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SeniorAdvisoryBoard <br />Staff Report <br />March20,2012 <br />Asasmall-townin arapidly-urbanizing,rapidly-changingregion Louisvillewill maintainabalanced, <br />sustainableeconomicpositionintheregion; a position thatenablesnewandexisting businesses <br />andinvestments to thrive;andapositionthatallowsdiversehousing opportunities for allincome <br />levelsandlifestages.Louisville willcapitalizeonregionalmulti-modaltransportationopportunities, <br />such ascommuterrailandBus RapidTransit(BRT), through transit-orienteddevelopment with <br />housingandretailinstrategiclocationstosupport arange ofsafeand efficient ways to travel. <br />Louisvillewillcontinuetoprovide forthe Community’shealthandsafety bymaintainingor <br />enhancingbasicservices,including,butnotlimited toroads, water,sewer,stormdrainageand <br />publicsafetyservices. <br />Yetwhilechangeoccurs,Louisvillewillcontinuetoremaintruetoarichheritagethatvalues <br />excellencein education,celebratescultural diversity,supportsabroadspectrumof artsand <br />respectsthenaturalenvironment.The City of Louisville willstrive toprovidepublic facilities, <br />includingspacesforthecreationand exhibitionof artinitsvariousforms,to fosterastronger <br />communityidentityandencourage activecommunityparticipation.Residentswillhave <br />opportunitiestobewell-informedandinvolvedin the futureoftheircommunity.The City’s <br />ComprehensivePlanwill embodythevalues ofitsresidents andwill provideaproactive direction <br />forchangeasitinevitably occurs. <br />Aninformed,involvedcitizenry, theeffective andefficientcooperative useoflimitedresources <br />(whether fiscal,societal, ornatural)andproactivecollaborationwithlocal,county andregional <br />governments willenableLouisvilletoachievethisvision. <br />Draft OutlineandTableof Contents <br />Staff is also seekingadiscussion community feedback to thedraftTableof Contents.Prior to <br />considering community feedback,Staffhasidentifiednineprimaryelements within the <br />CommunityVision,orThePlan.Thislist willberevisedbasedoninputreceivedduring <br />communitydiscussionsover thecomingmonths.Staffisrecommendingreorganizing the <br />document tobemoredesignand context sensitive.Eightof thenineelements(shownbelow) will <br />beupdated. <br />CommunityVision <br />Communityform,Character,andUrban Design <br />Community Heritage(New) <br />Parks,Recreation,OpenSpace, andTrails(PROST) <br />Transportation,Mobility, andAccessibility <br />TheEconomyandFiscalHealth <br />PublicInfrastructure <br />Housing <br />CommunityServices <br />SustainableEnvironment(RecommendedtoberemovedandtranslatedintoaCommunity <br />CoreValue) <br />StaffisconsideringaddinganewCommunityHeritageelementtothedocument.Staffisalsosuggesting <br />thepossibilityofeliminatingtheSustainableEnvironmentelementandincorporatingitsprinciplesasa <br />communitycorevalueandincorporatingsustainableprinciplesthroughouteachelementseparately. <br />Additionally,staffissuggestingafewelementshavenewtitles,suchasLandUsechangingtoCommunity <br />form,character, andurbandesign. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff is seekingdiscussionon the topicsintroducedabove. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />PreliminaryProjectSchedule <br />DraftTableof Contents <br />ExampleVisionStatementandSupporting CoreValues <br />3 <br />PDFcreatedwithpdfFactory trialversionwww.pdffactory.com <br />