). The project is over half complete with a target adoption date of late Summer 2025. To date, several thousand residents have provided input on the plan. This input guided development of the Plan's Vision Statement and Core Values and is guiding the Plan's drafting. City Council and Planning Commission have also provided direction on the Plan's future land use policies (see Attachment 2). Link 4 is a summary of the Plan's most recent community engagement. The Community Development Department is seeking input from several boards and commissions in March as the project team is starting to draft the Plan. Specifically, the primary purpose of these discussions is to address the goals and strategies of the Plan that are aligned with the board or commission's role. RAB COMMUNICATION