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SeniorAdvisoryBoard <br />StaffReport <br />March20,2012 <br />LouisvilleSeniorAdvisoryBoard <br />TO: <br />FROM:Louisville DepartmentofPlanningandBuildingSafety <br />Troy Russ,AICPand GavinMcMillan,AICP <br />ITEM:2012 ComprehensivePlan Update <br />DATE:March20,2012 <br />SUMMARY <br />ThePlanning Division is leadingaCity-wideeffort toupdate theLouisvilleComprehensivePlan. <br />The ComprehensivePlan is a significant toolintended to integrateandaligngoverning <br />regulations, infrastructure,andservices with community values,needsand civicpriorities.The <br />ComprehensivePlanprovideseveryonea voiceinenvisioningandguiding the City’s continual <br />evolution throughamanageable20-yearwindow.Specifically, the ComprehensivePlan: <br />•Illustrates acommunity-basedvision. <br />•SetsthePolicyFramework(goals/objectives)for functioningof thevision. <br />•Outlinesimplementationand ongoingmonitoring ofthevision: <br />LandDevelopmentRegulations; <br />- <br />TransportationDecisions; <br />- <br />InfrastructureNeeds <br />- <br />Capital Investments; <br />- <br />Prioritization of CommunityServices <br />- <br />Regionalcoordinationand ongoingdecision-making. <br />- <br />Updating the ComprehensivePlan isalwaysa significanteffortofStaff, the Community, the <br />Planning Commission,andCity Council.Theintentof this2012 ComprehensivePlan Updateis <br />tobuilduponand strengthenthe visionestablished in2005,andupdated in2009,byutilizingan <br />interactive communityoutreacheffort.The2012Update willreaffirmandrealignexisting <br />policies within the current Comprehensiveplan withnewpolicies thataddress challenges <br />identifiedduring theupdateprocess.Thiswillallow the Communitytobetter visualize, <br />communicate,and implement theCity’slong-term vision. <br />The City’s first ComprehensivePlanwasadopted in1973.Thatplanwasupdated in1975.Since <br />then,new ComprehensivePlans wereadopted in1983,updated in1989,and thenadopted <br />again in2005andupdatedin2009. <br />SCHEDULE <br />Staffexpectsaninemontheffort todraft the2012Updateandanadditionalone totwomonths <br />for the2012 Update’srecommendation/adoptionby thePlanningCommissionandCity Council. <br />Theproposedworkeffort is integratedintoa comprehensivepublicoutreachand involvement <br />effort.Theworkplan is divided into fivephases. <br />Theof workisdesignedtoreviewthecurrent <br />Phase 1– CommunityOutreach-firstphase <br />ComprehensivePlan’svisionstatement, update the City’scorevalues,andidentifyissues and <br />concerns thatneed tobeaddressedduring the update.The firstphaseof work willallow the <br />community to activelyinfluencethestudy’s workeffortsandtakeownershipinthe project.Staff will <br />meetwithall theof theCity’sBoardsandCommissionsaswellasleadacommunity workshopto <br />advancethis phase ofwork <br />PDFcreatedwithpdfFactory trialversionwww.pdffactory.com <br />